Can suffering dogs find human love?

Activists are doing their best, but the sheer number of homeless - often injured - animals is too much for the patchy network of shelters, charities and volunteers. James Skinner and Huang Chenkuang report from Wuxi, Jiangsu province.

Le Le wags her tail when people approach her. At first glance she appears like any normal dog. She is energetic and has inquisitive eyes. But something is wrong - Le Le has no hind legs and can only drag herself forward using her two front paws.

Other than this disability, the dog is healthy, but not because of the care and attention of a doting owner. Le Le is homeless. She is living in a large animal shelter just outside Wuxi, Jiangsu province.