Taipei Times
Date: Oct 29, 2019
By: Huang Hsin-po and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
In response to public curiosity about retired search and rescue dogs, the Ministry of the Interior’s Fire
A search and rescue dog and its handler are pictured at the Taichung Fire Bureau on Saturday.
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of the Interior
The ministry said that per regulations, all search and rescue dogs are to be retired when they are seven or eight, depending on their physical condition.
Over the past three years, retired dogs have been available for public adoption by people who meet certain requirements, the ministry said.
The living environment of those wishing to adopt, their family members, whether they keep any other pets and whether there is a park near their residence are all factors taken into account, the bureau said. [FULL STORY]
