November's Report

Here is the report for November, hope you like the Read
Wow! November has been a jam packed month, with many rescues and quite a few adoptions as well as worthwhile events.
Remember Christmas is just round the corner and we still have our facebook flea market page as well as now a second hand book page too.
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Our last Grandma Nitti’s flea market for this year will be on December 17th From 4pm to 10pm.
Also Animals Taiwan is putting out an appeal for any one who could donate a large refrigerator. One of ours has just broken and with Chinese New Year quickly approaching we’ll need one for the long holiday. Please contact our centre 02-28338820 if you can help in this area.


Mare who has been fostering Kiki, one of our blind cats, for a long time has decided to adopt her. Kiki has become one of the family and Mare couldn’t imagine her home without her. We are so happy for Kiki and know she’s in very good hands.
Denise who is Mistletoe’s foster mommy has also decided to adopt Mistletoe. Mistletoe was always a reserved and shy cat, but since living with Denise she has opened up and is becoming a loving house cat. Denise will be moving back to Canada next year and we’re looking for someone who would be able to take Mistletoe back to Canada for her.
Melody has also finally been adopted. Melody came up to us during a CNR project in the mountains. She’s been with us for a few months and has finally found her forever mommy.
Three more kittens have also found loving homes Puma, Zoro, and Sasha. We are so happy they have all gone to great homes where they will be loved forever.
And we are also so happy to announce that Henry the Poodle has gone on a tryout. Little Henry has gone on 3 tryouts so far and none of them have worked out for various reasons. Poor Henry never gave up though, he always has high sprits and greets everyone with love and kisses. He is the perfect companion and even though he is a senior dog he has a lot of energy and love to give. We hope this tryout goes well and Henry has finally found his forever home.


Three kittens were resced from an area near Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. We’ve named them Domino, Checkers and Ace. They came to us with Otodectes and Ascarid, but after medical care they are doing well and are very healthy, active and friendly. They now looking for forever homes.

One of our TNR volunteers rescued two wonderful cats Chien Chein and Xiao Dai. Poor Chein Chein was a victim of a car accident but after medical care and love and attention he has recovered well.

Xiao Dai had a serious eye infection which has left her blind, but as we have seen with our previous rescues this doesn’t hold her back. They are both very loving and affectionate cats and are now waiting for that special person to take them home.
SanBan was rescued from a TNR area in Taipei. She was found bleeding with a broken leg. Her leg was too badly hurt to heal so it was decided that she would be better off if it was removed. She has recovered well from her surgery and is now healthy. She is still a little wild but we are working with her to help her become more friendly and loving. We hope after a while she’ll settle down and we’ll be able to find her a loving home.
Hannah the Husky was rescued from a TNR area where people where feeding her but she was very thin and malnourished. She’d had a litter of five puppies about a month or so earlier. Four of the puppies had already been taken by people which just left one, Cartier. Cartier was taken into foster care and has already found a happy home. Hannah has now been spayed and is ready for her forever home. She’s super friendly to both people and other dogs and we’re sure she’ll find a home soon.
Baily the Border Collie/Collie mix was found wondering round a department store. He was very nervous and had no collar or microchip. He’s been neutered and vaccinated and is now looking for that loving home. He’s still a little nervous but has no aggression.
Four more kittens were rescued from a bus station. They are super friendly and loving. They are all healthy and we’ve named them Ramese, Kesi, Mesi and Tux. We know they will find loving homes very quickly.
Van Gogh was rescued a month or so ago by a lady and he’s been on several adoptions. However, because he was scared and not sure of his surroundings he was a little protective and could sometimes snap at people, so he was then sent to the Ping Shi shelter. We decided to put him in foster care to see if we could adust his temperamen. After a couple of weeks of foster care he has settled down well and now doesn’t snap at all. He knows what he is allowed to do and is a very loving dog. Van Gogh is a one eared red poodle. It seems he was born with only one ear and this could be a result of the bad breeding that goes on in Taiwan. We know Van will find a loving home soon.
A very sweet tiny kitten who we’ve named Alina was rescued while one of our volunteers was doing TNR. She’s very sweet and healthy and we know she’ll be snapped up soon.
A poor little doggie was hit by a car and has been severly paralyzed. He was very close to passing, but a couple of very kind volunteers helped him recover, but they soon realized they had taken on too much and couldn’t afford his care and also the time it takes to care for him. So they decided to take him to Taipei City Shelter. We have good relations with the shelter and we were called in to see if we could offer any help. We decided to do all we could to help this little boy.He is now at the centre under daily care. He has very bad open wounds on all his four legs and is unable to stand by himself at this point. We are looking into getting a specially made wheelchair for him. We will keep everyone updated on his progress.
North, South and West have gone into foster care and we hope with a little one on one attention they will soon find a loving home to call their own.
Not all our rescues go our way and we have some sad news this month.
A dog paralyzed from the waist down and with very swollen legsand paws was noticed lying in a park by one of our volunteers. He was taken immediately to the vet for care. Unfortunatly after 2 days of intensive care at the vet he still passed away. He was too weak and his injuries were too severe. We know he is in a better place now and we hope he felt loved and cared for in his last few days.
A little pup was caught during a CNR project. He was found to be very weak and had a neck injury. On further investigation it was found that he had a rubber band stuck around his neck, which had caused a serious infection and had damaged his windpipe. Unfortunately the little boy was too weak and tramatized by the injury and passed away during surgery.


During November we completed 90 cat TNRs. During the winter months we will see a slight decline in cat TNR as we need to make sure they are healthy and well before they can be caught and released. This brings the total since April up to 943.
Also during November we have completed 5 female and 8 male CNR dogs. CNR for dogs is always lower as we need to have space for them to recover before releasing them.

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We’d also like to say a huge thank you to Nestle for their continued support of dog and cat food for our CNR/TNR projects.
Come and check out our facebook page to keep updated on regular adoptions, events and much more.
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As always with all our rescues we never put a dog or cat to sleep unless the animal is suffering greatly with not much chance of recovery. We will always do our best to make sure every animal is given the best treatment and best opportunity to live a happy and loving life.
We are able to continue these rescues and adoptions thanks to your generosity.
If you would like to be kept up to date with stories and photos on our progress you can now check out our blog ; http://animalstaiwan.blogspot.com/
Please continue check out our webpage and pass it on to any friends or family members. There are always some wonderful dogs up for adoption, so if you have any friends or family interested in adopting, please show them our website. www.animalstaiwan.org
Remember Adopting saves lives! Please educate those around you to get their animal de-sexed and micro chipped to help decrease the stray population.

Moby and me

Moby and Me

We wanted to rescue a dog. I had just quit my job as a journalist in Singapore when we moved to Taiwan in April 2008. Trapped at home while my hubby Mun Yew slaved at work, I thought how nice to have a dog for companionship. I could take it with me on my hikes up Elephant Mountain or when I popped down the street to the Wellcome.

We had a look at the pet shops on Keelung Road and were quite taken with the puppies. But deep down, I felt it would be much better to give an abandoned dog a home. That’s how we found ourselves at the Animals Taiwan shelter in Beitou. It was our first time in any sort of animal shelter. The dogs were frantically barking and leaping up and down. Some had their legs amputated and were scurrying around in wheelchairs.

None really caught our eye but as we were leaving, Mun Yew spotted a long-haired dog that looked like a wolf. She stood on a table, high above the other dogs. She was calm and did not bark at all. When they took her out of the pen, she didn’t acknowledge us at all. “She’s a very shy dog,” said Arnold, the young volunteer there. “She’s not a dog dog.” What did that mean? She doesn’t like other dogs, he replied.

We later found out she didn’t even like people. In fact, she’s terrified of strangers - as well as umbrellas, suitcases, and anything that’s made of black leather. She had probably been cruelly abused. Moby was found by animal rescuers in Jinshan with a broken leg. She was tied to a tree and left to die.

With the two of us, from day one, she has been the best dog in the world. But if someone comes to our apartment, she goes beserk with fear. In the park, she tries to attack other dogs. At the vet, we have to muzzle her. I can’t take her up Elephant Mountain. I don’t even dare take her to the Wellcome.

We took her to Dr Dog, the training school. And quit after two classes. We bought celebrity dog whisperer Cesar Milan’s books and watched his TV show. Then came Angus, our Taiwanese dog trainer. Except he doesn’t train dogs, he trains owners. Be the pack leader, he would bellow in Chinese. Don’t spoil her.

During each session, we would make progress. But after he left, we were inconsistent. I hand fed her if she wouldn’t eat. Put her on my lap when she was upset. I flunked as an alpha male and Mun Yew was only marginally better.

Three years on, Moby has made some progress. She eats only after we give her the OK signal. She knows basic commands like “stay”, “rest” and “ball”. She never jumps onto the sofa or enters the bedrooms. She’s always so happy when we come home, relieved we haven’t abandoned her.

But she still goes berserk when someone comes to the house. She still attacks small dogs in the park. She’s not the type of canine companion I had in mind when I harassed the hubby for a dog. But through her, I’ve learnt to be more patient, more disciplined and more accepting of little flaws. I’ve learnt that you don’t always get what you want but that life can be more interesting and fulfilling because of that. And, best of all, our dog’s brought us closer together. We set out to rescue a dog but in many ways, Moby rescued us.

Sunita and Mun Yew moved back to Singapore at the end of 2011. They took Moby with them.

Ducky went home!!

Ducky went home!!

A few days ago, the lost and homeless ducky was brought to our shelter, and it was old and almost blind. Yesterday, one of our staffs took it to vet for scanning chip to find out where it's master was and help it home. Fortunately, throught chip registration we rapidly contacted it's master and she went fastly to bring it home.

A wireless phone is needed

A wireless phone is needed

Animals Taiwan is urgent to need a wireless phone to use. If you're willing to donate one to us, please contact us enquires@animalstaiwan.org Or perhaps you would like to buy one for us with a donation that we can purchase one, please contact 02-28338820 to find out how to donate.

A refrigerator Is Needed

A Refrigerator Is Needed
Animals Taiwan is urgent to need a new or used refirgerator( either one of them on the left side pictures) to use for storing animals' food.
If you are willing to donate either one of them to us, please contact us enquires@animalstaiwan.org Or perhaps you would like to buy one for us with donation that we can purchase one, please contact 02-28338820 to find out how to donate .

A washing machine is needed

A washing machine is needed

Animals Taiwan is urgent to need a new or used waching machine to clean animals sheets. If you're willing to donate one to us, please contact us equires@animalstaiwan.org Or perhaps you would like to buy for us with a donation that we can purchase one, please contact 02-28338820 to find out how to donate.

Ramses, the kitten needs a home

I'm Ramses and as the name implies i'm regal. I'm a laid back loving male tabby kitten and i'm looking for that special home. Come and meet me at Animals Taiwan call 02-28338820 or email adoptions@animalstaiwan.org for more information about me.

哈囉，我是Ramses，這個名字代表著＂帝王＂的意思。我是個既慵懶又親人的小虎斑公貓，希望能找到一個特別的家。請來動物台灣看看我吧。動物台灣電話:02-28338820 email:adoptions@animalstaiwan.org

Ace, the kitten needs a home

My name is Ace and i'm a little girl of 2 months old. I'm sweet and loving and looking for that forever home.

Please contact adoptions@animalstaiwan.org or call 02-28338820 if you'd like to meet her.

我叫做Ace，現在兩個月大，是個親人可愛的小女生喔。希望可以趕快找到一個溫暖的家。如果你想要來看看我，請與動物台灣聯絡：電話:02-28338820email:adoptions@animalstaiwan.org

Adidas, the kitten needs a home小Adidas需要一個家

This is little Adidas - She's a wonderful little kitten about 2-3 months old. She would really like to find a loving home.
Please call our centre 02-28338820 or email adoptions@animalstaiwan.org if you are interested in adopting this little lady.

這是小Adidas，她是一隻很乖的小貓，目前約兩三個月大。她需要一個甜蜜的家。如果你想認養或認識她，請聯絡動物台灣：電話:02-28338820 email:adoptions@animalstaiwan.org

Tux, the kitten needs a home 小貓Tux想要一個家

I'm Tux and i'm a little shy but i'll warm up quickly. I'm a little girl and would love a loving home. Come and meet me at Animals Taiwan call :02-28338820 or email adoptions@animalstaiwan.org for more information about me.

我叫做Tux，是個小女生，面對不熟的人我一開始會有點害羞，但馬上就不會了；我好希望能找到一個充滿愛的家，請來動物台灣看看我吧！動物台灣連絡電話：02-28338820，信箱：doptions@animalstaiwan.org　

Little Kesi Looking for a Home 小Kesi想要一個家

My name is Kesi and I'm an adorable female tabby kitten. Come and meet me at Animals Taiwan call 02-28338820 or email adoptions@animalstaiwan.org for more information about me.

我叫做Kesi，是個可愛漂亮的虎斑小女孩。趕快來動物台灣認識我吧！動物台灣電話：02-28338820ｅｍａｉｌ：adoptions@animalstaiwan.org

活潑親人的 Hannah 哈士奇想要一個家.

活潑親人的 Hannah 哈士奇想要一個家.

歡迎來協會看看她, 也請大家幫她做廣告, 希望能為她找一個幸福的新家.

請聯絡協會 02-28338820 or email adoptions@animalstaiwan.org

Missing Dog -Pipi

PiPi was lost on Tuesday October 4, 2011, around LiNon Park in Beitou.
Pipi is a white mixed breed dog.
She already 13 yeas old and is somewhat blind and deaf.
She is shy but does not bite.
Please contact Ms. Chen at 0919-588932 or 02-28201281 if you have any information that could help find PiPi.

Help Betty Fly to Washington D.C. in January 2012

Are you flying to Washington D.C. around the beginning of January 2012?? Would you like to help our little Betty get home? Please contact Liza@animalstaiwan.org if you can help us transport our furry friend Betty home to Washington D.C.

Animals Taiwan WAD Charity Gala Ball - Thank you!

Dear Friends,

Because of you, the Animals Taiwan World Animal Day Charity Gala was a resounding success.

We appreciate your participation and generosity.

e were able to raise NTD1,100,000.00 towards finding a new rescue center.

It is people like you who make the world a little better place for our animal companions.

We look forward to seeing you in other charity events where we could, once again, help needy animals in Taiwan.

With warm regards and best wishes,

Mayumi

Where r u?

Animals Taiwan will be attending a two day event to spread awareness of strays in Taiwan

http://www.facebook.com/tsaca

please come by and support this cause

3 kittens were rescued and up for adoption

Waffle and Syrup and Tea

Waffle is a female tabby kitten about 2 months old. A little shy at the moment but doing much better

Syrup is a female ginger and white kitten about 4 months old. Also a little shy but can be held and loves a head rub.


Tea is a female ginger and white kitten about 2 months old. Also a little shy but can be held.

please contact adoptions@animalstaiwan.org or call 02-28338820 if you are interested in adopting one of these little girls.

Violet needs a permanent/temporary home.

Hi everyone, my name is Violet. I have a spine malformation, which means I can't walk properly. I most surely would have died had I not been rescued from the side of the road. The vet believes that with the aid of a wheelchair, which Animals Taiwan will get for me, I'll build up muscles and strengthen my spine. I'm a loving two-month-old little girl and all I want in life is to be loved. Could you be that special person? Please contact Animals Taiwan at 02-28338820 or email inquiries@animalstaiwan.org to find out more about me.

Hucky

Animals Taiwan Aug report.

August has been a very fulfilling month with many adoptions and lots going on. We are still preparing for our first ever Gala Ball and have been overwhelmed with the support from our sponsors.


Also our TNR projects have been in full swing. We are now working with many volunteers and vets around the Taipei area and what’s more the government is now starting to listen and see how successful we are.

We’ve continued helping the Ping Shi shelter and have had great success with adoptions from there.

We’ve also started an online flea market on our facebook page where everyone can see our items for sale and get great bargains while helping the needy animals.

Adoptions and Fostering

We’ve had a total of 13 successful adoptions this month and hope to continue this great momentum.

We’ve had many puppies come into the centre recently from CNR projects and from various other rescues.

Rome and Naples are from the CNR project last month in Hsin Tien and have now found loving homes.

Surf is one of the four puppies dumped on our doorstep one hot morning. He has now been adopted into a loving home.

Soybean the last puppy from the Mucha drain pipe rescue has finally found a loving mum and it means that everyone at AT still gets to see her. Our staff member ShiTing has adopted Soybean and they are inseparable.

East, one of the four puppies from another CNR project in Hsin Tien has also found a loving home. We hope his brothers and sisters are going to be as lucky.

We are so happy to report that Foxy and A-Mei two of our longer term doggies have been adopted. We were worried about Foxy because although she is beautiful and a small breed dog, she is very shy and nervous around people. However, finally a loving family who are willing to look past this have taken her home. She’s doing much better and now comes to sit by her new mommy.

Ninja, who was brought out of the Ping Shi shelter found a new home within 7 days. He’s a very loving boy and we knew he’d find a home quickly.

Everyone was sad and happy to see A-Mei go to her new home. A-Mei has been the star of many of our events and everyone who comes to our centre gets a kiss and a cuddle from her. She has finally found her forever home and is doing great.

Two of the cats that we brought down from the Ping Shi shelter were adopted quite quickly. Danish the ginger and white boy and Bibi the smaller white Persian. Both have gone to loving homes and can finally get the attention and love they deserve.

Little Nami is the first of the 4 little black kittens to be adopted into a loving home and w hope her brothers and sisters will also find loving homes soon.

We’re also really happy that two of our adult cats, Ningbau and Peanut found loving homes.

We are always happy to report adoptions and it gives us the drive to push harder and try to find homes for all our loving furry friends. Many people over look the adult cats and dogs as they don’t think they will be as easy to train or adapt to a new home. This isn’t true, given the chance all our furry friends will adapt quickly and be more than willing to get some training. All they need is love.

On the fostering front we are happy to report that Julian, one of our wheelchair dogs, has been taken into foster care by one of our board of directors. Julian was having problems with his legs and needed more one on one care. He has already started to put on weight and is zooming around his new home showing his new foster brothers and sisters how fast he can go.

Rescues 救援

A feeding lady near our centre was feeding the dogs one morning when Awang, one of the dogs she feeds run out of the bushes and straight into the road. He as badly hit by a car and was in terrible pain. The feeding lady didn’t know how to handle the situation as this dog has a reputation of not being so friendly, so she called us. We went out and managed to catch Awang without too much trouble. After a vet check up it was found that he had a broken spine and wouldn’t be able to use his back legs. He has had treatment and now has a new BMW wheelchair. It took him some time to get used to the chair but finally he’s now on the mend. He spent most of August with us and now the feeding lady has taken him back and will continue to look after him.

A supporter of Animals Taiwan found 4 little kittens in a box dumped on the side of the road. Vivi, Nami, Zoro and Luffy were very small and needed help with feeding. The rescuers took them in and helped them until they were able to eat by themselves. Then they were brought to our centre for adoption. Nami has already gone to a loving home.

One morning our neighbours came running over to our centre to let us know that 4young puppies had been dumped on our doorstep. It was a hot August morning and the puppies had no shade, food or water. We did catch the lady on camera dumping the puppies on our doorstep and we have reported her to the authorities. It was irresponsible of her to do this and endangered the puppies’ lives. Luckily, they were ok and we found them quickly. Flash, Charlotte, Little Cotton are doing well. Surf has already been adopted.

We got a call from a volunteer about 3 puppies in the mountains where she goes for her morning walk. She informed us that one of the puppies couldn’t walk properly and was dragging her back legs. We set off out to find her and it took quite awhile driving round the mountains. Eventually, we found the spot and got out of the car and called. Violet made a whining sound and we rushed to the bush to find her. She let us pick her up and quickly gave us a kiss. After the vet examined her it was found that she has a malformed spine, either from birth or she was hit by a car or something very early on in life. As the spine isn’t broken she still has feeling in her back legs and can move them, she’s just unable to stand up. The vet feels that with the help of a sling and a wheelchair she’ll start to build muscles in her legs and her spine should start to straighten out. She’s already looking much better and wants nothing more than cuddles.

This month we took two dogs and a kitten from the Ping Shi shelter.

Ninja, small white dog, who is very friendly and playful, got adopted within 7 days of being at our centre. He’s now very happy in his new home getting the love and attention he craves.

Hucky, brown Husky, will be flying to Seattle in September. We decided to take her out of the shelter and send her to America as Taiwan is not the right climate for a Husky and she was learning bad habits being in the shelter. Huskies need a lot of exercise and also mental stimulation which she wasn’t getting at the shelter. She’s off to an animal behaviourist in Seattle where she’ll receive training before finding a loving new home.

We also took a little kitten, Joker, as there isn’t much chance of this kitten being adopted while being in the mountains at the Ping Shi shelter.

Shorty was brought to our centre after being caught during a TNR project. She’s friendly and has a chance to find a good home. Unfortunately she has FIV; however, this won’t stop us persevering to find a loving home for her.

While in the Tiamue mountains on a CNR project we came across a mother and 8 puppies. We realized that these little boys and girls wouldn’t survive long in the mountains so we decided to take them in to find them new homes. One of our wonderful volunteers and supporters has taken them in and has already found homes for 4of them. We have our fingers crossed that the rest of them will find loving homes soon.

A little kitten now named Cha-cha was found under a car. He had many wounds on his body and was found to have bad diarrhoea and malnourished. After receiving treatment Chacha recovered fully and has already found a forever home.

Finally some bad news, a little kitten was rescued after a bad car accident. He was taken to a vet immediately, but his injuries were too severe and he was in a lot of pain with not much chance of recovery. The vet suggested that we let this little boy pass on as the pain was too great for him. We hope he is now happy and without pain.

CNR/TNR 捕捉-結紮-原地放回

As we’ve already mentioned our TNR project in Taipei is fully underway, in July 156cats were captured, neutered and returned to their feeding areas. August is looking as though it will surpass these numbers. So far since April 388 cats have been caught. We will be continuing this project and keeping the government updated on the progress and data received.

We also caught 2 female and 1 male dogs from the Tiamue mountain where there are many stray dogs.

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Don’t forget our WAD Gala Ball is coming up fast so get your tickets now. Check out our webpage for more details on the Gala Ball and all the great prizes you could win. Also if you are a business and would like to support our Gala ball please contact us with how you would like to support us and your logo.

http://www.wix.com/mayum2/animalstaiwanwadgala#!

Also we have the WAD event in Taipei on 1st and 2nd of October. Please check our facebook for more news on this.