An animal shelter in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District (中和) has become the city’s first to use solar panels, bringing a yearly savings in utility costs that could buy 840kg of dog food, the New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office said on Friday.
Solar panels were last month installed on nearly 1,000m2 of the shelter’s roof last month, thanks to a joint venture between the city government and a photovoltaic company, the agency said in a statement.
The solar panels have been made of semiconductive material that uses sunlight to generate electrical energy in a process that does not
A New Taipei City man was under investigation for animal abuse after he allegedly killed his girlfriend’s poodle, the New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office said on Saturday.
On Thursday, animal protection officers and police entered a home in the city’s Wugu District (五股) in response to a complaint that the owner, surnamed Kuo (郭), had killed the dog by hanging, the office said.
Police interviewed Kuo, his girlfriend, her daughter and others living in the house, the office said, adding that police also seized messages and photographs from smartphones found at the residence.
Kuo later confessed that he had
New Taipei, March 27 (CNA) The New Taipei City government will soon levy a fine of NT$15,000 (US$520.8) on a company that was found selling online steel-jaw traps, which are banned in Taiwan, the city's animal protection agency announced Monday.
The New Taipei City government yesterday said it would fine a company NT$15,000 for online sales of steel-jaw animal traps, which are banned in Taiwan.
This would be the first time in the nation that a seller of steel-jaw traps would be fined, New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Director Yang Shu-fang (楊淑方) said.
Hunters and trappers use steel-jaw traps to immobilize animals. When an animal steps onto the spring, the trap’s jaws slam shut, clamping onto a limb or paw, the office said.
As the animal struggles to get free, the steel teeth cut into its flesh often
Dog owners in New Taipei City who do not leash their pets outside face fines up to NT$15,000 as of yesterday.
The fines are part of the city’s animal protection ordinance promulgated on Monday. It also stipulates medical standards for veterinarians and pet care facilities.
The penalty is intended to address dog attacks in which people or pets were injured due to negligent dog owners, New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Director Yang Shu-fang (楊淑方) said.
The fine for failing to leash a dog starts at NT$3,000, she said.
Indigenous people who require dogs to be unleashed for traditional rituals or