Over two years ago, a black stray dog wandered onto the Sun Yat-sen Freeway and has lived ever since on the central island of the freeway, under bad conditions, perhaps because it dares not cross the busy road again.
The medium-sized dog lives on the central island between Changhua Interchange and Yuanlin Toll Station in central Taiwan.
The dog lives on food thrown at it by drivers. Since the place is located at the 209th kilometer of the freeway, local police have called the dog "209," while reporters at National Traffic Network of the Police radio station call it the "dog of Changhua."
PHOTO: YEN HUNG-CHUN, TAIPEI TIMES
"I bet it is the stray dog that has survived the longest on a freeway island," said a driver surnamed Yen (
Yen first noticed "209" on a rainy morning over two years ago and he saw it again at the same location the next day.
Nobody knows exactly where "209" is from.
Local police said that it usually lingers on the 1m-wide island between Changhua Interchange, located at the 200th kilometer of the freeway, and Yuanlin Toll Station, at the 216th kilometer of the freeway.
Numerous drivers called Police Radio Station to show their concern, and "209" became famous.
A woman surnamed Lai (
Lai said that she feels happy whenever she sees "209," because it is good to know that the dog is still alive. She hopes it will be leave the freeway someday, because a wide and beautiful world is waiting for it on the other side of the road, she said.
Local police said that "209" mostly waits for food around the 209th kilometer of the freeway between 7am and 9am when drivers go to work and between 4pm and 6pm when they go off work.
It is a miracle that "209" has survived under such difficult conditions, they added.
In response to the case, workers from Taichung Universal Animal Protection Association said they would provide necessary tools and assistance to local police to move "209" from the island.
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