The News Lens
Date: 2016/08/22
By: Austin Chad Willhoft
The Taiwan Animal Protection Party is striving to raise more public awareness of animal rights
Dr. Cheng Huei-yuan (left) and Hua Pei-jun (right), founders of the Taiwan Animal Protection Party. Photo Credit: Taiwan Animal Protection Party
through politics.
The Taiwan Animal Protection Party was officially founded on Aug. 8 as the first political party in Taiwan focusing on pushing the government to create and amend current animal welfare laws.
The coalition consists of more than 300 members including businesspeople, students, animal shelter owners, taxi drivers and Buddhist monks. The group believes every animal deserves equal rights and the Animal Protection Act needs to be amended.
Although there are various shelters and associations helping animals in Taiwan, there was no political party devoted to animal welfare — most existing political parties only support general animal wellbeing.
Dr. Cheng Huei-yuan (鄭惠元) and Hua Pei-jun (華珮君) announced their intention to establish a legitimate political party in late April to assist all animals, not only stray dogs and cats. [FULL STORY]
