Need your help in many ways.

Hi,

You may or may not know that i recently came across 6 puppies on my mountain. 3 female and 3 male. They are currently just over 2 months old. THey have recieved their 1st vaccination and i will be taking care of their other vaccinations and de-sexing.

I have been contacted by a friend in Vancouver who wants to adopt one of them and has found homes for 2 more. I'll be sending the females to her.

Here's why i'm sending you this email. Please see if you can help in any way.

1. We need a passenger to Vancouver direct from Taiwan between 5th-30th august flying with China Airlines or EVA air

2. We need donations to help pay for the flight, crate, etc (my friend in canada is also collecting money). Any extra money will of course be donated to AT. I will be keeping a record of all expences and donations and will make it public on Facebook.

3. Homes in Taiwan for the remaining puppies. Of course i would prefer to home these puppies in Taiwan, but it's not that easy. However if you have friends or friends of friends who have an interest in adopting puppies please let me know. There are 5 more somewhere on my mountain but the 2nd mother has hidden them well.

so please help in whatever way you can, posting on your facebook account, emailing friends or just asking around. The two most urgent are the flights and homes.

Thank you for any help you can give.
( please contact 02-2833-8820 or <liza@animalstaiwan.org> if you can help in anyway. )

Usha - long hair male - black

Megan - short hair - female - brown

Akon - short hair - male - black

Rollo - long hair - male - white

Mercy - long hair - female - white

where they are living at the moment

Please give a home for Pandy. ( from Mayumi )

My friends just found Pandy lost and wandering in the streets of Taiwan with an open wound on his right leg.

PANDY is friendly to people, medium large size and not neutered yet. He is quite skinny now but the vet said he is a healthy dog.

* My friends can not keep PANDY as they already got too many dogs all picked up from the streets.

Please contact me if you can help PANDY email: mayumi@animalstaiwan.org 0910-221-501

Steinly's new room, new roommates.

Steinly was rescued because of his unusually big tummy. After his examination, it was found that he had very serious heart worm disease, so it was the water in his belly making it so big.

After the heartworm treatment and several minor surgeries, where the vet made a hole and took the fluids out of his abdomen, he survived and belly went back to normal. In the beginning, he bit people, but that might just have been because he was suffering from a lot pain. When his health improved, he felt much better, and he even showed progress, becoming friendlier with staff and the volunteers. He is now very affectionate, just like a kid.

When his disease became stable, it was time to go out to live with other dogs. We were quite nervous because he was not a good-tempered dog in the beginning, and he fought with others. So we were very, very careful to arrange his move, afraid of any new fights.

Fortunately, the work of changing his room only took a week. We only tried one room, and all the dogs seemed to get along very well. ( not every dog does so well when changing rooms.)

Steinly lives with Wendle now. He is doing incredibly well with others. He never fights with his roommates ( even Wendle , who likes to bully others very much, but never even tried to bully Steinly ). Although Steinly doesn't play with his roommates, we can tell he likes his new room.

Steinly is a very nice big boy and likes exercise. He also likes to sit with people enjoying the sun. He is here at the center. welcoming you to take him for a walk.

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Guess, who am I ?

Dear all,
I believe that you have only seen me while I have been so handsome, so you should not be able to tell who it is in the photo. This was me when I had a serious skin problem.
Ok.. Let me tell you... I'm Mushroom!
I amost lost all my fur while I had the skin problem.I endured a life with no fur for a very long time. Luckily, the person at the center took very good care of me, so that I wouldn't catch any cold. I was amazed by my new growing , beautiful, shiny black fur. My fur is not only shiney and black... but also very very curly!!! Every one who has seen my fur always says my fur is so speical. Even I sometimes think , maybe I came from Africa.

I'm a super happy and healthy dog. I really love to go for a walk.. and I really like to show my affectionate to people. Even though I sometimes have disagreements with Tripod about who can stay in the small dog house, I actually get along very well with dogs. I welcome you to visit me. I will be super happy if you can bring me home.

( notes of the photo: Mushroom is the black one, Tripod is the white one.)

The film of touching stories of our staff and animals

Hsin University for producing a 5 minute video interview clip of Animals Taiwan. Please visit the below link to see the touching stories of our staff and animals (in Chinese only). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWohWa0tMkg

Animals Taiwan Newsletter - May 2010 issue

Please take a look of AnimalsTaiwan Newsletter , May, 2010 ,

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B8FxsWcdsqzNY2E1MzBmYmEtZDUxMi00MThmLWIyYmMtZTM2ZGIyMWY3YWI3&hl=en

Rest in peace, Jilly

Jilly passed away last night in his sleep. Jilly was well cared for and loved by the rescue center staff and volunteers in the last few months of his life. Before he passed away, he had a good dinner and was in good spirits. Rest in peace, Jilly. We miss you.
Jilly was rescued from a car accident at Songjiang Road with multiple leg wounds. The vet estimates that Jilly is atleast 20 years old. Because of his old age, his teeth are extremely bad and will need to be pulled out. Jilly also has a very big hole in his mouth. He is now staying at the AT rescue center receiving special care. Jilly can no longer walk because of his age, so the center staff use a special harness to pick him up everyday to help him exercise and go to the bathroom.

AL 's happy new life

Al was suffering from canine distemper. He almost died, but he did his best not to let us down. Although he recovered from distemper, his brain was already injured by the disease, causing him to not walk properly. It really affected the chance for his adoption. But luckily, Faye, one of the very important people of Animals Taiwan, adopted Al last year. Al, who is now called Sal, has a very beautiful life now thanks to Faye's kind heart. I went to see Al at the end of last year, and my eyes filled with tears. This dog was no longer Al, he was now Sal. He was now a very happy, confident, strong dog. I can see how much love Faye gives him.

This is a letter written by Faye about Sal.
Sal ( Al) is doing extremely well. He's the funniest little guy. He has now learned to chase balls and can run after them in our yard. Problem is, he won't return them. Sal also likes to chase the other dogs, especially those who are smaller than he. He laughs all the time and wags his tail practically every minute. I really love that dog as does everyone else. What a personality.

Caramel's big sugery

Hi! do you remember our plump , cute Caramel ?

Caramel has already been fostered for almost a year. The love from her foster mom makes Caramel more beautiful. It is just like she is living in heaven now.

Caramel was rescued because her pudendum was out of her body. She couldn't pee by herself. She went through 2 very big pudendum surgeries but the problem was still there. Caramel couldn't control her pee so she leaked all the time and everywhere.

After consulting a lot people and going through a lot of reports, Caramel's foster mom, HsinYing, found a very professional vet in this field.

Caramel just underwent another big surgery. Thanks so much to foster mom HsinYing and her whole family for giving Caramel such wonderful care.

Before the surgery, Caramel suddenly kept having blood in her pee. HsinYing worried so much she even postponed the sugery to treat the bloody pee problem. Fortunatly, the blood problem got better after the treatment.

The sugery was sucessful. But the leaking pee problem still remains. The vet took the broken tissue from her bladder, which caused the constant infection. Caramel feels much better now.

But a comfortable life is still far for Caramel to go. Let's give Caramel our best wishes.

The below was written by foster mom HsinYing.

I wonder, is she too great or too blunt, this cute little baby? She still tries to steal food at every chance, glowing with joy, her face illuminated, and her nose always wet. Her nice personality gains every one's love. She always has a big smile whenever we visit the vet. Every vet and the staff say that Caramel is a very good girl. But when she is put on the examining table, she immediately becomes very serious, hiding her tail, shaking her legs... as if it were another dog there.

Lost Pepper

Rosanne and Rosy.

My name is Rosanne and I'm a pure breed Rottweiler. I was used for breeding so all my children have been taken away from me and sold. But then I was dumped on the street and had a mixed baby called Rosy. I finally have one of my children by my side. I don't want to lose Rosy so I hope a loving family will adopt us both.
I am about 2 years old, spayed and had my first vaccination. I've also been de-wormed and received flea treatment.
Rosy, my daughter, is a mixed Rottweiler. She is 4 months old (as of May). She has also been spayed, vaccinated, de-wormed and received flea treatment.
We are both very affectionate and well behaved. We both walk well on leads and come when called. We have had blood tests and are healthy.
We're looking for a loving home together so I can finally fulfill my dream of being a loving mother.
We are currently living at a recycling depot. A kind volunteer of Animals Taiwan is looking after us
Contact: Liza 0932344687 – liza@animalstaiwan.org

Happy need your HELP

Happy, suffering from a broken leg, was rescued at noon today at Jiantan MRT Station. He is currently at the vet undergoing surgery for his leg. We are waiting for the vet to confirm if Happy's injury is due to a car accident or abuse. Thank you to Kate and Mrs. Tsai for reporting Happy and assisting us with the rescue. We have named him Happy hoping that he will be just that after his recovery. If you would like to foster Happy until he finds a permanent home, please contact AT

Judy's wheelchair

JudJudy's wheelchair had been broken for a while, so she couldn't drive around the yard greeting people. She borrowed Otis's but they are different sizes, so it just didn't work. Fortunately, the wheelechair company sent us replacement parts, so we could fix it for Judy. Now she is finally able to drive her red BMW around again. She's so excited to race around with Julian, and of course, to meet visitors and ask for attention.
( this photo was taken while Judy was take a rest in her room.)

Kissing game

While all the other dogs were having their afternoon nap, there were two dogs playing a "kissing game". It was Liberty and Mustard! Getting kissed by Liberty, Mustard looked a little bit shy, but maybe it was because we were watching. Mustard really gets all the attention from the ladies in his pen. Notice how their legs cross...^ ^

Two 2 months puppies need home.

Hi, I am Riot (on left) and this is my sister Roullette. We were playing rough and tumble in the middle of a busy street when we were picked up. We have been to the vet to get all of our shots and have been de-wormed as well, so we are stong and healthy now. We are also almost fully potty trained too! Though we would love to stay here with our awseome new parents () we can’t because of compund rules. I am very fun loving and love to play with a ball, my sister Roullette is a little more demure then me, that’s why she has a fancy name. She loves to sleep and eat. She is getting fatter every day. We love to play and learn new tricks and promise to be no trouble at all!
If you are interested in adopt us ,
please contact angelinaalvaro@yahoo.com 0917-078-294

Age: 2-3 months
Breed: local puppies
Colour: one is all black,
the other is black with
brown paws.
Size:
Vaccinations: Yes
Sex: Female

Dexter

This handsome dog just recently returned to Animals Taiwan. He had been fostered for over three years, and now that his foster family can no longer keep him, he is back again. So far he is doing great with the sudden change in surroundings.
Dexter is housebroken, so there will be no accidents at your home. He walks very well on a leash: he will not pull, and he follows your speed. He does like to be outside on long walks, but he is also quite content to be inside, enjoying people's company. He is quiet and has not barked or whined since his arrival. He does well with other dogs, showing no aggression. He is a very easy dog to keep as a companion.
If you're thinking about getting a dog, please consider bringing Dexter home.

Some News on AnimalsTaiwan's Facebook.

Dear all, there are some AT News on AnimalsTaiwan's Facebook. please check:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Animals-Taiwan-Association/100845399247?ref=ts or search: Animals Taiwan Association

Animals Taiwan Board of Director Faye Angevine injured by animal trap, calls press conference. Please read attached news report.

Gov't should enforce the law banning animal traps: dog lover
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The government must enforce an existing law banning animal traps as the devices are still continuing to injure animals and people, said a dog lover yesterday.
Faye Angevine, an American animal rights activist, said she and five of her dogs had fallen victim to illegal animal traps. video: http://udn.com/NEWS/SOCIETY/SOC7/5512882.shtml

She said her fifth dog was injured March 7, and she herself was hurt last Friday, both in Taipei's Yangmingshan area.

“I'm really angry,” she told the China Post.

Poachers usually set up illegal animal traps in the mountains, including Yangmingshan, to catch wild boars.

Between July 2008 and July 2009, 141 cases of illegal animal traps were reported in Taipei, of which 98 resulted in trapped animals being amputated, according to figures from Animals Taiwan, a group devoted to caring injured stray dogs and cats.

“This is a dangerous situation since the traps could hurt not only animals but also humans,” said Angevine, who has lived in Taiwan for 35 years and currently keeps 18 stray dogs.

Two of her dogs had to have amputations after being caught in such traps.

Angevine, who held a press conference Thursday to call attention to the issue, suspects the actual number of animal traps is more than the one in the official statistics.

She said she could not understand the current purpose of setting the traps now that boars are rarely spotted.

She urged police to enforce the law by running more patrols to stop violators and remove the traps as soon as they are found.

Violators could be fined NT$15,000 to NT$75,000, according to the amendment to the Animal Protection Act.

As a democracy, the government should pay more attention to animal welfare as part of efforts to become a developed country, as animals are just as important as human beings, Angevine continued

Pet's tags with telephone number carved.

Thanks to the seller Mr. Liu for donating to AnimalsTaiwan 30 pics of the pets tags ( with the telephone number of the Rescue center and "AnimalsTaiwan" on it.) It's really helpful when dogs get lost, then people who find them can contact the owner by the info on the tags. For more info please see http://tw.page.bid.yahoo.com/tw/auction/1208023075?u=bright_liu.tw

Urgent : Need a permenent home for Da NiuNiu.

Da NiuNiu was examined and diagnosed as having distemper. She is currently staying at the vet as she wasn’t eating and had difficulty breathing. Now she is much better and needs to find a foster home. Please give her a place to stay, and with your care, help her undergo this hard time. contact Animalstaiwan.: 02-2833-8820