Founded 2015 by marc ching, the animal hope and wellness foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is rescue abused and neglected animals, provide full rehabilitation services, and then work to find them their forever families. The animals we take in are not limited to strays or shelter overcrowding, but include some of the worst cases of abuse felonies. Our current and primary focus is to end the asian dog meat trade through promotion of local alternative businesses, as well as the rescue, shelter, and care of dogs who are victims of the barbaric and horrifically cruel methods of torture and kill routinely practiced by dog meat traders.

Animal Protection & Welfare , Animals

Ahwf operates a shelter and adoption facility at its headquarter address in sherman oaks, ca, and a shelter in changsha, china operated by the foundations director of operations in china suki su, where over 650 dogs rescued from the biggest slaughterhouses in northern china are housed, treated and cared for by a core group of volunteer veterinarians and daily staff, and who will be eventually transported to vetted adoption organizations in europe and north america. The canine microchip initiative is an effort to protect family pets from being kidnapped, tortured, and slaughtered for meat consumption in mainland china where pet theft is most prevalent: hunan, guangdong, shanxi, nanjing, changchun, sichuan, and many others with foshan being the supposed distribution center. It is estimated that 80% of the dogs transported into yulin for the yulin dog meat festival are stolen pets. The gupo market revitalization project in the region of busan, south korea will promote economic redevelopment in partnership with the local municipal government, fostering alternative enterprises among vendors and attracting retail businesses to the area. The planning phase of the project is underway. Victim adopt program connects abused animals with domestic violence and other survivors of violent crimes in the greater los angeles area. Partnership with marley mutts pawsitive change, a progressive and intensive rehabilitation program which matches death row dogs with inmates inside california state prisons.