In May and June this year, ACT rescued two stray dogs, Gino and Angel. Both had been maimed by illegal trapping devices: Gino lost his front-right leg and nearly died from sepsis, and Angel lost her front-left and back-left feet. Both have since recovered from their injuries, and it’s now our responsibility to make sure nothing like this ever happens to them again.
Animal Care Trust doesn’t currently operate a dog sanctuary; the ones we helped build since 2017 are now being run by ACT for Animals, the Taiwan charity we established to care for rescued animals. ACT for Animals has kindly offered Gino and Angel a safe haven at their most beautiful sanctuary, The deN, which is greatly appreciated, as the Taiwan charity has been struggling financially since the world changed a few years ago but still wants to help.
In return for taking on the responsibility of providing quality care and comfort to Gino and Angel for the rest of their lives, Animal Care Trust has promised to raise enough funds to cover their living expenses for the first 3½ years. At around £88 per month each, this works out to be £3,800 per dog. If we can raise this for these two deserving dogs, ACT for Animals says they can care for them for life. It’s an extremely generous offer, and it also provides financial help to an outstanding Taiwanese organisation that currently cares for more than 300 once-suffering strays. To help Gino and Angel enjoy the safety and comfort they should always have had, please consider contributing to their lifelong living expenses today. Just choose which of the two you would most like to help, and click on their donation form below.
[UPDATE, 2024-02-08: Judy at ACT for Animals is very happy with the response to the appeals for Gino and Angel and has decided to accept what has been raised so far for each—and she’ll be lowering the required donation for all our other rescues by 33 percent! So a very big thank you to Judy and all the kind people who have donated for Gino and Angel. Their appeals are now a success—and closed!]
Click the ‘Play’ button to get a quick look at the dog sanctuary that is regularly labelled as the best in Taiwan—and see why we would love for Angel and Gino to make this their permanent home.
ACT was borne of the vision and passion of Englishman Sean McCormack, who has worked tirelessly to prevent animal suffering in Taiwan for more than twenty-three years. Since moving to the island in 1999, and inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall during a chance meeting in 2004, he has directly rescued or helped more than 2,000 animals in distress, created seven animal sanctuaries, and started three nonprofits in Taiwan dedicated to improving the welfare of animals: Animals Taiwan (2004 — 2008), the Taiwan SPCA (2008 — 2010), and The PACK Sanctuary (2010 — 2017). In 2014, Sean realised his dream to start a UK charity when he co-founded Animal Care Trust (initially named People for Animal Care and Kindness).
ACT is the name given to the project that created all those charities and facilities and which continues to transform the lives of suffering animals. Originally partnering solely with ACT for Animals, the Taiwan nonprofit Sean co-founded, ACT is currently expanding to lend support and guidance to other groups and individuals wanting to do more for the animals who need us. We focus primarily on rescue, sheltering, and rehoming, but also in bringing those who deliberately harm animals to justice.
What ACT is best known for is our animal rescues, which we perform year round, at any time of night or day, often in incredibly difficult circumstances. Some of our more notable rescues have been featured on the likes of The Dodo and featured in news media all around the world. And all of this is done thanks greatly to the army of supporters all around the world who give what they can so that the animals of Taiwan have people who care in their corner.
Take a look at what kind animal lovers like you say about ACT:
Registered UK charity no. 1163828
Transforming the lives of suffering animals in Taiwan since 1999
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