A Chinese millionaire named Wang Yan, who runs a steel company in Changchun City, China, lost his dog in 2012 and searched for him for a long time to no avail. It was when he was visiting a slaughterhouse as a last resort; the horrors he saw there prompted him to spend all his fortune to save dogs from these places.
China has a large population of stray dogs which unfortunately end up in places like this, to be sold in the meat trade. Wang wanted to help as a tribute to his missing pet.
Wang spoke to Sina News and said:
I went looking everywhere, but in vain. Finally, someone let me into the slaughterhouse to try my luck there.
Chinese millionaire spends his fortune to save dogs
Wang stayed at the slaughterhouse for a week, but could not find his lost dog.
Instead, he found horrific scenes that he couldn’t get out of his mind. The pity he felt for these dogs who were about to be slaughtered for their meat prompted him to buy the slaughterhouse and establish a rescue center.
The man bought an abandoned steel plant and over time built a shelter for stray dogs.
Wang, who once ruled a steel empire, built the Animal Rescue Center in Changchun City, northeast China’s Jinlin Province, where he spent millions to save more than 2,000 stray dogs from the slaughterhouse, as reported by People’s Daily Online.
In an interview with Metro, the man explained that he had invested $ 400,000 in the slaughterhouse and that the shelter fees were coming out of his pocket.
Wang added:
I don’t accept monetary donations, just hope that caring people can donate supplies to help.
Since the shelter started operating, Wang has paid for all expenses with his own money. He has taken on a lot of debt providing food and medical care to care for the dogs, but he does so with a lot of willpower and love for the animals.
Most of the dogs in the rescue center have been adopted by loving families.
Up to 10,000 dogs, including stolen dogs, are slaughtered each year in China’s Guangxi Zhuang region during the summer solstice during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival.
Wang’s work is truly inspiring. Fortunately, there are people like him who are always looking to help the less fortunate through thick and thin.
Images : Sina.com.cn / Dogs Today / Metro / Zhang Yao
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