A Double-edged PolicyIt's now been nearly six months since Taiwan's government enacted a complete no-kill policy nationwide. Although the policy ended the euthanizing of healthy animals in all public shelters, it also exacerbated problems like overcrowding and underfunding. There are 33 public shelters across Taiwan's 22 administrative areas, and each can accommodate anywhere from a few dozen to several hundred animals. "After the zero euthanasia policy, the number of animals here has increased," said Yen Yi-feng (嚴一峰), director of the animal protection office in Taipei City. At the Yilan public shelter, the number of animals has steadily increased over the past two years.

Source: The China Post July 15, 2017 00:00 UTC