The Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan (EAST) released survey results showing that 104 out of 122 animal shelters around the country had failed to meet the necessary qualifications of the Animal Protection Act.  The EAST said the government should set up a division dedicated to animal protection and dealing with the stray animal problem, which has become serious due to pet owners abandoning their pets when they find it troublesome or costly to raise them. With increasingly frequent news reports about cruelty to animals, Taiwanese legislators passed a resolution Thursday demanding that the Council of Agriculture set up an animal protection division to improve the care of stray animals. For complete story click HERE.