Animal rights groups are urging the government to do more for less common pets, as over half of animal shelters won't take in animals other than cats and dogs and half refuse to even treat them.
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00:00Animal rights groups in Taiwan say the country's animal shelters need to do more to help less common types of pets.
00:21A coalition of NGOs carried out a national survey on animal care.
00:25It found that more than half of shelters won't take in birds, rodents or other animals other than dogs and cats,
00:32while half will refuse to treat them at all.
00:35The groups say they need more support to help these pets, and the government has signaled a willingness to help.