Cage-free eggs at supermarkets and vegan fare at restaurants are just some of the changes taking place as part of a movement spearheaded by local animal rights groups and conscientious businesses. The sound of clucking chickens isn’t something usually associated with shopping in a supermarket. But roll your shopping cart past the egg section in a…
More and more young Taiwanese are choosing to own and raise pets instead of having children, causing a surge in the pet-care market and opening the door for a wide variety of new products and services. Rather than having children, an increasing number of young Taiwanese are opting to raise pets. A Council of Agriculture…
Researchers brave harsh terrain, risking snake bites and killer-bee attacks, trying to keep track of the major species of mammals deep in the Central Mountains. Before setting off into the darkness of the surrounding forest, the hunter pulls three cigarettes from his pack, lights them, and places them on a stone slab, setting a betel-nut…
Taiwan’s Indigenous Formosan Mountain Dog “Don’t be mad,” my wife said one afternoon in an unexpected phone call telling me that our 16-year-old daughter had found a puppy on the street near our home. “There are signs up in the neighborhood and somebody is looking for him. Can we keep him until we find the…
AFTER THE FALL — An immobilized Ah-he at the side of the road. The hippo was dead by the next morning, and the entire incident raised questions about the competence of Taiwan’s private zoos. Photo: CNA The gruesome death of An-he, an 18-year-old hippopotamus and the star attraction at privately owned Skyzoo, from injuries sustained…
