Taipei City Animal Protection Office

Purpose

  To comply with the Animal Protection Act, the Statute for Prevention and the Control of Infectious Animal Disease and enforcement to regulate pet management, animal protection, including zoonosis and raw materials inspection in order to ensure the health and safety of residents and animals within Taipei City.

Organization Structure

  To ensure the health and safety of residents and animals in Taipei by complying with the Animal Protection Act, Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Disease and enforcement to regulate pet management, animal protection, including zoonosis and raw material inspection.

Organizational Structure

  There are four sections, seven offices, one team, five laboratories and one shelter in Taipei City Animal Protection Office, including: Quarantine and Inspection Section, Animal Management and Protection Section, Animal Shelter and Adoption Section, Pet Industry and Wildlife Conservation Section, Secretary and Senior Specialist Office, Administrative Services Office, Accounting Office, Personnel Office, Archives Office and other laboratories for inspection.

Offices and Personnel

  There are four sections, seven offices, one team, five laboratories and one shelter in Taipei City Animal Protection Office, including: Quarantine and Inspection Section, Animal Management and Protection Section, Animal Shelter and Adoption Section, Pet Industry and Wildlife Conservation Section, Secretary and Senior Specialist Office, Administrative Services Office, Accounting Office, Personnel Office, Archives Office and other laboratories for inspection.
A. Personnel:

1. Official staff: 53 persons, including 42 officers, 1 clerk in the Accounting Office, 6 staffs in the Administrative Services Office, 3 staffs in Secretary and Senior Specialist Office and 1 personnel officer in Personnel Office.
2. Temporary staff: 12 persons, including 4 animal keepers, 4 technical workers, 3 janitors and 1 driver.

B. Organizational Chart:
 
Due to rapid transition in the metropolitan city and the increasing number and variety of pets raised by residents, TCAPO provides inspection for zoonotic transmissible diseases, in addition to original services, in the hope of maintaining the health and welfare of animals and owners.

In collaboration with provincial animal disease prevention measures to stop the spread of diseases and to ensure health and profit of farmers, TCAPO holds regular examinations for statutory transmissible diseases including: swine fever, foot and mouth disease, bovine/ovine tuberculosis and brucellosis.

Furthermore, TCAPO has been promoting pet microchip implants and computerized management so registered pets can be traced, for enforcing human and animal safety and public health.

The Taipei Animal Shelter was established under the TCAPO to provide information for raising pets and adoption services.

It is our job to provide cremation service and provide better services to eliminate contamination by infectious animals and the spread of disease.

In addition, TCAPO augments the importance of zoonotic disease inspection for pets and offers inspections to people who apply for the service.

TCAPO also assists private animal societies to promote adoption and sheltering of abandoned animals.