A YouTube program featuring Taiwanese performer Ken Chu (朱孝天) highlighting animal welfare issues started its second season on Wednesday. Titled P-Pet, the program offers an opportunity for the government to improve public awareness of animal protection. Chu highlights initiatives such as a rehabilitation program at a prison in Hsinchu in which inmates train stray dogs.
Strays are a pressing concern, as shelters have been overcrowded since the government in 2017 banned euthanasia of strays. In some cases stray dogs have attacked people or their pets, and in other cases people have attempted to poison strays.
The government might consider collaborating with the