Hwang-Jaw Lee
Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association
The Council of Agriculture (COA) hosted the first “Stray Dog Management Policy Consensus Conference.” After their five-day dedication, the 19 participating citizens presented their valuable opinions on...
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Hwang-Jaw Lee, PhD
Board Director, Taiwan Flowers Development Association
Stray dogs are a big problem in Taiwan. Most of the stray dogs were abandoned by their owners, and local governments have devoted efforts to address this issue.
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INTRODUCTION
Recent dynamics of global economic development revealed the importance of agricultural competitiveness improvement. The need for improving agricultural competitiveness will be even more imperative for Indonesia because of its large and growing population, which was estimated...
Agriculture Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) presided over Taiwan’s first K-9 retirement ceremony on Friday, December 12. In addition to awarding medals to 28 government duty dogs, Chen further promoted the ministry's retired K-9 program. He detailed that the program covers veterinary care, and he also hopes to add a "food storage plan" to look after retired K-9s' nutritional needs and reduce the financial burden for adopters.
Friday’s dogs received special "retirement packages" sponsored by a private company that included senior dog food, health supplements, snacks, toys, and a backpack.
Chen stated that, since September 2 of this year, Taiwan has set a precedent in Asia, offering insurance coverage for all 264 active-duty dogs, ensuring they receive health and medical care during their service. Earlier this year, after the Fata'an (Matai'an) River landslide, dogs were essential personnel. After completing their missions, necessary checkups and medical care for the dogs were covered by insurance to keep these ‘essential workers’ healthy.
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