The China Post
Date: February 2, 2017
By: CNA
Taipei — Taipei has allocated a budget to subsidize schools in the city that adopt stray dogs or cats, as
This file photo shows B Ka, the school dog of Shilin High School of Commerce. (CNA)
part of an animal protection program, according to a city government official.
Starting this year, the city government will provide an annual subsidy of NT$30,000 (US$960) to elementary, junior high and senior high schools for each stray dog or cat that they adopt, Chung Te-hsin (鍾德馨), an official at the city’s Department of Education, said recently.
The subsidy will be offered to cover the cost of food, shelter and veterinary care for the animals, Chung said.
He added that additional funds for raising the animals would be provided if necessary.
The statement came after lawmaker Wu Szu-yao (吳思瑤) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) late last year drew attention to the fact that only seven schools in the capital had adopted stray dogs or cats, the lowest rate among the country’s six special municipalities.
In response, Chung said his department was aware of the issue and had launched a program in the second half of 2016 to encourage Taipei schools to adopt stray dogs and cats. [FULL STORY]
