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NEWS 協會新聞
TAIWAN SPCA BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 2017
continue saving and speaking up for animals: goo.gl/zfxCXm
Up to the end of December 2016, TSPCA had 8 full-time staff, 3 interns, and hundreds of volunteers. With the relatively small team, we managed to:
• Receive over 717 cases of reported animal cruelty
• Re-homed 44 animals
• Rescued 33 animals out of inhumane situations
• Conducted 15 educational speeches
• Attended over 36 government policy-related meetings
• Published 12 press releases
• And was mentioned in the media over 174 times
These are some of the highlights in 2016:
1)After 2 years of campaigning and lobbying, we managed to push through a bill that will ban cosmetics animal testing in Taiwan
2)Spent 5 months investigating more than 33 public shelters in Taiwan and demanded 7 policy changes that the government then all agreed to
3)Investigated and reported several illegal puppy mills and pet shops
4)Was a judging member of the annual Taipei City pet industry evaluations...
[Read the full report at: goo.gl/69bvk8]
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