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Moving Forward at Sanchong Shelter
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A few weeks ago, we exposed the horrific conditions that our PETA Asia-Pacific affiliate found at the Sanchong animal shelter, including untreated sick and injured animals and a building structure in such bad shape that it could not protect animals from the natural elements. We asked for your help in urging Sanchong to make vast improvements for the animals—and as always, you rose to the occasion!
PETA Asia-Pacific has just met with the mayor of Sanchong and has inspected changes made at the recommendation of the local government. A new floor has been installed, preventing floodwaters from seeping in and keeping the dogs from drowning. The puppies housed at the shelter have been moved to a more suitable area, and the dogs now have individual pens in order to prevent fighting. If workers don't forget and bunch them up again, this is good news. Water bowls have been installed (although it's in such a way that they can't be cleaned and must now be moved) and a new roof (that is too low and also must be moved) has been erected to keep out rain.
While this shelter has a long way to go to be acceptable, we are pleased with the efforts made by the government. PETA Asia-Pacific will stay on top of the situation, and we will continue to update you.
Thank you to everyone who has written in and contacted the city of Sanchong about this. Below are a few photos depicting the improvements that have now been made for these homeless animals.
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Posted by Jennifer Cierlitsky
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Like you said Jennifer it's a start and a huge improvement from what we saw a few months back. I would have liked to see a bed pillow in each pen space though. Considering what these animals have been through they deserve every amount of desent care. I still have an eerie feeling alot of those adoptions from there might be winding up on someones plate. No way to find out forsure?? Right!!
Posted by: Carla | August 14, 2008 04:53 PM
I am all for improving conditions at the shelter, and thank you Peta for giving these dogs a more dignified existence. However, the Mayor should consider a free or low cost spay-neuter program to control the pet overpopulation in his city. In the long term, the investment in spaying/neutering pets will pay off big time.
Posted by: NT | August 14, 2008 05:03 PM
This is why PETA is so cool & so successful! Keep up the great work PETA, hats off to Jason Baker!
Posted by: Niranjan | August 14, 2008 08:48 PM
WOW - that is truly horrible.
PETA has to set up an alert to the state to change the laws on this one. This is just brazen, in your face cruelty that cannot go without being addressed. Please PETA.
Posted by: CB | August 15, 2008 01:40 PM
That's incredible-not just a few caring citizens but the government, too, getting involving in your initiative. Rock on, Peta Asia-Pacific!
Posted by: lynda downie | August 21, 2008 12:40 AM
maybe it's time to boycott all products "made in china" I'm going to do that
Posted by: jf | August 21, 2008 09:29 PM
Thank you guys so much for helping these poor animals! Please keep monitoring them as they usually don't maintain their standard consistently.... >.<
I also found a press release on their website: http://www.sco.gov.tw/news_01_Detail.asp?type=1&id=563
Is everything written on it true?
I also found many stray animal problem such as selling dog as livestock, unregulated bear traps turn hundreds of dog into handicaps every month and bad conditions and high skilling in several public shelters. How can I do to help these poor animals? I been emailing and calling to the authorities but nothing seems to be working.... :(
Posted by: Jenny Hsieh | August 25, 2008 05:13 PM