Fundraising For and About Animals

One man. One movement. Thousands of rescued dogs being given a second chance at life.

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A man of many layers and immeasurable heart and compassion, noted holistic nutritionist and leading animal activist Marc Ching is leaving an indelible print in the world of animal and, most recently, dog wellness and rescue.

 

As the founder of The Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation (AHWF), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that is focused solely on rescuing abused and neglected animals, providing full rehabilitation services and, ultimately, working to help find them their fur-ever families, Ching has not only uncovered the harsh realities of animal abuse, but changed the face of animal rescue throughout the world.

 

After founding AHWF in 2011, as an appendage to his already thriving natural pet food and wellness company, ThePetStaurant, Ching expanded the foundation’s reach globally, in 2015, to include rescuing dogs from the horrific Asian Dog Meat Trade.

 

Once learning about the brutal practice of torturing dogs before slaughtering them for meat during the Yulin Dog Meat Festival in China, Ching knew that his life would never be the same; but fortunately, neither would the lives of thousands of dogs he has and continues to rescue with each mission he takes to the battlegrounds in Asia.

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Posing as a wealthy American buyer looking to purchase dogs in Asia to exterminate himself, Ching goes undercover to slaughterhouses and secretly videotapes the torture of innocent dogs. A dangerous feat, Ching has often found himself on the other side of guns, machetes, fists and other life-threatening intimidation methods while on these grueling rescue trips. Yet while sometimes beaten, but not broken, Ching remains dedicated to the 30 million dogs that The Humane Society estimates are killed across Asia every year as part of the industry, with an estimated 10 million killed in China alone.

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By raising awareness, Ching and the AHWF aim to expose the world to the unimaginable anguish and suffering that these dogs endure in order to enact change and force the government to create laws to protect these precious animals from this unfounded, barbaric and cruel tradition.

 

Ching’s heroic efforts have not gone unnoticed by the more than one million people and fans who follow his inspiring yet dangerous plight on social media. Now a headline grabbing animal activist, Ching has been the subject of stories and profiles on many prestigious media outlets including CNN, CBS News, ABC News, Entrepreneur, The New York Daily News, The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, The Dodo and more.

 

When not on the frontline saving dogs from the Dog Meat Trade in Asia, Ching is busy with the AHWF rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing abused and neglected dogs throughout Greater Los Angeles. The foundation also maintains www.reportanimalabuse.org as a website where concerned citizens can leave tips regarding possible cases of local animal abuse, which Ching then personally investigates. Ching and his team are also called upon to help by numerous local animal shelters when they have an animal abuse case that comes in. A 4th generation Japanese herbalist and marcobiologist, Ching can also be found improving the quality of lives of pets at The PetStaurant, his Sherman Oaks, CA based animal nutrition, wellness and prevention one-stop-shop that is built on the belief that our pets are a part of our family. While most veterinarians often only provide a band-aid, such as unnecessary medication, Ching and the PetStaurant use dietary changes, herbs, and homeopathy to cure ailments and help animals suffering from diseases as well as enhance the lives of healthy pets by strengthening their immune system, helping them fight off infection and grow healthier bones.

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Check out Marc's website: www.animalhopeandwellness.org