On Tuesday,
Taiwan made history in every sense of the word, for the country to get honor as
the first in Asia to officially ban cats and dogs meat consumption.
The legislative
Yuan finally approved the Animal Protection Act amendments to punish selling,
purchasing, or consuming cats and dogs’ meat. The fines issues against the
breach of the new laws are pretty much to the point; they range between $50,000
and $2 millions.
Those fines are
only for cats and dogs’ meat sale, purchase, and consumption. But when it comes
to torture, burning or skinning those animals, or any other act that may deliberately
cause them physical pain and suffering, laws rise up to the level of imprisonment
against the defenders.
Those proven
guilty may spend two years in prison as maximum, along with fines from $200,000
to $2 millions.
Repeat defenders
may receive stiffer penalties of one to five years prison-term, along with
fines that ranges between $500,000 and $5 millions.
Taiwan legislative
amendments also addressed some common practices on the part of pet owners that
may put pets at danger. It becomes henceforth illegal to walk animals via motor
vehicles; the act is fined up to $15,000.
With that,
Taiwan can consider itself on the right path to become top animal friendly
nation in Asia.
>> Sign a Petition:Stop Burning And Skinning Cats And Dogs Alive in China, Indonesia, And Korea!
We, as pets lovers should welcome such amendments with wholeheartedly applauses and gratitude, hoping other countries where cats, dogs and other animals still suffer torture, soon join up.
>> Sign a Petition:Stop Burning And Skinning Cats And Dogs Alive in China, Indonesia, And Korea!
We, as pets lovers should welcome such amendments with wholeheartedly applauses and gratitude, hoping other countries where cats, dogs and other animals still suffer torture, soon join up.