Sheila McClelland
Sheila McClelland, the founder of LAP, has been passionately committed to animal welfare since she stepped up to rescue her first dog, Boodhai, in 1991.
Shocked by the more than 25,000 abandoned dogs and cats killed by the Hong Kong Government each year, she decided to act. The result was LAP, first as Lamma Animal Protection, now broadened across Hong Kong into Lifelong Animal Protection, but still very much with animal protection at its core.
Firmly of the belief that as soon as an animal shelter is opened it's full, Sheila instead established an effective network of short-term volunteer foster homes to care for rescued abandoned animals until their adopters and lifelong home can be found. Of course there is never enough space, so some animals of various species inevitably end up at Sheila's home on Lamma, where her husband John never knows exactly who will welcome him home each day.
Now there are two successful adoption centres, physical points for adopters, volunteers, fosters and the animals to meet
Sheila, together with LAP's dedicated band of supporters, volunteers and foster carers strive to re-home animals, educate children and adults and support Government measures to promote desexing, outlaw unscrupulous breeders, and tighten animal cruelty laws.
Sheila's job will only be finished when LAP is no longer needed in Hong Kong.
Mary Law
Hailing from a family of animal lovers, Mary has grown up among animals of all shapes and sizes. Her dream has always been having a lifetime career with animals. She is active in rescuing animals and promotion of animal welfare to the general public. Nature and wildlife conservation is also Mary's areas of interest, holding a degree in Geography and Resource Management. Feel free to contact her for events and corporate responsibility collaborations!
Kristine Tang
Volunteer Coordinator
Kristine first met Sheila and LAP 9 years ago when she adopted her 2 cats from LAP. She never thought about adoption until that day she walked passed the Adoption Open Day on Caine Road. Since then she has been fostering other cats and getting heavily involved in LAP volunteer work. Having a busy work life as a full-time Human Resource Director meant her volunteer contributions is only during weekends and after work. But after spending her weekdays facing difficult people, her best relaxation is spending time with super friendly cats and dogs.
Kristine is now our Volunteer Coordinator for both centres and spends her weekends at the Cat Centre in Sai Ying Pun.