In China a woman is driven by her desire to help stray animals, even when it means going into debt and being ostracized by family and friends. Here's more. China's eastern Tianjin city. Yang Xiaoyun has not been able to live the typical life of a retiree. Her house in Tianjin has effectively become an animal shelter. For 14 years she has woken up at the crack of dawn to take care of 300 stray cats and dogs, which she describes as her "children." Yang has spent her entire life savings and borrowed more than $10000 US dollars from friends and relatives. Now, she's in desperate need of financial help to buy the 200kg of food needed everyday for her animals. To cut costs, Yang has developed her own animal food recipe, consisting of leftovers mixed with meat. It takes her nine hours a day to cook it. With $2000 US dollars in monthly expenses, Yang said she has been forced to sell her properties. Not everyone supports her lifestyle. [Yang Xiaoyun, Animal Lover]: "None of my friends or family members support my work. I had two properties. One was a wedding gift for my son for when he gets married. I sold his place in 2000. He was very angry at me and ran away from home for three years. He couldn't take it anymore." Her son eventually forgave her and returned home to help her take care of the animals, but Yang said she's moved nine times because her neighbours complained about the smell and noise. Yang first started rescuing animals after her husband died. She contemplated <b>...</b>
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