BARK is our acronym for Animals Rescue Kaohsiung. Just recently, we advertised our first meeting. We plan to get as many of us as possible to sit down and throw some ideas at each other. The goal is simple, we want to help animals in Taiwan.
There is a lot that can be done, Kaohsiung is the second biggest city in Taiwan and there are a lot of animal lovers here. It’s time to get together and use the compassion, generosity and free time we have to make it into something that will really make a difference. It won’t always be easy and I’m sure there will be bumps on the road along the way but while I know little, I know enough to know that there is enough potential in this city to bloody move the Tun-Tex tower.
The exact date isn’t yet written down but we plan to have our first meeting either Sat, April 15 or Sunday, April 16. So far more than 10 of us are getting together. Most of us have not met yet, except for trapjaw and hid girlfriend if they can attend and a few other friends.
Among many other things, here’s what we need:
1-Foster homes for puppies and full grown dogs and cats
2-Help with adoptions, ie: Visits, adoption contracts, pre-adoption and post adoption house-checks, etc.
3-People “on call” to help with rescue missions.
4-Help organizing, coordinating and participating in fund-raising/adoption events.
5-Translation help for fund-raising events and other various things
6-Help with baking cookies(Dog biscuits).
7-Help with promotion and digging out good opportunities for exposure at various hip places in Kaohsiung.
Finally but not the least, we need someone that has a bit of time and the necessary computer knowledge to help us set up our own website. You don’t need to be in Kaohsiung for this.
I’m sure we’ll need help with a variety of other things soon but I think the above is a good head-start. Luckily we have AnimalsTaiwan to look up to for a model, for support and inspiration.
Looking forward to meeting you all, you can contact me at the following address.
AnimalsTaiwanKaohsiung@hotmail.com
Best,
bobepine