Animals Asia Foundation

“990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm in conjunction with the organization's Finance Department. A draft of the 990 is reviewed by the director, and corrections/modifications are made by the outside CPA. The revised draft is then reviewed by the Chairman of Board. Any concerns are raised with the CPA firm and a consensus is achieved. The return is then finalized and electronically filed with the taxing authorities.”

“Members of the board of directors are required to disclose conflicts of interest contemporaneously during voting sessions and annually upon the new year renewal of board membership.”

“The chair of the US board conducts a appraisal of the Executive Director. This includes asking for feedback from all board members and key senior staff throughout the global organization that the Executive Director works with. This information is compiled and the board chair will review the results that will, among other things, determine the compensation of Executive Director for the following fiscal year. This process last occured in 2022.”

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“(Cont'd from page 2) We raised awareness of the moon bear's natural habitat by running 12 free sessions (one a month) at our China bear sanctuary to educate parents and children about the local flora and fauna. We continued our partnership with the authorities to reduce human-bear conflict in Sichuan Province where our bear sanctuary is located. We provided 2,000 hessian sacks to the rescued bears at our sanctuaries in China and Vietnam. These were an essential part of the bears' enrichment program, which sees them given ever-changing toys, treats and browse to keep them occupied and to stave off boredom. We provided world-class care for the 320 bears living peacefully in our sanctuaries, 120 in China and 200 in Vietnam. CAT AND DOG WELFARE: Our Dr Dog and Professor Paws therapy dogs shared their unconditional love with 9,535 people in hospitals, elderly homes and schools in Hong Kong and four mainland Chinese cities. Over 100,000 people joined our 26 cat and dog public awareness events in China. We supported over 90 animal welfare groups in China - financially, with promotional materials or with advice. 250 cats benefited from our help to rebuild a fire damaged shelter in China. 44 dog meat videos and items for sale were removed from three popular Chinese platforms after our complaints. We worked with the Vietnamese authorities to identify 12 locations where dogs are sourced and the route used to transport them to the capital, Hanoi. We helped two Chinese cat shelters build adoption centers, which will benefit over 3,000 cats over the next five years. Both centers train volunteers and potential adopters. Over 200,000 people saw our free LED screen ads for our Trap, Neuter, Return project for cats and our China-wide children?s painting competition in Chengdu's underground train stations. We helped 17 NGOs and volunteer groups in China implement Trap, Neuter, Return projects, directly benefiting 227 cats. CAPTIVE ANIMAL WELFARE: We reached over 26,000 Vietnamese people through our animal welfare events. 109 educators in China benefited from our online training session on the delivery of our animal welfare education resources. We oversaw the management of 12 of the 72 elephants believed to be in captivity in Vietnam. We developed six online webinars, delivering animal management advice to over 12,800 animal managers in Chinese zoos. We opened our "One Life - Animal Emotions" poster exhibition at Fuzhou Zoo in China, expecting to reach 500,000 people. We developed 85 fact sheets and presentations on the social, emotional and cognitive capacities of animals for our education programs in China and Vietnam. We helped three Indonesian NGOs release 91 macaques and 25,000 songbirds back into the wild. We gave 3,000 booklets to Vietnamese children, highlighting the welfare issues associated with the illegal trade in wild-caught birds in Vietnam. We provided an electric vehicle to bring tourists to our Ethical Elephant Tours (which a popular Vietnamese newspaper listed among its Top 20 best places to visit in Vietnam).”