:: Animals Taiwan Diary ::

News Update:
天氣因素,會影響到動物們,固主辦單位台北市動物衛生檢驗所(taipeiMunicipal Institute for Animal Health)將取消19日.20日”動物音樂節”.擇日再辦.敬請見諒.
Because of the bad weather, the host, Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health, decided to cancel the Pet Festival on 19th and 20th.
Sorry for your inconvenience.

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夏天到了,各位俊男美女們有甚麼計畫嗎?
在家吹冷氣?!不如來香堤大道喝綠豆湯吧!
喝完綠豆湯再來痛快的流一把汗吧!
接著享受夏天的夜晚,陪我們要送養的小動物們過著難忘的夏天!
歡迎帶自己的拿手料理或喜愛的點心來和大家一起分享.

Summer is now. Hi, girls and boys, do you have any plans?
Stay at home to enjoy the air-conditioner? How about come to la Plaza de Hsin-Yi with some drinks!
After you take the drink and begin to sweat!
Enjoy the summer night. Stay with our little dogs to pass this special summer.
Welcome everyone to come here with a dish of your favorite food.

活動官方網站 official website:
http://www.taipei-spay-day2008.tw/

日期Dates: 2008年 7/19(六)、7/20(日) July 19, July 20, 2008 (Saturday, Sunday)

時間Times: 1:00pm~4:30pm、4:30pm~8:00pm
地點:信義新光三越香堤大道廣場
Location: Plaza at Hsin-Yi Mitsukoshi

攤位:我們很幸運,抽到”第9號攤位”!就在A11館和A9館中間.是喝下午茶的好地方!
We are very lucky to get the 9th stall. It is just between the buliding A11 and A9 and it is a good place to have a good drink.

交通: 搭乘捷運板南線於市政府站3號出口出站
How to get there: City Hall MRT station (exit NO.3)

料理:冰鎮綠豆湯一盅(也歡迎大家帶自己喜歡的小點心,兩串蕉亦可!)PS:為了響應環保,請記的帶自己的環保杯,環保湯匙,擦手巾!謝謝! 等你(妳)喲!
Drink for free: green bean soup with ice. ( We also welcome everyone to bring your favorite dish of food. )
PS: For environment, please remember to bring your own cup, spoon, etc.

Event Organizer: Lynda
email: yaororenntuo@yahoo.com.tw
cell phone: 0938-770-163, 0983-196-608

Frankie was spotted as a thin-looking stray in the HsinHai/ShiDa area, but it wasn’t until a few days later that a large wound became visible on his head. A call was made to Animals Taiwan, and rescue-centre manager Brandy responded as she was in the area.

Not having any equipment in her car, Brandy couldn’t catch Frankie with a pole, net, or trap, and instead had to work on winning the nervous young dog’s trust - something that Brandy is particularly gifted at, and which was aided by the fact that Frankie was hungry and Brandy had a tin of dog food with which to entice him.

Frankie soon came to get the food, albeit cautiously, and Brandy was able to stroke him gently and eventually get a hold of his collar. But Frankie was still very tense, and, when Brandy tried to lift him into her car, the scared little guy pulled out of her grip and ran to the security of the lane where he had been living.

Luckily for Brandy, Animals Taiwan supporter Alex and her husband David were in the area, and David helped Brandy look for Frankie, who clearly needed urgent medical attention. A pet-store owner who had seen Frankie around also joined in the hunt while Brandy went back to the rescue centre to pick up a net and crate.

But it wasn’t needed. Frankie was found hanging out in his usual spot, and again succumbed to his overwhelming desire to eat; Brandy was able to coax him to within reach even more easily than last time. She picked him up, got a much better grip on him, gently put Frankie in her car, and drove him straight to the Animals Taiwan vet, Dr Yang at YangMing Veterinary Clinic in Tienmu.

Dr Yang and Brandy were both quite shocked to discover that Frankie’s injury was much worse than anyone had thought. Somehow, the blow to his head was so hard that it had actually split open his skull. He was also missing half his tail, had a neck injury that showed he had been chained up for some time, and what appeared to be burnt skin. It seems Frankie had been the victim of some extremely cruel abuse. Thankfully there are good people out there, and he was lucky that so many of them had worked so hard to get him the medical help he so urgently needed.

Frankie is recovering well from his injuries. He loves people and is a very outgoing young dog despite the abuse he endured. He’s putting on good, healthy weight, and his fur is growing back. And he is loved. Alex and David made a generous donation to sponsor his care, and the staff and volunteers at Animals Taiwan are working hard to get Frankie adopted into the kind of home he deserves so that he never has to suffer such abuse again.

If you would like to give Frankie a home, please contact Brandy today, at brandy@animalstaiwan.org or Tuesday to Saturday on 0966 876 829 (at reasonable times only, please); you can also call the Animals Taiwan rescue centre on 02 2833 8820.

This post was submitted by Sean.

暑假的期間，明顯地，來報名當義工的人比前陣子多了許多。動物台灣非常歡迎大家來當義工，一同來關懷動物們。然而，有一件很重要的事，是義工也許該考慮最先作的：把自家的貓、狗結紮，或是更進一步，請你的鄰居帶他的貓、狗去結紮。

In summer vacation time, apparently, the number of people who are willing to volunteer is creasing. AnimalsTaiwan welcome everyone to be our volunteers and to care animals together. However, there is a very important thing that volunteer may choose to do at the first place: take your dogs/cats to be neutered, or moreover, ask your neighbors to spay his/her cats/dogs.

台灣會有這麼多的流浪動物，其中一個很重要的因素是「寵物的數目，比願意養寵物的人還多。」當寵物的總數太多時，無論大家多麼努力把貓咪、狗兒們找新家，必定會有找不到家的。然而，寵物結紮卻是能有效打破這個循環的方法,因為它可以減少未來寵物的總數目。

One of the reasons why there are so many stray animals in Taiwan is because that the number of pets is more that the number of people who can have pets. When the total amount of pets is too many, no matter how hard people work to find a new home for our dogs and cats, there will still be some who cannot find homes. On the other hand, spaying is the effective way to break this vicious cycle, because it can reduce the total amount of pets in the future.

帶你的寵物去結紮吧，或是請你的鄰人帶他的寵物去結紮。請你考慮把這個當作當義工的第一件事，而這很可能也是最重要的一件事。
Go to spay your pets. Or ask your neighbor to spay his/her pets. Please consider this as the first thing that you can volunteer, and probably this is also the most important thing.

Animals.
Furry. Cute. Intelligent.
It’s time to give something back
Saturday night June 7th come and join AnimalsTaiwan as we raise money for critters of all shapes and sizes.
動物
多毛，可愛又聰明
現在就是回饋的時候
六月七日周六晚上，請加入動物台灣，與我們一起替各種大小動物募款
The show promises something for everyone with live hip-hop, African music, red hot salsa action and DJs.
節目保證符合所有人的口味，包括現場嘻哈舞表演、非洲音樂、火辣騷莎與DJ

Event Name: AnimalsTaiwan Fund-Raising Party
節目名稱：動物台灣募款派對

Host: AnimalsTaiwan.org
Event Webpage:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17151506766
Date: 21:30 ~ 2:00 June 7th
Venue: On Tap Living Room (former The Living Room)
Location: 3F, #8, Nanjing E. Rd, Sec. 5 / 南京東路五段8號3樓
Contact: sheila@animalstaiwan.org

舉辦者：AnimalsTaiwan.org
活動網站：
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=17151506766
日期：六月七日21:30 ~ 2:00
場地：On Tap Living Room (前The Living Room)
地址：南京東路五段8號3樓
聯絡人：sheila@animalstaiwan.org

Cover Charge: NT$ 350 (including a raffle ticket - additional raffle tickets can be purchased on the night) *All the profits go to AnimalsTaiwan to be used directly for improving the welfare and preventing suffering of animals on the island.
入場費：新台幣350元（包括一張摸彩券，當晚可以再自行購買）。所有收益都捐給動物台灣，直接用來改善動物福利，並且預防牠們受虐。
50/50 Super Happy Lucky Time!
Game tickets are $100NT for 1 ticket or $200NT for 3. At the end of the night we will draw one winning ticket and give half of the money to the winner and the other half to the animals! Super! Happy! Lucky! Geisha!
50/50超級快樂幸運時刻
遊戲券每張一百元，三張兩百元，活動結束前我們將抽出一張幸運彩券，將一半的獎金給獲勝者，另一半則捐給動物！超級快樂又幸運

Program:
21:30 ~
Introduction about AT/ Short Stories about our animals
22:00 ~
PanAfricana Cultural Troupe/ 泛非文化樂團 ( Afro-beat / Roots Music)
23:00 ~
Salsa Time ( break time )
23:20 ~
THC -Taipei Hip Hop Crew ( Rap / Hip Hop / Freestyle )
23:50 ~
Idioteque ( Pop/ Indie / music that you can flail along to )
00:50 ~
RoXon by DJ Hooker & DJ Stefan ( FRESH new track )

節目：
21:30 ~介紹動物台灣／關於動物的簡短小故事
22:00 ~泛非文化樂團（非洲節奏／傳統音樂）
23:00 ~ 騷莎時間（休息時間）
23:20 ~ 台北嘻哈舞團（饒舌／嘻哈／花式）
23:50 ~ Idioteque ( 流行/ 獨立 / 讓你隨之搖擺的音樂)
00:50 ~ DJ Hooker 與 DJ Stefan帶來之 RoXon (全新勁碟)

Hi all,
There is something really simple that you can do to help: Paste the javascripts below in your blog.

大家好，
這邊有一件簡單的事，是你可以協助的，在你的布落格上張貼下頭的javascript。

<a href=”http://www.apatw.org/News_Show.asp?id=1099″ target=”blank”>
<img src=” http://apatw.org/~pr/images/blogpaster.gif “/> </a>

呈現的結果:

延伸閱讀：

站在動物這一邊，不是每個柴犬都是瑪莉
《心動奇蹟》【愛牠、不一定要擁有牠】請不要讓柴犬成為下一波無辜的流浪狗
柴犬物語之《心動奇蹟》–感動後 心動前 請停看聽
別讓電影「心動奇蹟」，造成又一次的「柴犬棄養潮」
串連呼籲－－電影過後，心動請不要行動

〔記者王昶閔／台北報導〕
Translated by Pamela

The upcoming Japanese movie “A tale of Mari and three puppies” featuring a group of adorable Shiba dogs has worried Shiba dog owners all over Taiwan.
柴犬電影「心動奇蹟」將上映，令全國柴犬飼主們大為緊張

Today many animal rights activists attended the movie premier, held banners and pledged to the public that “You don’t have to own a dog to love him. Please adopt rather than purchase to completely solve the stray dog problems in Taiwan.”
今天有大批網友將赴首映會影城現場，舉牌呼籲：「愛牠，不一定要擁有牠，請支持『以認養代替購買』，讓流浪狗問題在台灣徹底消失。」

Few years ago, after the release of heart-warming dog-featured movies such as “Quill” and “Eight Below”, huge number of compulsive but irresponsible audience purchased large breed dogs such as Labradors and Huskies to satisfy their ignorant expectation projected from those movies. After failing to deal with the dog’s big size and their own inability of keeping dogs after all, most of these dogs ended up in public shelters. 300 large breed dogs were even sent to the public shelters in Taipei County in just a month. Now with the upcoming new “Mari” movie, it is highly possible that Shiba dogs will be victimized next.
前兩年狗狗電影「再見了，可魯」、「極地長征」退燒，很多一時衝動的飼主，因幼犬長大、無力飼養而棄養，導致大批拉不拉多、哈士奇等大型犬塞爆各地公立收容所，台北縣公立收容所甚至一個月便收到三百隻大型犬，柴犬很可能因為電影熱潮而成為下一個犧牲者。

The website “Shiba Dogs Together” with more than 3000 members had contacted the movie distributor Yos Films, asking them to show the “anti-abandonment” logos in the beginning of the movie or end credit. Yos so far hasn’t replied anything concrete yet and only agreed to “support” the pledge at movie premium. The members therefore decided to distribute posters and fliers to audience after the movie to ask them to be calm, reasonable, and understand the reality of having dogs.
有三千多名會員的「柴犬小聚」網路家族，日前與「心動奇蹟」代理商優士電影公司聯繫，盼能在片頭或片尾打出反棄養宣傳標語，優士公司回應將代為聯絡發行，但至今無下文，僅同意首映會時配合宣導。柴犬小聚成員因而決定，未來將在電影散場時，向觀眾發送海報、傳單，籲其認清真相、冷靜思考。

Shiba dogs are medium breed, with several advantages such as being tough and loyal. However, they are also highly territorial, highly energetic, highly destructive and shed a lot. It is easy for impatient owners to abandon them after the reality kicks in.
柴犬屬中型犬，雖然精悍、忠心，有很多優點，但地域性較強、運動量超大、破壞力強、掉毛量大，飼主若缺乏耐心與之長期相處，很容易就棄養。

The campaign has stirred huge feedback on the internet. Some expect Shiba dog’s celebrity owners, such as former Taipei County Magistrate Su Tseng-chang and entertainer Mickey Huang to jointly raise awareness. Also, some brutally criticize the movie distributor of being irresponsible and post their number, fax and email account on line to encourage all animal advocates to contact them and push them to understand the “gravity of abandonment caused by dog-featured movies”
此活動載在網上引發回響，有網友表示盼望飼養柴犬的名人，例如前台北縣長蘇貞昌、藝人黃子佼，也能主動加入宣導行列，也有網友激動地痛批片商不負責任，在網站公布其電話、傳真與信件，發起一人一封信、一通電話，盼其了解「犬類電影棄養潮的嚴重性」。