Last year, over 11,000 abandoned dogs were put down by government dogcatchers. Why? Because there was too little kennel space to keep them. Hong Kong Dog Rescue (HKDR) is a charity that rescues and finds homes for unwanted dogs. It's a huge task and if this1had received more support last year, fewer dogs would have been put down.

    To support the efforts of HKDR, the Social Service Club held a fun festival last weekend. "We hoped the festival would raise money and also raise people's awareness of the point of abandoned pets," said Louise Wong, the club president.

    The club organized stalls2second-hand clothes, delicious homemade cupcakes and so on. Although there were fewer stalls than last year, 3items were sold. Louise explained that this was because prices were not set too high this year.

    The festival also4performances by the school choir and the hip hop group HK Boys. The crowd was extremely excited, and some members of the5said there was too much noise to hear the performers. Louise admitted that everyone would have been able to hear if there had been better sound equipment.

    The most interesting part of the day was the dance challenge, with contestants(选手) showing off some amazing moves. This year there were more contestants than last year. According to Louise, that was because the prizes, including G. E. M. concert tickets, were better.

    6, this year's fun festival was a big success. It raised far more money than last year: HK $ 12,000. And the festival also raised joy among the special guests- some of our four legged friends from HKDR!

    Most people have dogs as pets. But do you know that dogs can also do different jobs?

    On September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the US and nearly 3, 000 people died. At that time over 300 dogs were there to help to find and save people. They are working dogs.

    The US army began to use dogs during World War I. Now, about

2,700 dogs are working in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to "Discovery News". These four-legged soldiers use their powerful sense of smell to find bombs(炸弹) ,drugs(毒品) and enemies.

    Dogs are "man's best friends". They can help us work better.

    The most common jobs for working dogs are in search and rescue. They can find lost people or bodies after a big disaster or in the wild.

    Guide dogs can help blind people walk safely. These dogs can understand some words. Guide dogs are popular in the US and Japan. Many guide dogs visited China during the 2008 Olympic Games.

    There are also dogs working with doctors. They can help autistic(自闭症的) children. These children sometimes don't talk and like to do the same things again and again. A study from Canada in 2010 showed that dogs could make autistic children feel relaxed and safe.

    Herding dogs are important to sheep owners. They keep the sheep safe. They are common in Australia, New Zealand and some parts of China. Nowadays, many people have them as pets.

    So dogs are not only our pets but also our workmates now.

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