Thank you for your positive and appreciative comment about LAP's work on Lamma. We are making a difference for dogs cats and people. However, we are in a dilemma about "wallpapering the island" with posters. It costs a lot of time, a lot of money, and a lot of effort to make and put up these posters. But how else can LAP publicize the abandoned puppies, kittens, cats and dogs who need to find responsible homes and illustrate the suffering caused by over-population?
LAP's publicity also raises awareness of the benefits of spay and neuter to stop the endless generations of unwanted abandoned litters, year after year.
Today we have 25 animals looking for homes and in the past we have had more than 50 at one time. The posters are making a difference ... if you have noticed them others will have too.
LAP's aim is to reach the point where we don't have to put up any posters because there are no more unwanted litters. But until then, if anyone can suggest any other effective ways of highlighting the issues please do let us know.

The posters give a pathetically sad image and do sod all except environmental damage. I'm sure one poster in each bar or restaurant would suffice (if the owners agree) plus at the clinic, and 1000s in the bookworm cafe for people to pick up. The 'notice wall' looks a complete mess due to LAP multiple spamming. Stop it.

The posters give a pathetically sad image because the situation is pathetically sad. If people would only wake up and realise their responsibilities to their animals, there wouldn't be the need to put up posters.

I respectfully disagree with your opinion that they do "sod all" either. I think it's important to keep people aware of what is happening and is the only way to advertise services like the Spaybus and the need for foster parents. Out of site is out of mind, and I would much rather look at the photos of the animals available for adoption then to know what Anastasia's is cooking for dinner each night. Posters are an unfortunate fact of life on Lamma and I don't think it's fair to single out LAP for doing all they can to highlight an unpleasant situation in the best way available for them to reach as many people as possible.

Having said that, I do agree that all the posters from everyone (my pet hate are the ones from Anastasia's as you may have guessed - so each to their own!) are becoming an eyesore, but if we want to stop it, we need to have designated areas for people to advertise their services and to enforce the fines for people who don't follow these rules. Not bloody likely when I don't think anyone has even been fined yet for letting their dogs crap all over the pavements, which is much more annoying!

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A note of admiration for the Mass Wallpapering Operation of LAP (MWO-LAP):

These are the true professionals in the outdoor-advertising game! Their troops sneak out under the cover of night with stacks of huge, color-photocopied, desktop-published, waterproof posters, big paint brushes and heavy-duty glue pots.

They're well-equipped and eager to wallpaper every available surface on a weekly basis. A great cause like theirs is a powerful motivator!

Amateurs like myself cannot even hope to compete with these professionals! My few, infrequent, small, inkjet-printed flyers promoting Lamma.com.hk or our Photo Contest become invisible and ignored in this sea of very cute puppies and urgent appeals...

That's why I would hope to team up with them, adding my own ads to their professional MWO-LAP organisation. If you can't beat them, join them!

They should make this into a nice little money-earner for LAP, putting up posters for anybody for a contribution!

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I have just been informed by a LAP Spokeswoman that:
"Actually, the posters are not waterproof, we just put glue over the posters and the glue will form a protective layer."

Indeed, these are the professionals!

How much does MWO-LAP charge for professionally wallpapering 10 of my own posters?

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Good try john, but I'm not sure my 7 posts could be considered "prolific", especially when compared to Lamma-Gungs amazing 653...

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