One-day service volunteers participate in dog-shelter experience

Thirty employees from Yiri Living (伊日美學生活) were the first group to take part in Taiwan Animal Equality Association’s (TAEA) recently launched ‘One-Day Volunteer Service Program (一日志工服務方案)’. Before actually visiting the dog shelter for their day of voluntary service, Lin Yi-shan (林憶珊), Director-general of Taiwan Animal Equality Association, provided the thirty Yiri Living employees with background information on the current situation of volunteers and stray dogs at the shelter. Many of the one-day volunteers found the experience deeply touching and thought-provoking, and the logic of advocating adoption instead of buying in order to try and reduce the incidence of stray animals was clear to all.

Coco, the shelter owner, was extremely grateful to the volunteers for sacrificing their time to come and tidy up the area, clean out drains and trim dangerous overhanging branches – the volunteers were also genuinely eager to provide some real help. After the overwhelming success of the day, Taiwan Animal Equality Association intends to continue raising similar events to get more people involved as volunteers. Hopefully, such understanding and practical experiences can help ameliorate the problem of stray animals.

One-day service volunteers participate in dog-shelter experience

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(以下是中文對照)

一日志工服務 愛媽狗園體驗

台灣動物平權促進會推出「一日志工服務方案」，首次合作對象是「伊日美學生活」的30位員工，透過台灣動物平權促進會理事長林憶珊的說明，先了解愛心媽媽和流浪狗的處境，再實際走訪狗園，擔任一日志工。對於這一天的體驗，志工們都有深刻的感動與想法，例如用領養代替購買、設法減少流浪動物源頭的發生等等。

而狗園的主人Coca非常感謝志工們，能撥空來打掃環境、清理水溝、砍掉危險的樹枝，而志工們也希望能給予真正幫助。由於活動成效良好，台灣動物平權促進會將繼續舉辦，希望更多人來當志工，透過理解和體驗，進而改善流浪動物問題。