Taiwan has perish the showtime position down inwards Asia to outlaw both the sale as well as consumption of Canis familiaris as well as truthful cat meat.
Under a novel brute protection bill, anyone who sells, purchases or eats dead dogs or cats tin endure fined upward to £6,500 as well as anyone who intentionally harms or kills animals volition confront a maximum £52,000 as well as 2 years inwards jail.
Offenders volition endure publicly named as well as shamed.
The mouth besides bans the "walking" of dogs past times attaching their leash to their owner's scooter or motorcar as well as forcing them to run alongside.
Legislators pushed for a tightening of brute protection laws subsequently a serial of scandals shocked the public.
In 1 concluding year, a video went viral of a grouping of Taiwanese marines hanging a stray puppy past times its cervix over a seawall as well as throwing its lifeless trunk into the ocean. The incident triggered an investigation, world protests, as well as an apology from the defense minister.
Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen is a famous brute lover as well as vowed to create to a greater extent than to protect them when entering office. Last yr she adopted 3 retired involve dogs, to bring together her 2 adopted cats, Xiang Xiang as well as Ah Tsai, described past times locals every bit the novel "first family".
Dog pith is widely consumed inwards Asia.
A staple of many local cuisines, it is at 1 time appearing less on menus every bit pet ownership rises across the region.
Taiwan’s neighbour, Hong Kong, has banned the slaughter as well as sale of dogs as well as cats, only non specifically outlawed consumption.
China besides banned the sale of Canis familiaris meat, only has notwithstanding to operate past times a draft brute protection police describe that would forestall its consumption.
Every yr brute rights activists fiercely protestation China’s Yulin Canis familiaris pith festival where nearly 10,000 dogs are killed as well as eaten.
In February, a police describe banning brute euthanasia came into force, 1 yr subsequently the shocking suicide of Chien Chih-cheng, a 32-year-old vet who killed herself out of grief at having to euthanise hundreds of stray dogs. Sumber http://www.dnbstories.com/