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Rosemary Vandenbroucke Hosts A-list Fashion Show at Wasabisabi to Rasie Funds for Hong Kong Dog Resc
Friday, 11 May 2007
This year’s grand fund-raiser for Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) will take place at hip Japanese dining bar WasabiSabi on Thursday 31 May.
Hosted by local super model, fashion designer, actress, singer-cum-songwriter Rosemary Vandenbroucke, the event will raise much-needed funds for one of Hong Kong’s most prominent charities for abandoned hounds.
Rosemary, the new ambassador for HKDR has personally supervised the staging of the fashion show featuring clothes from prestigious fashion houses including Puma, Diesel, Episode, Indigo and Toppy. The star-studded fashion show will commence from 7:30pm onwards.
Strutting down the sleek catwalk of WasabiSabi, Rosemary and fellow models Eunis Chan, Cara G, Ana Rivera, Jessie Leong, Lisa S, Janis Wong and Jacquelin Ch'ng, who have all donated their time, will showcase the latest and hottest trends to Hong Kong’s hippest fashionistas, socialites and dog lovers. Throughout the evening selected outfits will be offered at auction or given away, alongside prizes donated by Lane Crawford, Chloe, Elemis Spa and Planet Yoga.
With strictly limited capacity, tickets are available to the public priced at HK$500 (standing) per head. WasabiSabi’s rotational front-row catwalk booths are available for groups of six, priced at HK$6,000 – the first four of which are already sold.
Ticket prices include sensational sushi and finger food created by WasabiSabi’s chefs, and drinks throughout the evening, with proceeds of ticket sales going direct to Hong Kong Dog Rescue.
The Aqua Restaurant Group is proud to be associated with this event as a corporate sponsor.
For further information or to reserve a place please call (852) 6807 0276 or email Janet Wertli at
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About HKDR
HKDR was set up in 2002 and is run by its founder, Sally Andersen with the support of many dedicated volunteers. Sally had been rescuing and rehoming dogs for many years before forming a recognised organisation which would allow dogs to be taken from AFCD kennels where they were due to be destroyed.
Her home on Lamma Island continues to be a refuge for many dogs that have not been adopted and are now considered to be permanent.
HKDR is entirely self-financed and funds are raised through donations, fund raising events, collection boxes in vet clinics and bars, and sales of donated dog-related products and Hills Science Diet dog food in the kennels shop. Some individuals, schools or companies also organise their own fundraising events on behalf of HKDR.
It is HKDR policy that all dogs be treated with respect and kindness, and that all training and rehabilitation is done by positive reinforcement, never punishment. Many dogs are abandoned by their owners because of behaviour problems caused by bad, or no, training. HKDR believes that education about the keeping of dogs as pets is vital to prevent cruelty through ignorance and the abandonment of so many.
It is the aim of HKDR, along with many other animal rescue organisations, that the de-sexing of pets becomes the norm rather than the exception, and that the selling of puppies and kittens in pet shops be banned, as it is in many other countries. HKDR supports the introduction of schemes such as TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) for stray dogs instead of the current method of killing by AFCD, something that has been proven to be totally ineffective in controlling wild animal populations worldwide. HKDR also supports the control of numbers of puppies imported, and the strict enforcement of laws regarding the standard of care in registered breeding kennels, and the microchipping of all puppies sold.
