Fwd: 緊急：請敦促臺灣官員整治政府動物收容所的恐怖狀況 Urgent: Tell Taiwanese Officials to Clean Up Horrific Government Animal Shelter
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From: Rochelle Regodon <Roch...@petaasiapacific.com>
Date: 2008/8/1
Subject: 緊急：請敦促臺灣官員整治政府動物收容所的恐怖狀況 Urgent: Tell Taiwanese Officials to Clean Up Horrific Government Animal Shelter
To: Rochelle Regodon <Roch...@petaasiapacific.com>
各位親愛的積極分子：
過去數年，善待動物組織一直在監督台北市附近的三重市公立流浪犬收容所，並與當地政府官員合作，希望能改善收容所內動物的生活狀況。然而，收容所的情況並未得到任何改善，動物的環境反而進一步惡化。
請不要忽視此郵件，認為總有別人去關注這事件。三重市公立流浪犬收容所中遭受痛苦的動物需要您伸出援手。
以下只是善待動物組織對收容所的檢查中發現的眾多問題中的幾項：
· 生病和受傷的動物經常得不到適當的獸醫護理。善待動物組織多次發現並記錄到病重或受重傷的動物因得不到護理而承受痛苦的折磨，其中包括一隻狗頸部有一個很大的化膿傷口，以及很多狗都患有嚴重皮膚病。在善待動物組織於五月對收容所的檢查中，我們發現一隻狗躺在犬舍冰冷的水泥地板上，虛弱得無法走路，甚至不能抬起頭。牠不停地顫抖，毛髮不但打了結，還沾滿了糞便和尿液﹔牠的眼睛也在滲膿，後腿滿佈傷口而且腫脹不堪。
· 幼犬生活在不合適的籠子裏，牠們的脖子很容易被卡在籠子的鐵欄之間。善待動物組織的員工在一次對收容所的檢查中不得不使用一根管子才將被困於鐵欄之間的小狗解救出來。如果沒有我們工作人員的幫助，牠很可能因脫水或饑餓而死。
· 收容所缺乏遮風擋雨的遮蓋物。動物被暴露在雨水、狂風以及烈日暴晒之下。
· 收容所不平整的混凝土地面很容易積水並滋生真菌。很多動物因為不能走到高於地面的平臺而不得不躺在冰冷、潮濕的水泥地板上。
· 具攻擊性的狗與溫順膽怯的狗通常被置於一個籠子中。動物很容易受傷﹐而溫順膽怯的狗也因此難以獲取足夠的食物。
動物承受這樣的痛苦實在很難讓人接受。三重市公立流浪犬收容所已被證實為臺灣最差的動物收容所，且讓臺灣因此而蒙羞。
請您發送電子郵件給臺灣官員並敦促他們立即改善三重市公立流浪犬收容所的狀況：
三重市市長 李乾龍先生
E-mail: j...@mail.sco.gov.tw
聯絡電話: (02) 29862345
傳真號碼: (02) 29846867
動植物防疫檢疫局 趙明仁先生
E-mail: mr0...@mail.sco.gov.tw
臺灣總統 馬英九先生
E-mail: pres...@mail.oop.gov.tw
總統線上郵箱：http://www.president.gov.tw/php-bin/oopmail/mailform/mailform.php4
感謝您為動物所做的一切！
善待動物組織亞太分部全體工作人員 謹啟
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
Phone number: (02) 2986-2345
Fax number: (02) 2986-5081
Zhao Ming Ren
Animal Health Inspection and Quarantine Institute
mr0...@mail.sco.gov.tw
His Excellency Ma Ying-Jeou
President of Taiwan
pres...@mail.oop.gov.tw
Thank you for all that you do for animals!
Sincerely,
The PETA Asia-Pacific Team