Kaohsiung, July 2 (CNA) Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung opened a coffee shop housed in a former chimpanzee enclosure Sunday, officially completing the last piece of a multiyear renovation project.
Veterinarians are hoping the government would ease restrictions on the use of human medicine in the treatment of animals to improve treatment options, the Taiwan Veterinary Medical Association said recently.
There are limited choices on the market for animal-use medications, and in some cases human medicines can be used as substitutes. However, pharmacists have complained to the Council of Agriculture (COA) about veterinarians being able to purchase and prescribe human medicine to treat animals, saying such actions contravene the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act (藥事法). Some pharmaceutical companies have said they would stop providing human drugs to vets.
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Veterinarians yesterday rallied to support Taiwan Statebuilding Party Legislator Chen Po-wei (陳柏惟), who is fighting to beat a recall vote against him and calling for people to join a march through his Taichung constituency.
At an event for inoculating pet dogs in the city’s Wurih District (烏日), the Taichung City Veterinary Medical Association and Taiwan Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) urged residents to vote against recalling Chen on Saturday next week.
Chen also announced a plan to march to gather support through Shalu (沙鹿), Longjing (龍井), Dadu (大肚), Wurih and Wufong (霧峰) districts.
“Over the next 10 days, we will march daily for 10