Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) The farm price of eggs will remain unchanged for the time being until further discussions are held, the Council of Agriculture (COA) announced Tuesday.
The Council of Agriculture (COA) in September is to propose amendments to the Animal Protection Act (動物保護法) to regulate the pet industry and ownership, COA Minister Chen Chi-chung (陳吉仲) said yesterday.
The need to change the law has become evident in light of a surge in pet ownership in the past few years, Chen told a pet care product expo at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei.
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) who has three dogs and two cats has on multiple occasions urged the council to write a better pet law, he said.
Instead of introducing a separate piece of legislation
After the government last week announced a one-month ban on the use of kitchen waste as swine feed, starting Wednesday, the Council of Agriculture (COA) yesterday said it is working with the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) on food waste treatment issues.
The council imposed the ban after police in New Taipei City on Aug. 18 seized 71kg of pork jerky and sausages smuggled from Vietnam which were contaminated with the African swine fever virus.
The virus can be transmitted to pigs through food waste if it is not cooked at 90°C for more than an hour, the council said.
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