Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health 5/2/20091

Pet Overpopulation problem and soultion

Responsible Pet OwnershipPaying Attention to your Pets Health Behaviour and Training

Spay and Neuter at an early age Do not abandon animals on the streets or in the countryside Creating a Clean Environment Useful Websites

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Responsible Pet Ownership

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1. Paying Attention to your y g y Pets Health 5.2.3 11 18

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Vaccinations against parvovirus, distemper and cat flu.

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b. Rabies vaccinations for dogs (1st and booster shots).

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c. Micro-chipping and Licensing 19.12

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d. Have a microchip implant for easy p p y identification.

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e. Can get the dogs injection records and the owners contact information. information

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f. Enables owners to find their dogs should they become lost lost.

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g. The Society also suggests that cats are micro-chipped. micro chipped

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h. h TNR

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i. Deworming and flea prevention g p .

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j. Dont buy from illegal sourcestry to adopt from your local shelters shelters.

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2. Behaviour and Training

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a. A lot of animals are abandoned by their owners because of behavioural problems.

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b. Correct behavioural problems at a young age.

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c. The Society , Kennel Club and other q qualified p private trainers p provides behaviour and training classes.

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3. Spay and Neuter at an early age

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Animals reproduce at a shocking rate

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b. In order to prevent animal overpopulation, responsible pet owners must desex their pets.

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c. Can reduce diseases and cancers related to reproductive organs. organs For example: Prostate, testicular, Uterine, Uterine mammary gland diseases and cancers.

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d. Can reduce escape. p

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e. Can better pets behaviour / reduce aggressiveness. aggressiveness /

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f. f Can reduce urine spraying. spraying

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4. Do not abandon animals on the streets or in the countryside

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a. Stray animals can live miserable lives full of dangers (threat of humans, other humans animals, traffic, thirst and hunger etc.).

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b. Abandoning animals on the streets is an illegal act. Maximum penalty: M i l Fine NT$75000 and 1 years imprisonment i i30

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c. Pet owners can contact the TMIAH or other animal welfare organizations for help regarding companion animals. di i i l

TMIAH

Tel87897158 T l87897158www.tmiah.tcg.gov.tw

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5. Creating a Clean Environment

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If your dog defecates in a public area, please be sure to clean up.

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b. When your dog goes out to public areas, please put it on a lead.

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c. If necessary, muzzle your dog to reduce anxiety i the public. d i t in th bli

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c. If necessary, muzzle your dog to reduce anxiety in the public.

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6. Useful WebsitesInternational Animal Welfare Organizations: The Royal SPCA (UK): www.rspca.org.uk American SPCA: www.aspca.org The Humane Society of the United Stateshttp://www.hsus.org SPCA (HK): www.spca.org.hk Other Local Resources: http://www.coa.gov.tw/ http://www.tmiah.tcg.gov.tw/ h // i h / http://www.lca.org.tw/ http://www.apatw.org/ http://www.apatw.org/ http://www.dog99.org.tw/ http://www.meetpets.idv.tw http://www.doghome.idv.tw/ // i / http://www.mypet-club.com/

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