16,000 chickens in Yunlin Country, Taiwan were culled after highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu was detected at two chicken farms in the area, Taipei Times reported.
Taipei, Jan. 7 (CNA) About 16,000 chickens were culled in Yunlin County, southern Taiwan, after birds at two chicken farms were confirmed as being infected by the highly pathogenic type A of subtype H5N1 of the avian influenza, the county's Animal Disease Control Center said in a statement Saturday.
Tainan’s two animal shelters last year boasted an adoption rate of nearly 80 percent after four years of structural improvements and professional training initiatives.
From 2018 to last year, the city received NT$12 million (US$431,267) in federal funding to improve facilities at the shelters, the Tainan Animal Health Inspection and Protection Office said on Tuesday.
The result was a 79 percent adoption rate last year, with 2,596 pets finding new homes, it said.
The success is due in part to the office’s canine vocational training center, where professionals train dogs to become herders, medical response animals, therapy dogs, police dogs, guards and more.
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