Saturday, November 22, 2008

Animal Rights

2. This news was posted in 2007, but most of us don’t know this enactment. Actually, about lat month, I saw a woman sold many little dogs when I hung out with my friends. The police station is near, and someone called to them. However, the police just asked her why she wanted to sell this little dogs and didn’t tell her it’s illegal. The police asked her to go any places to sell not stay here. When I read this report, I am so surprised. Is it possible that the policemen do not know this law or this enactment does not execute? If the answer is the last one, I think it’s really for show.
The policemen do not want to handle this events, and they think it belongs to another departments. I am afraid of dogs. When I walked on my way home, the stray dog suddenly ran to me and barked at me. I was scared, and in the meanwhile, a police man who rode a motorcycle passed. I thought he would stop and helped me, but nothing was at all. Finally, an old man who passed helped me. Undergoing this event, I totally don’t think the police will want to handle these. Even though the law is pretty good due to its strict penalty, I consider the government should broadcast it actively and reinforce the ideas about animal rights. Maybe they can add another penalty for the police who do not practice it well. Stray dogs are a large problem, and everybody should strive for it. In the other hand, If you do not want to keep pets or regret it, what you should do? The government should establish more enactment which should be strict. Maybe the government could set the organization to handle the pets that their owners do not want and also need to spread the idea of keeping second-hand pets.


3. The purpose of this group is to change the phenomenon of hurt or abandoned animals in Taiwan, and they aim to find solutions for the problem of pet overpopulation through educational activities, adoption efforts and outreach programs. The people of this group are volunteers. They take care of these animals, and spend much time on them. They help these animals to find another suitable places for those through this website.

Recent posts: 10 Promise to My Dog
This book is published recently. My friend who likes animals very much commends this book to me. The cover of the book is very cute. When you see this cover, maybe many of you will want to keep a dog because it looks so cute. I remember that the movie, “Good-bye Quill”, released. Many people kept them after they saw this movie, but they didn’t think if they had much time to accompany them. I don’t think this kind of movie or book is suitable for publishing in Taiwan. Many people just want to have a “cute pet” not “real pet”, so they don’t think more before buying. They regret keeping pets; they have no idea to find another place for them or no one will be willing to keep them, so that the only way is to abandon them on streets in Taiwan. I do hope those people who want to keep pets should be responsible for them, and treat them kindly. If you really don’t want them, please find another home for them instead of abandoning.

3 comments:

Jeff said...

I agree with what you said: I think the law is more for show and is mostly unenforced. However, I have read of some people getting in trouble because of the law, so it is enforced sometimes at least.

Teresa said...

Yeah, you're absolutely right. People in Taiwan abandon too many dogs that we walked on the streets and we have to watch out if dogs rush to us or even bite us. The government should find some solution to solve these stray dogs. Otherwise, everytime when I walk on the streets alone, I must check if there are dogs here.

ingrid said...

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