‘Cats, Dogs and Pets Street’

Located adjacent to Taipei’s Tonghua Night Market (通化夜市), ‘Cats, Dogs and Pets Street’ attracts the interest of many passersby to the area. However, veterinarians indicate that the intense bright lights inside pet shops, limited mobility for animals and overly long opening times – often until 2am in the morning – may cause low immunity in the animals as well as affect their rest and development.

The adverse affects of such conditions over long periods of time include; sneezing; persistent runny noses; the potential for fever; and even the spread of infectious diseases. Animal protection groups oppose the operating methods of such pet shop business, but since pet shop laws lack clarity, proprietors have amble space to evade regulations. Animal protection groups stress their firm opposition to the overall operations of pet shops and appeal for people to adopt animals instead of buying them, thus putting an end to this vicious cycle.

‘Cats, Dogs and Pets Street’

URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/264977

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貓狗寵物街

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位於台北市通化夜市旁的貓狗寵物街，常吸引路過民眾停留，但櫥窗裡的白光強烈照射，動物活動性也不高，再加上寵物店平均營業至半夜兩點，獸醫師提到，營業時數過長確實會影響休息及發育的時間，造成免疫力低落而有打噴嚏流鼻水，甚至是發燒傳染病蔓延的可能性，而動保團體也不支持寵物店的營業方式，雖然法律上並沒有明確規定，而讓店家有規避的空間，但動保團體也強調，他們對寵物店的整體販售行為都抱持反對的看法，並進一步呼籲，應該以認養代替購買才能杜絕這樣的惡性循環。