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Urgent: Tell Taiwanese Officials to Clean Up Horrific Government Animal Shelter
Dear Activists,
For several years, PETA has been monitoring the government-run SanChong animal shelter near Taipei and working with government officials in the area to improve the lives of animals at the facility. But instead of improving, conditions have continued to deteriorate.
Please don't ignore this e-mail and think that someone else will help. The animals languishing in the SanChong animal shelter need you to speak up for them.
The following are just a few of the problems that PETA has observed during its many inspections:
· Sick and injured animals are often denied adequate veterinary care. PETA has repeatedly documented that extremely sick and severely injured animals suffered without treatment of any kind, including a dog with a huge pus-oozing gash in his neck and dogs with severe skin infections. During a visit to the shelter last month, PETA staffers found a dog lying on the cold cement floor of a kennel. He was unable to walk or even lift his head. The shivering dog's fur was matted and soaked in urine and feces, and pus oozed from his eyes. His back legs were swollen and covered in lacerations.
· Puppies are housed in unsuitable cages that allow the puppies' fragile necks to become stuck between cage bars. During one inspection, a PETA staffer was forced to use a pipe to free a trapped puppy, who would have died of dehydration or starvation had PETA not been there.
· The facility does not provide any protection from the elements. Animals are exposed to rain, wind, and the sun.
· The concrete flooring at the animal shelter is uneven, which allows pools of water to form and grow fungus. Many animals do not have raised platforms and are forced to lie on the cold, wet cement floor.
· Aggressive and timid dogs are frequently housed together, which puts the animals at risk for injuries and makes it difficult for timid animals to eat enough food.
It is an outrage that animals would be allowed to suffer in this way. The SanChong animal shelter has proved to be the worst shelter in the country, and it's an embarrassment to Taiwan .
Please send an e-mail to officials in Taiwan urging them to improve the conditions at the SanChong animal shelter.
Please send polite comments to:
The Honorable Li Chien Lung
Mayor of SanChong
jim@mail.sco.gov.tw
Phone number: +886 (0)2 2986-2345
Fax number: +886 (0)2 2986-5081
Zhao Ming Ren
Animal Health Inspection and Quarantine Institute
mr0801@mail.sco.gov.tw
His Excellency Ma Ying-Jeou
President of Taiwan
president@mail.oop.gov.tw
Thank you for all that you do for animals!
Sincerely,
The PETA Asia-Pacific Team
For several years, PETA has been monitoring the government-run SanChong animal shelter near Taipei and working with government officials in the area to improve the lives of animals at the facility. But instead of improving, conditions have continued to deteriorate.
Please don't ignore this e-mail and think that someone else will help. The animals languishing in the SanChong animal shelter need you to speak up for them.
The following are just a few of the problems that PETA has observed during its many inspections:
· Sick and injured animals are often denied adequate veterinary care. PETA has repeatedly documented that extremely sick and severely injured animals suffered without treatment of any kind, including a dog with a huge pus-oozing gash in his neck and dogs with severe skin infections. During a visit to the shelter last month, PETA staffers found a dog lying on the cold cement floor of a kennel. He was unable to walk or even lift his head. The shivering dog's fur was matted and soaked in urine and feces, and pus oozed from his eyes. His back legs were swollen and covered in lacerations.
· Puppies are housed in unsuitable cages that allow the puppies' fragile necks to become stuck between cage bars. During one inspection, a PETA staffer was forced to use a pipe to free a trapped puppy, who would have died of dehydration or starvation had PETA not been there.
· The facility does not provide any protection from the elements. Animals are exposed to rain, wind, and the sun.
· The concrete flooring at the animal shelter is uneven, which allows pools of water to form and grow fungus. Many animals do not have raised platforms and are forced to lie on the cold, wet cement floor.
· Aggressive and timid dogs are frequently housed together, which puts the animals at risk for injuries and makes it difficult for timid animals to eat enough food.
It is an outrage that animals would be allowed to suffer in this way. The SanChong animal shelter has proved to be the worst shelter in the country, and it's an embarrassment to Taiwan .
Please send an e-mail to officials in Taiwan urging them to improve the conditions at the SanChong animal shelter.
Please send polite comments to:
The Honorable Li Chien Lung
Mayor of SanChong
jim@mail.sco.gov.tw
Phone number: +886 (0)2 2986-2345
Fax number: +886 (0)2 2986-5081
Zhao Ming Ren
Animal Health Inspection and Quarantine Institute
mr0801@mail.sco.gov.tw
His Excellency Ma Ying-Jeou
President of Taiwan
president@mail.oop.gov.tw
Thank you for all that you do for animals!
Sincerely,
The PETA Asia-Pacific Team
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