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Hello~~

好久沒有在這裡發表文章了~~ hmm…也是因為沒人要我PO文章啊! 害我這個blog editor當的很不好意思…(ㄟ…離題了!! 不過說真的~~ 如果有想要PO文，或像我一樣有關於動物的有趣文章, 請寫信給我，我就會幫大家PO上來了~~ email: )

不知道大家最近有沒有在電影院或電視上看到”與狗狗的10個約定”的預告片呢? 我阿~ 哭點很低，每一次看到預告都會哭! 可是，我覺得電影列出來的10個約定，愛狗/貓的我們真的要把它牢牢記在心上!

這是與狗狗的10個約定: (轉載: http://movie.foxmovies.com.tw/mydog/)

1. 請給我一點時間，讓我了解你對我的要求是什麼。

2. “信賴我” 那對我非常重要。

3. 你要知道，無論你如何對待我，我將永遠不會忘記。

4. 當你因為責罵我的不合作、固執或懶惰之前，請你想想，是否有什麼正困擾著我，或許我沒獲得我應有的食物，我已經很久沒在溫暖的陽光下奔跑，又或者我的心臟已經太弱及太老。

5. 請偶而對我說說話，縱使我不懂你說的內容，但我聽的懂，那是你的聲音在陪伴我。

6. 當你打我時，請記得，我其實擁有可以咬碎你手骨的尖銳牙齒，我只是選擇不咬。

7. 在我年老時，請好好照顧我，因為你也是會變老的。

8. 請別對我生氣太久，也別把我關起來當作是懲罰。你有你的工作、你的娛樂、你的朋友，但你卻是我的僅有。

9. 在你把我帶回家之前，請記得，我的壽命只有10~15年，你的離棄，會是我最大的痛苦。

10. 當我要捱過最辛苦的歷程時，請千萬不要說「我不忍心看他這麼痛苦」或是「讓我不在場時才發生」。我要你知道，只要有你和我在一起，所有的事都會變得簡單容易接受。

看完後留個言~ 告訴我你的感想吧!!

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Hello~~

It has been a long time since I wrote anything on this blog… even though I was named the blog editor! haha…. but seriously, if anyone wants to share any interesting articles with us on this blog, please feel free to email me at  

Okay, back to our theme, “10 Promise to My dog”, I am not sure if anyone have seen the preview of this Japanese movie on TV or in movie theater, but the PROMISEs they stated turely touches me and makes me feel an urge to share this with all of you, animal lovers!!

Here it goes: (From: http://movie.foxmovies.com.tw/mydog/)

1. Please give me some time so that I can understand your request of me

2. It is important to me that you rely on me

3. You must know that I will not forget, no matter how you treated me

4. Before you punish me for my not coorporation, stubbornness or laziness, please think of things that might bothers me.  Is it that I don’t have enough food, or is it that I have not been running under the warm sun for quite a while, or is it that my heart too weak or too old?

5. Please talk to me once in a while.  Even though I might understand you, but what I do know is that your voice is accompany me

6. When you hit me, please remember that I do have a sharp and strong teeth to chew up your arm, but I choose not to.

7. When I am old, please take good care of me, because someday, you will be old too.

8. Please don’t be mad at me for too long, or lock me up as a punishment.  You have your job, your friends  and your entertaiments, but you are all I got.

9. Before you bring me home, please remember that I can live up to 10~15 years.  Your abandonment will be my biggest pain.

10. When I am going through my toughest times, please don’t say that “I can’t bare to see him in pain” or “please do it when I am gone”.  I want to let you know that, when you are with me, everything seems to be so much easier to accept.

Tears are in my eyes when I am writing this, so please take a while to think and share with us your thoughts.

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Video: http://tw.movie.yahoo.com/videoplayer.html?id=2631&type=movie&play=3739

根據統計，台灣一年烤肉所用掉的木炭，就相當於燒掉87個大安森林公園。多家保育團體也呼籲大家今年中秋不要烤肉，改以賞月觀星代替。

中秋將至，今年計畫烤肉賞月嗎？根據統計，每年中秋當晚因為烤肉因素，以大台北地區為例，2006年中秋從晚間6點到12點短短6小時所排出的各種汙染物中，一氧化碳排放增加量就達一半，相當台北汽機車總量1.5倍車輛一起上街，對環境影響甚鉅。為了保有乾淨環境，包含台北鳥會在內的多家團體也共同發起「中秋不烤肉˙減碳新生活」連署活動。

台北市野鳥學會表示，中秋烤肉，已經讓佳節反成環境災難日。特別據環保署表示，木炭燃燒不完全除了會產生一氧化碳，還有多環芳香烴（PAHs），已被歐盟和美日等國證實為致癌物質，也是環保署公告的第一類毒性化學物質。尤其若木炭含雜質多，烤肉時會有煙燻、粒狀物、多環碳氫化合物，甚至戴奧辛，產生的煤煙比等量香菸高12倍，對人體有相當程度的健康危害風險，烤肉形同慢性自殺。

另外根據關稅總局統計，2006年1到12月進口木炭3400萬公斤，其中9成5來自印尼、馬來西亞和中國，價格低廉但潛藏不少劣質木炭。環保署指出，木炭屬高耗能、低附加價值產品，生產1公斤木炭要消耗6到10公斤木材。人工植林1公頃林地產出15萬公斤木材，約可製造1.5萬公斤木炭；3400萬公斤木炭就須砍伐2260公頃植林面積，大安森林公園約26公頃，保守估算，台灣每年因燒烤砍伐的林木面積達87個大安森林公園。

根據台電統計，去年北中南關掉70分鐘的燈，省下30萬度的電，換算減少187噸二氧化碳，但這一小小環保成果，一個中秋節就全部抵消，因為燃燒1公斤木炭會排放3.7公斤二氧化碳，如以一家四口烤肉2小時、估計全台2300萬人有3成民眾烤肉為例，大約會產生6382.5噸的二氧化碳，用力省電還不如少吃燒烤。

台北鳥會表示，木炭燃燒排放出的二氧化碳是一種溫室氣體，將導致太陽熱能囤積在大氣層中，造成地球的溫度上升，即所謂的「全球暖化」現象。這已經導致一連串全球氣候異常連鎖反應，並且對地球生態造成嚴重的威脅。近年所發生的珊瑚礁白化、北極冰原快速消失，北極熊無法獵補海豹、南極小企鵝凍死、巴西里約熱內盧省弗里奧角海灘發現眾多企鵝屍體，這些例子不斷提醒著我們自然所受到的影響。

台北鳥會表示，希望大家一起為地球盡一份心力，支持「中秋不烤肉」，減少碳的產生，減少能源的消耗，並以和家人溫暖說話、與朋友輕鬆聊天、白天賞鳥、晚上觀看貓頭鷹、看滿天的星星、好好的看月亮等等活動來取代烤肉。目前鳥會也正透過網路發起連署，希望可以在一個月內徵求200個團體、1萬位個人朋友連署支持。

這場「中秋不烤肉˙減碳新生活」連署活動，發起團體包含中華民國野鳥學會與全國團體會員、宜蘭縣野鳥學會、基隆市野鳥學會、桃園縣野鳥學會、新竹市野鳥學會、苗栗自然生態學會、台灣省野鳥協會、彰化縣野鳥學會、南投縣野鳥學會、雲林縣野鳥學會、嘉義縣野鳥學會、嘉義市野鳥學會、台南市野鳥學會、高雄市野鳥學會、屏東縣野鳥學會、台東縣野鳥學會、花蓮縣野鳥學會、澎湖縣野鳥學會、金門縣野鳥學會、馬祖野鳥學會，以及蠻野心足生態協會、人禾環境倫理發展基金會、主婦聯盟環境保護基金會、中華民國自然步道協會、台灣蝴蝶保育學會、中華大自然教育推廣協會、彰化縣環境保護聯盟、野FUN生態實業公司、荒野保護協會、永續生態旅遊協會。

Dear all,

Thanks for your long time support to AnimalsTaiwan’s flea market. Because that to run flea market we need many volunteers and recently we are low of staff, because we need to have regular adoption event, we changed our regularly flea market to adoption event. However, many kindly AnimalsTaiwan’s lovers still mail their second-hand things to us. We greatly thank your kindness, but we not do not accept second hand things anymore. Thank you.

AnimalsTaiwan
大家好，

感謝大家長久以來對跳蚤市場的支持。由於經營跳蚤市場需要大量的人力，而最近動物台灣在跳蚤市場的人力相對而言不足，同時我們急需有固定每週的認養活動，我們改變原有的跳蚤市場為認養活動。然而，許多動物台灣的支持者依然郵寄二手貨給我們。我們感謝您的關心，但我們將不再接受二手物品捐贈。謝謝。

動物台灣

8/16(六)、17(日) Animals Taiwan 參加動物保護季「寵物音樂節」活動
時間：2008/08/16(週六)~2008/08/17(週日)
地點：東區龍門廣場（忠孝敦化站12號出口）
攤位編號：No 27
活動之官方網址：http://www.taipei-spay-day2008.tw/

徵求認養會場協助義工，因為是連續兩天的活動，時間很長（1500～2000），
需要較多的義工能前來輪值，暫時以15:00～17:30、17:30～20:00兩個時段為主，
希望大家有時間的話,來一起為送養的小動物們加油!

AnimalsTaiwan will attend the Pet Festival on 8/16(Sat.)、17(Sun.)
Time: 2008/08/16(Sat.)~2008/08/17(Sun.)
Location: The LongMen Plaza near ZhongXiao Dunhua MRT station ( Closed to exit 12 of the MRT station. )
Booth: 27

Official Website：http://www.taipei-spay-day2008.tw/

We need volunteers to help us. Because it is a event that lasts for two days and long time, we will need more people to help.
Currently, we have two shifts: 15:00～17:30、17:30～20:00.
We are waiting to see you. Let’s help our cute animals.

Event organizer: Lynda
Email: yaororenntuo@yahoo.com.tw
0938-770-163
0983-196-608

8/16(六)、17(日) Animals Taiwan 參加動物保護季「寵物音樂節」活動
時間：2008/08/16(週六)~2008/08/17(週日)
地點：東區地下街,第7廣場（No2出入口和No3出入口之間 or 統領＆明曜百貨之間）
攤位編號：（未定）
活動之官方網址：http://www.taipei-spay-day2008.tw/
我們徵求認養會場協助義工，因為是連續兩天的活動，時間很長（1300～2000），需要較多的義工能前來輪值，暫時以1300～1700、1600～2000兩個時段為主，希望大家有時間的話,來一起為送養的小動物們加油!

AnimalsTaiwan will attend the Pet Festival on 8/16(Sat.)、17(Sun.)
Time: 2008/08/16(Sat.)~2008/08/17(Sun.)
Location: The 7th Plaza at ZhongXiao Dunhua MRT station underground hallway. ( Between the exit 2 and exit 3 of the MRT station. )
Official Website：http://www.taipei-spay-day2008.tw/

We need volunteers to help us. Because it is a event that lasts for two days and long time, we will need more people to help.Currently, we have two shifts: 1300～1700、1600～2000.We are waiting to see you. Let’s help our cute animals.

Event organizer: Lynda
Email: yaororenntuo@yahoo.com.tw
0938-770-163
0983-196-608

　　　Starting in June 2008, all registered residents of Taoyuan County can take their dogs or cats to one of 24 authorized pet hospitals (see note 1) to get a “Three-in-one treatment,” which includes neutering, microchip implantation and vaccination, at a cost of only NT 500. For more details, please visit the official website of Taiwan Lohas Animal Association: www.laa.org.tw or call: 03-2128327.
6月起只要設籍在桃園縣的民眾，只需花費500元，帶貓或狗到本縣24家特約醫院[備註一]，可享受三合一之大優惠，三合一是含「結紮、植晶片、打狂犬病疫苗」。詳細辦法請民眾上台灣樂活動物協會查詢.網址/www.laa.org.tw.電話/03-2128327。

　　 Neutering lowers the rate at which stray animals reproduce; a microchip implant increases an owner’s sense of security and responsibility; and a vaccination helps stop the spread of rabies. With this “Three-in-one treatment,” we can all work to improve the sad situation of strays in Taiwan and ultimately address the root cause of the problem. Here’s a low-cost alternative to euthanasia – a way to create a safe, peaceful, and clean environment for our beloved four-legged friends!
「結紮」可以減少動物的繁殖量，「植晶片」可加強飼主的責任感，「施打狂犬疫苗」可以遏阻狂犬病的蔓延，如此三合一動作，治標也治本。是花小錢在上游治標的刀口上，不但降低需要安樂動物數量，也建立大環境的安全、安寧及整潔之基礎，更是提升民眾慈悲護生之人性光明面，可謂一舉三得。

　　The “2008 Taoyuan County Neutered Dogs & Cats Expansion” has been organized by the Taoyuan County Government with the cooperation of 13 township governments, and is operated by the Taiwan Lohas Animal Association. Central and local organizations has been mobilized to raise over 4 million NT dollars (see Note 2) from the Council of Agriculture, the Taoyuan County Government, Taoyuan City, Chungli City, Luchu Township, Gueishan Township, Yangmei Township, Longtan Township, and from private businesses - for the purpose of widespread neutering of strays. We hope that in 3 to 5 years the “population explosion” among homeless dogs and cats will be a thing of the past in Taoyuan County.
「97年桃園縣貓狗擴大絕育活動」，由桃園縣政府主辦，13鄉鎮市協辦，台灣樂活動物協會承辦，是全國首次官民合作，由農委會、桃園縣政府、桃園市、中壢市、蘆竹鄉、龜山鄉、楊梅鎮、龍潭鄉，與民間企業共同籌募400多萬資金[備註二]，從事上游全面絕育。希望花三年到五年的時間，從家貓、家犬絕育做起，從源頭杜絕動物不斷增生繁殖，本縣流浪動物問題才能獲得明顯改善。

　　Life is a treasure and every animal on this planet has a right to existence. No creature deserves to be destroyed - but unfortunately that is just what happens to many poor dogs and cats - animals that have come into our world without homes to live in. They are the offspring of the millions of strays who roam the streets. To solve the stray animal problem, we believe in a three-pronged approach: “Law; Education; Neutering” – with neutering as the cornerstone for the other two. Despite all efforts that government and local groups have made, countless domestic animals are abandoned every day. As these homeless creatures reproduce, the stray population rises exponentially. And thousands of them end up being “put to sleep” at public shelters.
生命不應毫無目的的繁殖又被銷毀。解決流浪動物的黃金三角定律是，法令、教育、絕育。而其中「絕育」是被公認減少流浪動物最快速，最有成效及兼顧人道精神的方法。基於目前政府及民間動物保護團體，雖然致力流浪動物絕育工作，卻仍趕不上家貓、家犬不斷棄養，衍生成流浪動物後繼續繁殖速度，大批動物最終又被送進公立收容所安樂死，耗費許多資源後，仍收不到降低流浪動物的目的。

　　Take the community of Hsinwu for example: In the past four years, its stray population has increased dramatically, and euthanasia is practiced there almost everyday. In 2007, the total number of animals put down was nearly 9000, third highest in Taiwan! From the standpoint of basic humanity, cost effectiveness, environmental protection and public safety, this is a terrible and heart-breaking situation! It is clear: euthanasia is NOT the way to solve the stray animal problem. We need to rethink the situation and “Neuter rather than kill” and “Adopt rather than buy.” These should be the objectives of government, local groups and all individuals who love animals.
新屋收容所近四年來流浪動物收容數量不斷激增，安樂數字不斷攀升，96年度在收容所內死亡的動物逼近9000條，高居全國第三名。其實不論從成本效益、慈悲護生、環境維護、公共安全等層面來看，安樂死已經不是處理流浪動物的唯一途徑。以「絕育代替撲殺」，「以認養代替購買」，讓過多的生命不再繼續繁殖，讓流浪動物的苦難到這一代為止，是政府與民間共同追求的方向。

　　We hope to spread this “Neuter rather than kill” concept to every corner. The Taoyuan County Animal Protection and Health Inspection Center and the Taiwan Lohas Animal Association have produced a short film: “Have you heard?” which promotes the importance of neutering and which also contains some shocking facts and images from the Hsinwu shelter. We’d like to send this film to every educational facility in the county. Schools which are interested should contact the Taiwan Lohas Animal Association to arrange a showing. And, if you’d like to sponsor the neutering, please contact them as well.
這個活動除了實際執行貓狗的絕育外，也希望拓展”播種”的力量。桃園縣動物防疫所與台灣樂活動物協會特別製作的「你是否聽見？」宣導短片，此短片除了宣導絕育的重要性外，部份內容收錄新屋收容所安樂死實況，具震撼教育之功能，將巡迴到全縣各級學校作教育宣導，希望將寵物”絕育”觀念，播種在每個人心裏。歡迎重視生命教育課程的學校主動與「台灣樂活動物協會」聯繫，以安排宣導時程。若想贊助此擴大絕育活動經費，也歡迎跟台灣樂活動物協會聯繫。

　　A final thought worth remembering is this: a press conference held on June 5th 2008 described a typical dog’s breeding ability. One female can generate 65 dogs in a single year and 3136 in two! That’s the children and grandchildren from ONE dog! And there are hundreds of thousands without homes in Taiwan at this moment.
另外，在6月5號的記者會現場，主辦單位特地用鮮豔有趣的活動圖表，展現一條母狗從年初到年尾可繁殖到65條的旺盛生產力，兩年內她及她的後代可繁殖到3136條。相信透過圖像的說明，可以讓人更清楚唯有「絕育」，才能真正降低流浪動物的數量。

Note 1: For the list of 24 authorized hospitals, please see the DM.
Note 2: The funds for this activity come from: Council of Agriculture - $500000; Taoyuan County Government - $600000; Gamania Digital Entertainment Co. - $700000; Luchu Township - $600000; Chungli City - $500000; Gueishan Township - $500000; Taoyuan City - $300000; Yangmei Township - $200000; Longtan Township - $90000; Private business - $300000; Total donations - $4290000. All the above funds are to be used in the neutering project. Expense for brochures, red banners etc. have been provided by Gamania Digital Entertainment Co.
【備註一】24家特約醫院名單.請見本活動DM
【備註二】本次活動絕育經費含：農委會50萬、桃園縣政府60萬、遊戲橘子數位科技公司70萬、蘆竹鄉公所60萬、中壢市公所50萬、龜山鄉公所50萬、桃園市公所30萬、楊梅鎮公所20萬、龍潭鄉公所9萬、民間小額捐款30萬，以上總計429萬，全數投入絕育活動。活動所需之文宣品、宣傳紅布條等經費，由遊戲橘子數位科技公司贊助。