New Taipei City officials have helped send a stray dog to a shelter in Canada to find a new home there, marking the first time an animal in the city has been sent across borders for adoption, the city’s Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office said on Tuesday.
The stray dog, Dou Dou (豆豆), had been living in Sindian District (新店) Animal Shelter for three years, much longer than other animals, the office said in a statement.
Shelter veterinarian Chuan Tzu-sheng (莊子昇) worked with pet photographers from Something Studio to have Dou Dou’s pictures taken at the Happy Tails self-service dog wash