I called the lady to tell her she had forgotten her dogs, she said
that she had not been absent minded and that she wanted us to throw
the dogs away. When I protested, she suggested I drown them. I no
longer wanted her to come back and collect her canine companions.
Later in the day, a couple appeared and said they wanted to take the
larger of the puppies with them - they were friends of the abandoner.
They also offered to 'dispose' of the smaller puppy for us. I had
around 10 seconds to decide what to do so it's no surprise that the
little puppy is now at home with me. He's currently playing with a
pair of my knickers!
Felix is tiny - about the size of my feet (size 3) - black and white
and very fluffy. I didn't intend to name him, or cuddle him or do
anything other than find a new owner - but given my generally soft
nature when it comes to creatures, I am hopelessly in love with this
little mutt. I have no idea what breed he is, or how old he is, though
it's rather obvious that he is a he! I have taken huge numbers of
photos but due to a technical hitch, I can't get them off the camera
and onto the computer. In a word, cute!
The hard part about finding a new owner is that dogs have to be
licensed in Shanghai. The piece of paper alone costs 2000rmb (about
200gbp), then there are all the health checks and vaccinations
necessary to get the piece of paper. Add another 3000rmb. No animal
shelters will accept dogs anymore because they cannot afford to
license them all so I am left with limited options:
1) Keep him unlicensed, or give him to someone else who will keep him
unlicensed. The deterrent for this is rather harsh and so rather
effective. When the police find unlicensed dogs out walking with their
owners, they take them and they are put down the same day. The owner
gets no time to say bye and no chance to get the dog back. I'm not
keen on this option. Imagine the therapy I would need to get over
Felix being taken away and put down because I hadn't taken the care to
get him a license!
2) Persuade someone with lots of cash and time to take him.
3) Persuade someone with lots of cash and no time to take him
4) Sell a kidney, and get the license.
Nothing else comes to mind at the moment but I'm going to finish this
here as I need to rescue my slippers from a rather persistent
predator!
1 comment:
if you can get him to stockwell I'll have him. He's GORGEOUS!
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