Sunny
MaleGolden Retriever · 5 months
- Good with kids
- Leash training
- Loves water
Handed in by a breeder who could not sell him. All puppy energy — needs a garden or two long walks a day.
Registered rescue · Est. 2009
Every paw deserves a forever home.
We take in the animals nobody else will — the injured, the abandoned, the overlooked. Then we heal them, foster them, and spend as long as it takes finding the family that fits. No cages on a clock. No animals put down for space.
4,820
animals rehomed since 2009
Trusted by
4,820
Animals rehomed
1,740
Surgeries funded
640
Active volunteers
96%
Rehomed within a year
Adoptable right now
Seventeen good souls waiting for a sofa.
Every animal listed here is vaccinated, microchipped, vet-checked and living in a foster home — so we can tell you exactly how they are with kids, cats, stairs and thunder. Filter to meet your household.
Otis
MalePug · 8 years
- Calm
- Apartment OK
- Quiet
Surrendered when his owner moved into care. Sleeps through the night and asks for very little beyond company.
Willow
FemaleDomestic Shorthair · 9 years
- Litter trained
- Only cat
- Gentle
With us for 14 months — overlooked because of her age. Willow deserves a lap for her last chapters.
Peanut
FemaleShih Tzu mix · 7 years
- Cat friendly
- Lap dog
- Grooming needed
Rescued from a hoarding case with five others. Shy for two days, then all tail wags.
Biscuit
MaleToy Poodle · 2 years
- Very playful
- Dog friendly
- Knows sit
Given up because a new baby arrived. Biscuit has never met a person he did not immediately trust.
Maple
FemaleDomestic Shorthair · 1 year
- Litter trained
- Buddy needed
- Chatty
Found in a construction site at eight weeks. Would do best adopted with her sister, Sage.
Riley
MaleSheltie mix · 4 months
- Shy
- Quiet home
- Needs patience
Recovering from a fractured leg — funded by donors. Available for meet-and-greets in three weeks.
Tofu
MaleMaltese mix · 5 years
- House trained
- Great with elders
- Low energy
A calm companion who visited three care homes with our volunteer team and charmed every room.
See the other 9 waiting animals
Tsuen Wan shelter · open Saturday & Sunday, 11:00–16:00 · no appointment needed
How adoption works
Four unhurried steps to gotcha day.
We take our time because the wrong match costs the animal a home twice. Most families go from first application to key-in-the-door in two to four weeks.
Apply online
Twenty minutes, no fee. Tell us about your home, your hours, who lives with you and any other animals. Nothing is ever first-come-first-served.
Meet & greet
Come to the shelter or the foster home. Bring everyone in the household, including your dog for a walking introduction on neutral ground.
Home visit & match
A volunteer checks the basics — secure windows, screens, lift rules, exercise plan. Then we match the animal to you, not you to the animal.
Gotcha day
Adoption fee HK$800 covers vaccination, microchip, desexing and the first vet check. You leave with a two-week trial and our behaviour line for life.
Success stories
The part where they stop being a rescue.
Three of the 4,820 — written by the people who took them home.
Adopted · Mar 2026
“They asked us what our flat could actually give, not whether we wanted a dog. Eight months in, Momo owns the sofa and we own nothing else.”
Marcus & Dee
Tsuen Wan · adopted Momo, 2 yrs
Adopted · Jan 2026
“Pumpkin hid under the bed for nine days. The foster mum rang me every evening that week. Nobody has ever checked on me that often.”
Grace L.
Sha Tin · adopted Pumpkin, 6 yrs
Adopted · Nov 2025
“Sesame came in with a broken jaw and cost us nothing. I still don't fully understand how a charity pays for that. So now I do the weekend shifts.”
Kwok C.
Kwun Tong · adopted Sesame, a 4-year-old Maltese
Volunteer with us
Three hours a week changes an animal's whole file.
A dog that has been walked by the same person every Tuesday is a dog that gets adopted. Ninety percent of our weekend crew had never volunteered anywhere before. Training is provided, and you will never be asked to do anything you are not comfortable with.
- Dog walkerWeekday mornings, 45-minute loops. The single most-wanted role.
- Foster carerTake one animal home for two to eight weeks. We cover food and every vet bill.
- Adoption day hostWeekends, 11:00–16:00. Meet families, take notes, make the match.
- Photo & storyShoot the portraits that get animals seen. Your work, credited.
What the week looks like
- Minimum commitment3 hours · weekly
- Onboarding & trainingOne Saturday, 2 hours
- Age requirement16+ (14+ with an adult)
- Insurance & kitProvided
- Open shifts this month6 slots left
Donate
A broken leg costs HK$9,400. We say yes anyway.
Eighty-eight cents of every dollar reaches animal care — surgery, dental, blood tests, food and the heating pads in the kitten room. The rest keeps the lights on and the accounts audited.
Secure payment by card, FPS or bank transfer. Tax-deductible under s.88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. One-time gifts are charged once; monthly gifts renew until you tell us to stop, and cancelling takes one email.
- 88% of income spent on animal care, 12% on administration — audited annually.
- No animal is ever put down for lack of space or budget. That promise is why we ask.
- Donors get a photo and a short update when the animal they funded goes home.
Riley's leg, funded by 61 people
Last month we set a HK$28,000 target for three orthopaedic surgeries. It closed in nine days, and Riley is already putting weight on the leg.
HK$21,800 raised78% of HK$28,000
Prefer to give things?
We always need dry food, puppy pads, fleece blankets, unused litter and old towels. Drop off any day we are open — no appointment needed.
Questions
The things everyone asks us first.
No. Two-thirds of the dogs we rehome go to flats. What we look for is a realistic exercise plan, someone home enough hours, and a commitment to two walks a day in all weather. We will happily talk you through which of our dogs suit apartment life — most small breeds and all of our seniors do.
Vaccination course, microchip and registration, desexing, a dental check and a full veterinary examination. That package normally costs HK$4,000–6,000, so the fee is a contribution, not a purchase price. It is waived for adopters over 65 and for bonded pairs.
Yes — come to the shelter on any open day between 11:00 and 16:00, or book a foster-home visit for animals not living on site. You do not need an approved application to walk in, sit down and spend twenty minutes with a dog or cat.
You have a two-week trial, and you can return the animal to us at any point in their life — no judgement, no fee, no interview. We would far rather take an animal back than see it rehomed on a classifieds site. Roughly one in twenty adoptions ends this way, and every one of those animals has found a home within four months.
Fill in the volunteer form and pick one onboarding Saturday. You will get a two-hour orientation, a t-shirt, and a named buddy for your first three shifts. Under-16s are welcome on adoption days alongside a parent or guardian.
Last financial year: 61% veterinary and medical care, 21% food and shelter running costs, 6% foster support and transport, 12% administration and fundraising. Full accounts and the board's annual review are published every March on our reports page.
Visit the shelter
88 Shelter Lane, Lo Wai, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong
Opening hours
Tue–Fri 12:00–18:00 · Sat & Sun 11:00–16:00 · closed Mondays & public holidays
Talk to a human
+852 5555 0188 · hello@foreverhomerescue.example · behaviour line for adopters, 7 days