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Logo of Wah Yan College Cats
Logo of Wah Yan College Cats

Wah Yan College Cats (WYCC; Traditional Chinese: 華仁愛貓組; Simplified Chinese: 华仁爱猫组; Pinyin: Hua2 ren2 ai4 mao1 zu3; Cantonese Yale: Wa4 yan2 ngoi3 mau1 jeou2) is an organisation in Wah Yan College, Hong Kong which aims at looking after homeless cats which appeared in the campus of the college. The first to adopt the concept of "college cats" (i.e. students looking after cats which are kept in schools) in Hong Kong,[1] it is based in a cathouse on the roof of Gordon Wu Hall, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. Its motto is "Respect and Protect Life". Its current chairman is Ng Ka Ho.

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[edit] Mission

  • To ensure that cats appearing in the campus of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong can have a warm, safe and comfortable living environment.
  • To spread the message of "Respect and Protect Life", to both Wahyanites and the general public.[2]
The cathouse of Wah Yan College Cats
The cathouse of Wah Yan College Cats

[edit] History

The precedings of the Wah Yan College Cats appeared in 1993,[3] when a cat (nicknamed Mr. M by the students) appeared in the campus of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. It was then looked after by some students, teachers, and those who attended mass in the school chapel every Sunday. They formed a group of people who are devoted on carring after cats. At first, there was no house for cats; the people mainly fed the cats only.

However, problems on the cats' safety arose. Some students were seen beating the cats, and a cat was even crashed to death by a car in the campus. In 1999, the group successfully applied to become an official ECA organisation.[4] The new organisation possessed a cathouse in a basement in the college, thus eliminating the problems on the safety of the cats caused by their mobility.

Later the organisation successfully applied for some funds from the Quality Education Fund (project number 1999/1742)[5][6][7], mainly used for the construction of the current cathouse at Gordon Wu Hall.[8]

[edit] Cats currently looked after

  • Leng-leng
  • Kam-mo (lit. golden hair)
  • Gei-ji
  • Mui-fa
  • Spider

[edit] Cats previously looked after

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  • Mr. M
  • Dai-tau (lit. big head)
  • Fei-tsai (lit. fat boy)
  • Lat-tsiu (lit. chilli)
  • Ah-shun (died 2006)
  • Wai-shan (died 3 January 2007 of feline infectious peritonitis)[9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wah Yan College: New home for stray cats - Varsity Online
  2. ^ Brief history of Wah Yan College Cats (Chinese)
  3. ^ Wah Yan College: New home for stray cats - Varsity Online
  4. ^ History of Wah Yan College Cats (Chinese)
  5. ^ http://www.thmalex.com/wycc5/subchoice/qef.html (Chinese)
  6. ^ Review Report: Wah Yan College, Hong Kong - Education and Manpower Bureau. Partial translation of P18: ...the Parent-teacher Association and the Past Student Association give full support to the school. With funding from them and the Quality Eduation Fund, the school can launch many new activities, such as... Wah Yan College Cats... (Chinese)
  7. ^ Quality Education Fund: Information of the Approved Projects
  8. ^ Proposal for application of Quality Education Fund (Chinese)
  9. ^ Circular issued by Wah Yan College, Hong Kong on 4 Jan 2007

[edit] See also

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