Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/15
By: Liu Chien-pang and Christie Chen
Taipei, Nov. 15 (CNA) Starting next October, a permit will be required for the business of
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selling, breeding or boarding cats, and failure to comply will result in a fine and suspension of operations, the Taipei City Animal Protection Office said Wednesday.
The new rules will take effect Oct. 17 next year, following last month’s revision of the Regulations for Particular Animal Industry Management to include cats.
Prior to the amendment, only dogs were covered under the regulations, but due to a recent sharp increase in the number of cats registered as pets in Taiwan, it has become necessary to include cats, the office said.
According to its statistics, there are 30-40 cat hotels and pet shops that sell cats in Taipei. [FULL STORY]
