What You Can do to Help
你可以幫忙些什麼
Animals Taiwan is always looking for volunteers and we know that lots of you want to help out, but it’s sometimes confusing as to exactly what you can do to contribute. That’s why we’ve decided to bring it all together. So no matter what your interests or skills and however much time you have to commit to helping out – there is bound to be something here to appeal. Please have a look at our volunteer options and if anything catches your eye contact , our volunteer coordinator.
動物台灣一直都在尋找志工，而我們知道很多人都想幫忙，但有時大家會對自己該做什麼事感到毫無頭緒。所以我們已經決定進行全面性的彙整。不管你的興趣或技 能是什麼，又能承諾協助我們多少時間，這裡總會有些工作能吸引你。請看看我們目前志工的工作選擇吧，若有什麼吸引您的目光，請連絡我們的志工連絡人

Skills 專業人士
For those who have certain skills that could be beneficial to helping the organization, there is always something you can do. These could be technical skills that could help with the website; or any experience in areas such as publicity, accounting, writing, education, translating or even practical areas such as carpentry for work at the holding center. Often drivers are also required for transporting animals/materials/merchandise to events.
如果您具備任何有益於動物台灣的特殊技能，這裡絕對有你發揮長才的空間。不管你的技能是網站建構，或有關宣導、會計、寫作、教育、翻譯等經驗，甚至是對收 容中心有立即助益的木工，都歡迎加入。我們往往也需要在活動中幫忙運送動物、材料或商品的司機。

Committee Coordinators/Members 部門負責人/成員
For those who have quite a bit of time and are looking to really get involved and take on responsibility, then perhaps you can take an active role in one of the committees. As we are trying to expand our work at the moment, and take a more structured approach, there are two areas that we could really do with volunteers; that is with adoptions and education. Although we have had many adoption successes, there is always more that can be done. Work includes; registration of animals, creating/writing profiles and posters, placing posters and info on websites, and matching those interested in adoption to suitable animals (this requires time commitment to be familiar with the animals). Post adoption there is also a certain amount of follow up checking to do.
如果您有意投入大量時間，並且熱心承擔責任的志工，就可以成為我們的一員。目前我們現在正積極擴大工作內容，並採取更有條理的方式。我們特別需要志工來協 助以下兩個領域，那就是與動物的認養和民眾的教育。雖然過去曾經成功促成許多領養個案，但還是有更多的動物需要找個新家。志工的工作包括：動物的登記，製 作/撰寫簡介和海報，將宣傳海報和資料上傳於網站，把有興趣的領養人和合適的動物配對(這需要相當時間的投入，以熟悉動物)。在領養成功之後，也有一定程 度的追蹤工作。

The aim of the education committee is to provide education on CNR (Catch Neuter Release) projects, why to adopt rather than buy animals from pet shops, and different aspects of responsible pet ownership. Work in this area is at the moment fairly undeveloped so you have the chance to be fundamental in setting up projects. Future plans include creating lesson plans for English workshops on these issues, and becoming more actively involved with community organizations, groups and schools. This may appeal to those with teaching experience, and really requires enthusiastic, pro-active volunteers. We also want to do more networking with other groups with similar aims and doing similar work.
宣導部的職責旨在提供公眾的教育計畫，如：CNR(捕捉、絕育、釋放)、以領養替代購買、各層面的飼主須知培養。目前這方面的工作有相當大的進步空間，所 以你有機會從零開始參與。未來的計劃包括設計與動物福利議題相關的的英語講習教案，並更加積極地參與各類社區組織、團體和學校。這可能可以吸引到具備教學 經驗又熱情積極的志工。我們也希望與其他有類似宗旨的團體做更多的交流工作。

Two hours a week/occasional help (一週兩小時/不定期的志工)
If you can just afford a couple of hours a week, then there are several options. 如果你能每週固定投入數個小時的志願服務工作，可參考以下幾個選項：
1. Become a Committee Member: With a couple of hours a week you can act as a committee member and help the coordinators with jobs such as those above. We also have people working in publicity, animal sponsorship, and events.
成為委員會成員：只要一個星期固定投入幾個小時，就能讓你成為部門的一員，並幫助我們協調上述工作。我們也有部門的成員投入公關工作、動物助養、以及定期 的活動。

2. Help out at the Holding Center: For those more interested in hands on help, why not volunteer at the holding center in Shilin? If you can come on a regular basis – anything from two hours a week, at the same time each week – you can help with the regular routine of feeding, washing, and giving any medicine to the animals. At any one time, we also have up to 50 dogs waiting for a walk. As well as exercise, dog walking helps establish the owner/dog dynamic – making it easier for dogs to find homes later. There is a river side park over the road providing a nice walking environment. In our cat house, there are also cats looking for more cuddles.
收容中心的實地協助：對於那些比較有興趣用雙手協助的志工們，何不親自到士林的收容中心走一趟呢？如果你能在每週同一時間，過來收容中心花兩個小時參與例 行的餵食、清洗，並為動物施予藥物。不管什麼時候，我們都有多達50狗等著要去公園散散步。帶狗兒們散步就像運動的效果一樣，有助於建立人/狗之間的關係 -使得我們日後更容易為狗狗尋找新家。收容中心前有條河及河濱公園，提供了很好的步行環境。在我們的貓屋，也有著貓等待著更多的擁抱喔 。

3. Volunteer at an Event: AnimalsTaiwan holds two regular events; at Grandma Nittie’s in Shida on a Sunday, and in Tienmu on every other Saturday. These run from 4pm till close around 10pm and are manned on a shift basis. You can volunteer for these or other AT events on an occasional basis.
在定期的活動中擔任志工：動物台灣舉行兩種定期活動，每週日於師大路中西美食的跳蚤市場，及每隔週六於天母廣場的募款活動。這些活動，通常從下午4:00 到接近晚上10時左右為止，並且是以志工輪班的方式運作。你可以定期或不定期地來這些活動當志工。

4. Sponsor an Animal: Don’t forget it is also possible to help through sponsorship. For NT$500 a month you can choose to sponsor one of the animals, leaving general funding available for education and promoting long term projects.
助養一隻動物吧：別忘了，你也可以透過贊助來幫忙。一個月只要新台幣500元，您可以選擇贊助其中一隻動物，好讓其它的經費可用於教育和更為長遠的計畫 上。

Our Volunteers--Claire Tyrrell
Although I was aware of Animals Taiwan for some time, it was when I decided to help out a little stray cat that I first really looked in to what they were doing. I had taken the kitten to the vet on a couple of occasions, and he had come to the conclusion that I was his new mummy. To be honest I wasn't so convinced of the idea, and was hoping that Animals Taiwan would offer a solution as to what to do with the cat. However, as I learnt about their work, it offered more inspiration than quick fix. For one, I figured that if these volunteers could put so much of their time into trying to change things for the better here in Taipei, as well as looking after and re-homing a large group of dogs and cats, then the least I could do was offer a home to this little cat. Of course now I wouldn't be without him, and I'd go as far as to say he's changed my life for the better. So, my little “Psycho” will be heading back to England with me later in the year.
雖然我早已曉得動物台灣，不過直到後來要幫助一隻小流浪貓時，我才第一次真正瞭解他們在做些什麼。當時我帶著小貓去看了兩次獸醫，結果他就要把我當成牠的 新媽媽。老實說我不確信這樣好不好，於是便希望動物台灣能教我該拿這隻小貓怎麼辦。不過，正如我知道的，他們提供精神鼓勵多於應急之道。我想通了，如果這 些志工可以投入這麼多時間在為了使台北這個地方變得更好的事情上，以及照顧一大群狗和貓並且為牠們找尋新家，那 麼，至少我可以做到的就是給這隻小貓一個安穩的家。當然現在我已經不能沒有牠了，而且我得說牠真的讓我的生活變好太多。所以，我的小瘋貓 (Psycho) 今年底將同我一塊回到英國。

However, seeing such a problem with strays in the area that I was living, I also wanted to get more involved. So I contacted the organization and met up with Michelle one day at the holding center in Shilin. Ok, so a welcome by around 50 excitable dogs might have been kind of overwhelming, but it was certainly a fun few hours spent walking some of the dogs in the riverside park just over the road. Sean explained that walking the dogs not only provided the obvious exercise for the dogs, but equally as importantly, it helps train them. The ultimate aim is to find homes for the dogs, and they have more chance if the dog/owner dynamic is already established.
然而，看到自己居住的地方有流浪動物的問題，我真希望能幫上點忙。所以我就聯絡了這個組織，並在士林的收容中心見到了Michelle。好呀！被大約50 隻興奮的狗兒一起歡迎可能有點讓人吃不消，不過帶著狗兒在馬路過去的河濱公園待上幾個小時卻是很快樂的事情。Sean解釋 說，帶狗兒散步不僅是讓牠們運動也有助於訓練。因為最終的目標是為牠們尋找家園，及早建立與人類的互動就能給牠們帶來更多機會。

I was also happy to help out at the Pet Festival this January, which not only gave me the opportunity to meet some of the other volunteers (and play with the animals!) but it was a great chance to learn about the organization. It gives you an insight into the dedication of the people involved, the public's positive reaction to the work, and also allows you to see that the adoption and sponsorship programs work – when someone invariably falls in love with one of the dogs or cats there! When you have faith in the organization and what they are doing, then you know that your bit also makes a difference- while allowing you to have some fun along the way.
很高興今年1月份的寵物節我有去幫忙，不僅讓我見到其他志工（還跟動物們玩耍！ ） ，也給我瞭解這個組織的最好機會。你可以看到人們是如何參與及奉獻，大眾對這份努力的正面回應，而且還可以讓你看到，認養和贊助的計劃是如何落實－當總是 會有人愛上那些貓狗的其中之一；當你對這個組織和他們所做的產生信念，那麼你就知道其實你也可以讓這一切稍微有點不同！－讓你在這條幫助流浪動物的路上不 斷得到快樂。

Three New Committees Recently Established
Three new Committees were started up this month; Adoptions, Education and Publicity. If you would like to join one of these Committees please get in touch with the Committee Coordinator and he or she will let you know how you can help! (Please see Claire Tyrrell's article on “volunteering” for more details on how you can get involved with one of these teams.)

Adoptions Team
English Coordinator: .
Chinese Coordinator:

In an effort to increase the adoption and fostering of our animals, AT recently formed an Adoptions Team. The primary goal of the team is to find permanent and temporary homes for the animals in AnimalsTaiwan's care.

Despite the fact that he is currently living in Guatemala, has volunteered to be the English Adoptions Coordinator. , our Operations Manager, is the Chinese speaking Coordinator. Please contact Sean or Brandy if you want to help with adoptions.

The responsibilities of the Committee include the following:

• Ensure that all animals have been vaccinated, micro-chipped, de-sexed and have an up to date bilingual adoption profile.
• Interview and screen potential adopters.
• Maintain contact with adopters after adoption.
• Bring animals to events for adoption.
• Write, translate and post adoption profiles on websites, forums.
• Create adoption videos to post on the internet.

Education Committee
Education Committee Coordinator:

In order to make education more of a priority, AT recently established an Education Committee. The primary goals of the Committee are to promote respect and compassion for animals, reduce the overpopulation of dogs and cats by educating about the importance of de-sexing pets and the advantages of CNR, encourage individuals to adopt animals from a shelter instead of buying them from a pet store or breeder, and educate pet owners on responsible pet ownership. Patricia Kortmann, who is very active with CNR, has volunteered to be AT's new Education Coordinator.

Because the Education Committee is just in the beginning stages, it needs as many volunteers as possible to build it up and make it a reality. The Committee plans to focus its attention on four main areas: Youth Education, CNR, Adoption, and Responsible Pet Ownership.

YOUTH EDUCATION:
Young people obviously represent the future in Taiwan. For this reason, AT thinks it is very important to direct our energy into educating youth about animal welfare issues. The Committee's plan is to give workshops to Kindergarten, Elementary and Junior High age students. In order to do this we need volunteers to assist us with:

• Writing lessons about animal welfare issues.
• Doing workshops (this could involve visiting schools with some of our animals or giving a tour of the holding center to classes of students)
• Organizing essay contests.
• Designing a “Kids” section on our website. In this section we will feature artwork and essays by schoolchildren. Our plan is to can contact schools, kindergartens and cram schools to get them involved with this program. If you are a teacher who is interested in getting involved with this program and/or think your school would like to participate please contact .

CNR:
CNR (Capture-Neuter_Release) is one of the most effective methods of reducing the population of strays in Taiwan. The Committee's plan is to educate the public about the advantages of CNR, teach people how to start a CNR group in their community, and network with groups that are currently doing CNR. Patricia Kortmann, our Education Committee Coordinator, is very active in this area. Please contact about CNR.

ADOPTION:
A third area of interest for the Education Committee is adoption. Despite the fact that there are thousands and thousands of stray dogs and cats on the streets, people still continue to buy pets from a pet store or breeder. AT would like to discourage people from buying store dogs and encourage them to adopt an animal from an animal shelter. We plan to do this by dispelling some of the myths much of the public has about stray dogs and opening their eyes to the horrors that stray animals face living on the street or in a government shelter (where they are killed after ten days!)

RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP:
Oftentimes it is ignorance rather than cruelty which causes pet “owners” to mistreat their pets. By educating people about how to treat pets properly the Education Committee hopes to end some of the suffering these animals face. We will also offer pet owners practical advice such as training tips, information on good vets and kennels, advice on flying your pet overseas.

If you are interested in joining the Education Team please contact

If you are particularly interested in writing articles on any of the topics listed above please contact

Publicity Team
Publicity Coordinator:

To garner more publicity and public awareness to AT, we have recruited a new Publicity Coordinator, Alice Chen, who works as a PR consultant for her day job. Besides using the media as a channel for publicity, the Publicity Team is also planning on inviting influential individuals (bloggers/public figures) to assist in publicizing AT and its cause.

The responsibilities of the Committee include the following:

• Compile an extensive media list
• Build, enhance and maintain media relations
• Write and distribute press materials
• Identify publicity opportunities
• Identify, communicate and work with influential individuals

If you are interested in joining the Publicity Team please contact

動 物台灣成立三個新部門
動物台灣即將在本月成立三個部門：認養部、宣導部和公關部 ，有意參加其中任何一部者，歡迎與部門協調人聯絡 ，以更進一步瞭解工作內容。（欲知更多詳情，請參見 Claire Tyrrell 所撰寫的文章「志工須知」，能幫你更加融入各部門的工作內容。）

認 養部
英語負責人：
中文負責人：

為了增加動物台灣的認養率和寄養率，我們最近成立認養小組 ，旨在幫名下的動物找到永久居住或暫時落腳的家。 雖然 目前住在瓜地馬拉，卻仍然擔任認養部英語負責人之職。 我們的活動經理 則擔任中文負責人。有意幫助認養活動者，請聯 絡以上兩位。

認養部的責任範圍如下：

• 確保所有動物都經過疫苗注射、植入晶片、結紮，並備有中英文的簡介 檔案
• 面試與篩選有意認養者
• 在認養手續完成後，與認養者保持聯絡
• 將動物帶到活動場地開放認養
• 撰寫與翻譯認養小檔案，並將其公布在網站或論壇上
• 複製認養小影片，並公布在網站上

宣 導部
宣導部負責人： )

為了將教育宣導列為動物台灣的主要工作內容之一，我們最近新 成立宣 導部，旨在促進國人對動物的尊重與關懷，宣導結紮與 TNR 的好處，以減少流浪貓狗的數量：同時鼓勵大家捨棄傳統到寵物店或繁 殖場購買動物的方式，改到收容所認養貓狗；並且教育飼主負起關照寵 物的責任。 Patricia Kortmann 一向積極宣導 CNR 不遺餘力，並且自願成為動物台灣的認養部負責人。

由於宣導部仍處於草創期，所以特別需要大量志工的投入 ，才能實現宣導部的宗旨。宣導部計畫著重於四個要點：孩童教育、 CNR 、認養活動和飼主責任宣導。

孩 童教育：
幼童代表台灣的未來，正因為如此，動物台灣認為從將宣導動物福利的 精力投注在國家的幼苗身上，是我們刻不容緩的責任 。宣導部計畫到幼稚園、小學和國中去進行講習，同時我們也有意招募 更多志工加入這個行列：

• 撰寫有關動物福利議題的課程內容
• 舉行講習會（包括帶協會名下的動物到學校參訪，或帶領學生參觀收容 中心
• 舉辦作文比賽
• 在網站上另闢「幼童專區」，專門放置學童的畫作和文章 。宣導部同時可主動接觸校方，邀請他們一同參與。如果您是教師 ，有意參與這項活動，或認為在職校方可能有意參與，請聯絡 。

CNR:
CNR ( 捕捉、結紮、放養 ) 在台灣是減低流浪動物數目最有效的方法之一，宣導組計畫教育大眾有 關 CNR 的好處，鼓勵民眾在自家社區進行 CNR 的活動，並與其他已經開始著手的團體形成互助網路。宣導部負責人 Patricia Kortmann 擁有無比熱忱，有關 CNR 的問題歡迎向她提問。

認 養活動：
宣導部將三分之一的精力投注在認養活動上。雖然街上早有成千上萬的 流浪貓狗，大家依舊向寵物店和飼主購買寵物。動物台灣要勸阻人們購 買商店裡的狗兒，並鼓勵他們到收容所去領養動物。我們計畫消除大眾 對流浪狗的迷思，讓他們看到流浪動物在街上生活所必須面對的恐怖景 象，以及公共收容所的殘酷無情（進入收容所十天後牠們便遭到撲殺 ）。

飼 主責任宣導：
通常飼主虐待寵物的主因是來自無知而非殘忍。宣導部希望能給予飼主 適當的教育，來幫助動物早日終結受苦的命運。我們也會提供飼主實用 的建議，例如訓練技巧、優良獸醫和受容所，以及如何帶寵物出國等資訊。

如果你有意參與宣導部的活動，請聯絡 。如果您有意撰寫關於上述任一議題的相關報導，請聯絡

公關部的工作內容如下：

• 彙整製作媒體名單
• 建立、促進與鞏固媒體人脈
• 撰寫並分送新聞稿
• 掌握任何露出的機會
• 掌握並維繫與名人的關係

如果你有意加入公關部，請聯絡