| 29th August
1903 |
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (SPCA) founded but remained inactive. |
| 24th June
1921 |
SPCA re-established with the Governor
Sir R. E. Stubbs as President and Patron. |
| 20th
February 1922 |
First fund-raising event - a fancy
dress ball - held in City Hall. |
| June 1923 |
First Dog's Home, funded by Lady Ho
Tung, opened in Waterloo Road. |
| December
1934 |
New enlarged Dog's Home opened in Tam
Kung Road, Kowloon City- funded by Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. |
| 1950 |
SPCA re-formed after Second World War. |
| 1953 |
SPCA office in Beaconsfield Arcade
Queens Road Central built with funds from Jockey Club. |
| 1964 |
Harcourt Road Centre opened housing
Dorothy McGregor Animal Clinic. |
| 1967 |
Kowloon Centre and Clinic opened -
funded by Jockey Club. |
| 1978 |
Society formally recognized as the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA). |
| 1983 |
Lenore Nell Winfield Clinic opened on
Cheung Chau Island.
Sai Kung Centre and Clinic opened. |
| 1985 |
Hong Lok Yuen Centre and Clinic opened. |
| 1987 |
Mobile Veterinary Clinic started for
New Territories. |
| 1992 |
The Jockey Club Pamela D. Barton Animal
Welfare Centre opened in Wanchai. Building funded by the Royal Hong
Kong Jockey Club and hospital and x-ray facilities generously
sponsored by Miss Pamela D. Barton Hon. President and Mrs. Annie Ng
respectively. |
| 1995 |
Members vote at Annual General Meeting
to drop the prefix "Royal" from the Society's name with
effect from 1st January 1997. |
| 1996 |
Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals celebrates its 75th Anniversary of activity in Hong
Kong. |
| 1997 |
RSPCA drops the "Royal"
prefix and becomes the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Hong Kong). |
| November
1997 |
SPCA Kowloon Centre closed for
redevelopment. Temporary center opened in Hung Hom to continue servicing
members. |
| April 2000
|
SPCA announcer the plan to move Hong
Kong towards a "No Kill" city. |
| April 2000 |
Opening of Pokfulam "Bo Bo Animal
Welfare Centre" was made possible by a generous donation from Bo Bo Wu. |
| August 2000 |
The Trap, Neutered and Release method
was used for the Cat Colony Care Program. |
| February
2001 |
Reopening of Kowloon Centre. |
| May 2001 |
SPCA initiated and sponsored the first
"Asia for Animals" Symposium in Manila. |
| September
2001 |
Mui Wo "Bo Bo Animal Welfare Centre"
opened, kindly sponsored by Bo Bo Wu. |
| October 2001 |
Society celebrated 80th anniversary
with a fund raising ball. |
| 2002 |
Cat boxes were abandoned gradually with
a massive drive for education to signify the new era of animal welfare
in Hong Kong. A cat box was donated to the Hong Kong Museum of History
as part of Hong Kong animal welfare's history. |
| September
2002 |
Animal Welfare Vehicle started
operations to provide low cost desexing services to remote villages. |
| 2003 |
Mongkok "Adopt a Pet Centre" opened
with the kind donation by Extra Trading Company. |
| September
2003 |
SPCA hosted the second international
event "Asia for Animals" in Hong Kong. |
