Sun, Jun 15, 2008 - Page 13 News List

Animals Taiwan shares the love

Foreigners who started out saving the occasional dog off the street have now moved on to running an officially recognized charity that attracts Taiwanese volunteers with its emphasis on improving animal welfare through education

By Ian Bartholomew  /  STAFF REPORTER

McCormack said Animals Taiwan has plans to find a more visible location, though he recognized this would lead to problems with the dumping of unwanted animals, something that organization has avoided until now through its relatively low profile.

“Even here, we’ve had people dumping their dogs thinking it is our responsibility. We have to make a very brave decision not to take them in, because if we did the floodgates would open. ... We do not want to encourage people to give up responsibility for their animals. ... If we relieve people of their responsibility, we have not helped the animal, and we are not helping other animals,” McCormack said.

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