Animal group and Alibaba team up to rescue strays

HANGZHOU: An animal welfare group has teamed up with Alibaba’s online platforms to initiate a plan to alleviate the suffering of stray animals.

The Aita Foundation for Animal Protection said on Monday that with Alibaba’s digital retail and group-buying platforms of Tmall Pet, Juhuasuan and the Alibaba Foundation, it has pooled a charity fund of one million yuan (RM624,100) and purchased pet food worth one million yuan for stray animals.