China and animal love - it is an unlikely association in a country where almost everything that crawls, walks or flies disappears into the pot. Yet there are also avid dog lovers in Hong Kong and filmmaker Chen Angie sought them out. She spoke to the founder of a dog shelter, a homeless man who considers his dog his only companion and other eccentric dog crazy people who all call for more respect for the four-legged friend.
China and animal love - it is an unlikely association in a country where almost everything that crawls, walks or flies disappears into the pot. Yet there are also avid dog lovers in Hong Kong and filmmaker Chen Angie sought them out. She spoke to the founder of a dog shelter, a homeless man who considers his dog his only companion and other eccentric dog crazy people who all call for more respect for the four-legged friend.
2008-05-08
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