The New Taipei City government yesterday said it would fine a company NT$15,000 for online sales of steel-jaw animal traps, which are banned in Taiwan.
This would be the first time in the nation that a seller of steel-jaw traps would be fined, New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Director Yang Shu-fang (楊淑方) said.
Hunters and trappers use steel-jaw traps to immobilize animals. When an animal steps onto the spring, the trap’s jaws slam shut, clamping onto a limb or paw, the office said.
As the animal struggles to get free, the steel teeth cut into its flesh often
Dog owners in New Taipei City who do not leash their pets outside face fines up to NT$15,000 as of yesterday.
The fines are part of the city’s animal protection ordinance promulgated on Monday. It also stipulates medical standards for veterinarians and pet care facilities.
The penalty is intended to address dog attacks in which people or pets were injured due to negligent dog owners, New Taipei City Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office Director Yang Shu-fang (楊淑方) said.
The fine for failing to leash a dog starts at NT$3,000, she said.
Indigenous people who require dogs to be unleashed for traditional rituals or
Cattle culls, jabs start as disease found
LUMPY SKIN DISEASE: Eight cows were culled, cremated and buried in New Taipei City, while restrictions were imposed on the movement of cattle in the nearby area
By Chou Hsiang-yun and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday began vaccinations of cattle in northern Taiwan after eight cows in New Taipei City tested positive for an infectious disease.
Beef cattle infected with lumpy skin disease were discovered on a farm in New Taipei City’s Linkou District (林口) on Thursday a first for Taiwan proper, the council said.