CNR -- 捕捉、結紮、釋放 

CNR

Rescuing, rehabilitating, vaccinating, desexing, and trying to find permanent homes for stray animals has always been the main focus at AnimalsTaiwan. This is an important part of what we do and something that we will continue to do in the future. However, we do realize that we can only help a limited number of animals this way. Ultimately, what is needed in to improve animal welfare in Taiwan is public education and programs such as CNR (Catch-Neuter-Release).

AnimalsTaiwan is now starting to focus on more of our efforts on CNR. For those of you who are not familiar with the term CNR (Catch-Neuter-Release) is, roughly speaking, a program in which healthy stray dogs or cats in a particular area are captured, de-sexed and released back into their neighborhood. CNR has been used successfully in many different countries around the world to reduce the stray population. Please see Jeremy Davis’ article in this issue of the newsletter for a more detailed explanation of what CNR is and how you can get involved.

AT launched our CNR campaign in May when Ian Macfarlaine, a well know feline activist based in Thailand, came to Taiwan to help us get started. AT’s first CNR project took place in the Shida area of Taipei. This area was chosen because it has a large population of stray cats who are healthy and well-fed.

Since then, we have focused our CNR efforts on cats in the Tienmu and Danshui areas and dogs in at the Sacred Heart Girls School in Bali, Taipei.

捕 捉、結紮、釋放

救援、治療、接種疫苗、絕育，並且盡力為流浪動物動物尋找永遠的家一直是動物台灣的主要 重心。這是我們目前的努力目標，將來也會繼續下去。然而我們也深知以這種方式所能幫助到的動物非常有限。要增進台灣的動物福利，到底還是需要公眾教育並且 做有效計畫，例如CNR（捕捉－結紮－釋放）。

動物台灣開始在CNR投入更多心力。如果你對CNR（捕捉－結紮－釋放）計畫還感到陌生，簡單地 解釋，就是我們在特定區域裡把健康的流浪狗或貓捕捉，結紮 後再將牠們放回原處。CNR已經在全世界很多國家成功地降低流浪動物的數目。想看看CNR更詳細的說明以及你該如該參與這項計畫，請看電子報裡 Jeremy Davis發表的文章。

藉由來自泰國的野生貓專家 Ian Macfarlaine 的協助，動物台灣從五月著手進行CNR活動。我們的第一個CNR專案在台北的師大區域進行。之所以選擇這裡，是因為那有非常多的貓，牠們健康而且被餵得很 好。

從 那以後，我們在天母和淡水進行貓咪的CNR計畫，以及在巴里的聖心女中進行狗狗的CNR計畫。

Start a CNR project in your neighborhood.

What AT needs to make our CNR campaign a success is volunteers who are willing to take responsibility for an area. We can help you get started by giving you information on what to do, and supplying you with the materials you need, such as nets and traps. If you know of an area that is suitable for doing CNR and are interested in organizing a project for cats or dogs, please contact .

Here are some good sites for you to get further understanding of CNR:

讓CNR 計畫從你家附近開始。

動物台灣需要自願為各區域負責的義工，CNR計畫才能成功施行。我們會告訴你該做些什麼，提供你 需要的材料，例如 網子和陷阱，好幫助你順利開始。如果你知道哪個地區是適合施行貓咪或狗狗的CNR並且有興趣組織一個工作小組，請寄信給 。

這些很棒的網站可以讓您更瞭解CNR︰

What is CNR

    CNR – the program of “Capturing” “Neutering” and “Releasing” stray animals has achieved remarkable success - from the UK and Japan to India and Brazil. You probably agree - it sounds like a good idea but then you think “Well, what can I do about it? Am I supposed to run around capturing strays and whisk them off to the vet for a quick ‘Snip Snip?’ I can’t do that!” True, CNR is not something an individual can practically do alone, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be involved. Virtually everyone in the animal rights movement agrees: it is the ONLY solution to the horrendous problem of strays and is simply too important for you to ignore.

      First of all, a little background on recent experience dealing with strays. The conventional wisdom in Taiwan has been to capture and (after a decent waiting period) kill. The obvious failure of this approach is there for all to see. Captured animals have filled all animal shelters to overflowing. Meanwhile, fast healthy canines (I’ll focus on dogs but it applies to cats as well) having eluded capture, flush with the thrill of the chase … channel their pulsing carnal energies into making MORE little strays to fill the void! And the beat goes on. “Well,” you say, “we just have to be cruel to be kind! We just have to nab all the strays we can and (sob, sob) …put them to sleep.” Wrong again! Besides the basic inhumanity and disrespect for a creature’s right to existence that this solution entails, experience in all countries shows that capturing and killing does not work. The elimination of a group with territorial control over one area simply creates a void soon filled by new strays from adjoining areas. In fact killing strays actually makes the problem worse. Ironically, it creates prime conditions for a population explosion and a more volatile, unstable mix of dogs - a breeding ground for virulent disease and vicious, antisocial behaviour. Conversely, an older, more established community of strays will have achieved a kind of stasis brought about by local immunity to some germs and the dying off of the very sick. There is just one solution to the problem of strays: accept the current population level in any given neighbourhood then capture as many as possible before treating, neutering and releasing them back into their community. Thus a stable population of relatively healthy dogs will assert territoriality and not allow new strays to enter. In time, these ‘resident dogs’ can be captured and adopted or they will die off naturally. However, it is important to remember that unless this process happens ‘city-wide’ strays from “breeding areas” will quickly fill the vacuums created in “neutered areas.”

      So, let’s get back to personal involvement. Step One is the creation of a coordinated stray animal control program established and monitored in all sections of Taipei. How can you help make it happen? Well, start by simply observing. When you walk about your neighbourhood or go for a bike ride, pay attention to the strays you see. Do you notice the same ones over and over (good) or a constant influx of new dogs (bad)? Do you see a lot of very sick or injured animals (very bad)? Do the dogs generally seem calm (good) or agitated (bad)? If your observations are ‘good’ then your neighbourhood has a fairly stable stray population and CNR can proceed. If you notice a lot of ‘bad’ then you have a volatile situation with many new wild dogs fighting for territory, creating new litters and spreading disease. CNR may proceed here too, of course, but capture will be more difficult and there will be a lot more medical treatment (and, unfortunately, euthanasia) required to create a stable, non-breeding population. You might want to take a notebook, camera or voice-recorder around with you. Mark out an area of several square blocks and observe it on a regular basis. Note the dogs you see and when and where you notice them. Giving them names will help you identify them and make the whole exercise more personal and fun too! Then share your findings with the nearest animal shelter. If that shelter is not interested in CNR then ask why not and inquire what they propose to do about it. Of course, if they still believe periodic wide-scale extermination is the answer (I can’t believe that any still do) then point out politely that it obviously isn’t working! (There is lots of literature supporting this, which I’m sure Sean can supply you with.)

      Ultimately, only a coordinated program supported by all of Taipei’s animal shelters will end the shameful disregard of stray dogs in Taipei. The good efforts of the “waigworen” community will not be enough. Unfortunately, there does seem to be a cultural disconnect when it comes to community responsibility. But people are people and no human being enjoys seeing an animal in distress. I believe that all Taiwanese would love to see their cities have the same ambience as their western counterparts – with families strolling through Tien Mu or people biking along the river paths or in the parks with their beloved canine companion running along beside them! A city where ALL the dogs belong to someone and strays are quickly identified, captured and sheltered humanely and safely. In the last hundred years or so, this has happened in such cities as London, Chicago, Vancouver, Frankfurt and Tokyo. It can happen here if we all observe, communicate and … most importantly … care!  

CNR -打造關懷台北

    CNR 這一項＂捕捉、結紮、釋放＂的計畫在英國，日本，印度到巴西等地均獲得空前成功的迴響。這項計畫聽 起來也許頗為可行， 但是仔細想想：我可以怎麼做呢？四處去捕捉流浪動物，然後強制帶到獸醫處，來個快速結紮嗎？這樣是行不通的。 其實ＣＮＲ並非個人可單獨執行的計畫，但這並不是說你就無法參與。實際上所有投入保護動物權益者均同意：這絕對是面對嚴重流浪動物問 題的唯一解決之道，並且其重要性絕不容忽視。

　 　首先我要就最近參與流浪動物活動的經驗與大家分享。在台灣的慣例是捕捉流浪動物之後，等待一段時間若無人認領， 便得將其撲殺。這種方法顯然成效不彰，流浪動物更是擠爆了各地收容所。同時，健康敏捷的狗狗們（以下我會重在狗的身上， 但是對貓來說情況亦然）巧妙地逃避捕捉，牠們將充沛的精力用在製造更多小流浪狗，好填補空間。這種事重複上演。你也許會認為不應有婦 人之仁，我們不得不盡力捕捉流浪狗，並且讓牠們長眠。 大錯特錯！這種解決方式只突顯出對於生物生存權的不人道與不尊重，而且世界各國經驗也顯 示出這種捕捉撲殺行為根本無效。即使進行全區域的全面撲殺，也只會產生出更多空間來容納鄰近的流浪動物。實 際上撲殺流浪動物製造了更嚴重的問題。諷刺的是，這反而製造出流浪動物數量暴增的最佳環境，產生更多不穩定的混合狗 群，並培育出致命疾病與邪惡的反社會行為之溫床。相反地，原有穩定性較高的流浪動物社群會達到某種靜止狀態， 原因是對於某些病菌的局部免疫力及因病相繼死去。要解決流浪動物的問題只有一種方法：接受現有的流浪動物數量， 然後盡可能將其捕捉，進行治療，結紮後再將其放還原生社區。如此一來一群健康的狗狗會守護住牠們的家園，不讓其他外來的流浪狗 介入。假以時日，這些狗都會受到捕捉或領養，要不就是自然地老死。然而要謹記的是，除非能夠全面化進行補捉－結紮－釋放計畫， 否則有朝一日，具生育力的流浪狗遲早會全面佔領結紮流浪狗的地盤。

      所以且讓我們回到個人的參與規劃方面。第一步是在 台北市各個角 落大力推廣流浪動物控制計畫。你可以如何著手協助呢？首先先進行觀察。當你在附近散步或是騎腳踏車時，多留 意流浪動物。你常見到同一群流浪狗（好現象）或是經常有新來的流浪狗混跡其中（壞現象）？你常看到很多生病 或受傷的流浪狗嗎（糟不可言）？ 狗 群們看起來很穩定（好現象）或是情緒暴躁（壞現象）？假使你的觀察結果是好現象，那麼你的社區屬於穩定性高的流浪狗社群， 適合進行捕捉－結紮－釋放計畫。假如你注意到許多壞現象，狗群中不斷有新加入者爭奪地盤，製造髒亂並散播疾病。 當然這時也可以進行ＣＮＲ計畫，只是捕捉難度會增加許多，並且需要更多的醫療（很不幸地包括了安樂死），才能產生出一群穩定 且數量不會續增的流浪狗。你可以隨身攜帶筆記本，相機或錄音機。劃出一塊固定街區，定期前往觀察，記下你在何時何地見過哪些狗。 給牠們取名字，這樣會讓這個過程更有樂趣。然後和附近的流浪動物收容所分享你的觀察。假如該收容所並不熱中於ＣＮＲ計畫， 你不妨請教他們這麼做的原因。當然他們也許仍堅信定期撲殺才是解決之道（我不敢相信這樣的情形依然存在），這時就需要你為他們說明此 法何以不可行。 （你 可以找到許多文獻支持此一論點，並且我相信Sean會樂意為你提供資料。 ）

　 　總之，只有當全台北市的動物收容所均一力支援此計劃，台北的流浪動物悲歌方能終止。光靠一己之力是不夠的。 不幸的是論及社區責任時，這中間似乎有了文化斷層。但是人性依舊在，沒人樂於見到動物的不幸處境。我相信所有台灣人都 樂於見到這裡的城市有著如同西方城市的氛圍，一家大小在天母街頭漫步，沿著河濱步道騎腳踏車，或是在公園裡和他們最忠實的狗狗夥伴一 起慢跑。這樣一個城市裡的狗狗都有所歸屬，流浪動物能被及時發現，捕捉，並且接受安全又人道的照護。在過去一世紀以來，倫敦， 芝加哥，溫哥華，法蘭克福，東京等都市一直都在進行這個計畫。同樣的計畫也會在此地進行，只要大家一起來觀察，溝通， 並且最重要的是，付出關懷。  

      Jeremy Davis