On 12th May 2008, a massive earthquake hit our province, killing 70,000 people;
​700 of those were in our city of Guangyuan.
Dogs in our affected areas who had lost their owners in the quake were hanging around, waiting for owners to come back. The dogs grouped together for reassurance, forming packs. Others remained solitary.
Due to the fear of rabies and other post-quake widespread diseases, the local government ordered all dogs to be rounded up and slaughtered as a preventative measure so that humans did not catch the diseases. 

​Even dogs who had been
registered and vaccinated were not spared. One woman witnessed her own dog being beaten to death, unable to
​prevent it happening.

​Our founder, Du Yufeng, helped her to
bury her beloved companion.

We took the lead in signing an agreement with the Guangyuan Municipal Government and the Public Security Bureau to stop the killing of dogs in the disaster area. These city offices cooperated with us and as a result, we were able to save some of the dogs. A few dogs were reunited with owners when they had homes to go back to but many dogs had no one, so we became the first advocate of companion animal rescue in the northern Sichuan area. 

We were also the first animal centre in Northern Sichuan to negotiate with the government on the humane treatment of stray animals and urged them to stop killing stray animals and instead, focus on public education and promote the correct concept of animal protection; from the city to the rural areas.

Since our centre was opened, we have rescued more than 10,000 stray dogs in the city, making positive contributions to the health and safety of Guangyuan city. Over the past few years, because of our hard work, we have effectively avoided the negative impact caused by the public hunting and killing of stray animals in the streets and alleys, solved the problems for the government to avoid the killing and instead teach about adopting stray animals, reduced the cost of government manpower and material resources management, maintained the appearance of the city and social civilization, and won extensive praise for our efforts.
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With the support of international and domestic animal protection organizations and many loving individuals, we have vaccinated nearly 1000 dogs free of charge in 4 counties and 3 districts, sterilized more than 4000 dogs in urban areas, and effectively controlled the disorderly reproduction and epidemic situation of urban dogs.
​We have also set up a loving volunteer team, which not only helps animals, but also often helps lonely and widowed people and out-of-school children in districts and townships.

The 67 search and rescue dogs who helped to find people, and animals, in the earthquake have now all passed away. 
​The country mourned these heroes of the canine world. 

We want to educate people and show them that dogs who don't have search and rescue jobs are just as deserving of their love and respect.
​With your help, we can do that.