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Following the earlier announcement in the Chief Executive's 2025 Policy Address that the government would introduce restaurant licenses that would allow dogs, the government today (February 3) officially announced the timetable for amending the Food Businesses Ordinance to relax the requirements for restaurant licenses to allow dogs to enter. The first round of applications is expected to be approved as early as the middle of this year. The government plans to submit amendment proposals to...

The pupils at Hutian National Experimental Primary School demonstrate their affection for dogs through their willingness to clean kennels, with even the kindergarten children happily interacting with the school dog, who has had a limb amputated. The "Campus Animal Care and Life Education Project," promoted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, was launched in 2017. It encourages elementary, junior high, and high schools to adopt stray...

WDA joined hands with legislators from Japan and Taiwan to announce "Animal Friendly Cities Index" in April 2019. With the rise of global animal welfare awareness, urban governance should not be limited to human well-being but should also prioritize the friendliness of animal-friendly shared spaces. Based on this concept, the World Dog Alliance (WDA) launched the "Animal-Friendly Cities Index" research and evaluation in 2018, and officially announced the results in April 2019. Now, in 2026,...