Taipei Travel

In line with Ko administration’s objective to create an animal-friendly environment, the Animal Protection Office (APO) mounted an initiative to encourage the establishment of animal–friendly spaces across the city on August 23, 2016.

To date the campaign has seen the participation of 423 businesses with 3,460 venues, identifiable by specially-designed stickers.

APO Director Yen I-feng noted that the campaign’s success lies with pet owners’ willingness to abide by the rules. For example, in addition to ensuring their furkids receive scheduled vaccinations, the pet owners will also have to train their dogs or cats to behave when visiting the venues.

Yen pointed out that Taipei’s Animal-Friendly Space stickers come in two colors to distinguish the specific type of businesses. Orange stickers indicate pet-related businesses, including pet shops and veterinary hospitals. Blue stickers identify non-pet industry businesses, such as taxis, restaurants, cafes, convenience stores, garment retailers, and hotels. A detailed list of the establishments can be found at https://pettalk.tw/afs (Chinese).

According to Paw Hotel owner Teng Hsiao-hsuan, the objective of running the restaurant is to create a space where the furry customers feel free to walk around and socialize. She added that staffers of the café will receive training to prevent possible dog brawls from getting out of control.

To promote the initiative, APO is holding a raffle activity promising prizes spanning pet dish, pet grooming service, pet accessories and sanitizers, real gold, and even package tours for pets worth NT$10,000! Individuals sharing the event info and checking in on the Chinese Facebook website (https://www.facebook.com/PetTalkTaiwan/?fref=ts) will be eligible for the raffle. Winners will be determined in lottery draws on December 22, January 5, and January 19 respectively.

To learn more about the activity, visit https://pettalk.tw/afs (Chinese)