Don’t be afraid of stray dogs!

Taiwan Animal Equality Association promotes people-canine interaction

What should you do if you are chased by a stray dog while cycling or walking in the riverside park? To put an end to such fears, in 2017, Taiwan Animal Equality Association raised “Happy Dogs, Happy People,” a project that uses large-scale board games and online games to educate the public on how to interact with stray dogs safely. Holding signs in their hands, volunteers explain to people safe methods of interacting with stray dogs, what to do if stray dogs become hostile, and how to use gestures and body language to stabilize the behavior of stray dogs, etc.

From child to adult, from community to society, the practice of animal equality starts from the moment we begin to open a friendly space and build a safe environment, little by little creating a positive feedback loop. Taiwan Animal Equality Association sincerely hopes that you will participate in this event, donate money to support animal rights education, and become a guardian of animals.

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在河濱騎車、散步，遇到流浪狗追怎麼辦？為了消弭畏懼感，2017年，動平會舉辦「人與流浪狗安全互動」，藉由大型桌遊體驗、攤位線上遊戲，以教育宣導如何與流浪狗安全互動。志工們手拿著宣導牌子，向民眾說明人與流浪狗互動的安全知識，遇到流浪狗有攻擊敵意時該怎麼辦，如何用手勢和肢體語言安定流浪狗的心理等等。

從孩子到大人，從社區到社會，動物平權的具體實踐－從每個人開啓友善空間的時刻開始，營造友善而安全的環境，形成一點一滴的正向循環。