The Wild East / Arts & Entertainment Because of the recent Rabies Scare, Taichung Refuge is teaming up with other organizers and those working with animals to help support them in their cause, by having a “FUNdraiser” Saturday, Aug. 17th at the Taichung Refuge, starting 5 p.m. Many of the
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Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim tackling some tough questions
By Trista di Genova / The Wild East, political beat The Breakfast Club really outdid itself this time, inviting DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴) to speak at its monthly gathering on July 27. Hsiao discussed the life and work of Taiwan legislators and addressed major issues facing the foreign community,
Read moreWhen Helen Caldicott Came to Town
By Trista di Genova /The Wild East Helen Caldicott, the world-famous pediatrician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 for her work founding Physicians for Social Responsibility, lectured in Taipei July 9th, speaking on the dangers of nuclear power plants. The event was under-advertised and poorly attended, and for
Read moreU-bike – the perfect way to get around Taipei
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East Once you get started, it’s addictive. And now, if you use it for less than 30 minutes, it’s free! So when you ‘check out’ a U-bike you’re basically getting a free ride around town, faster than all the other means of transport —
Read moreLawyer Billy Chen speaks at Breakfast Club
The Wild East / Peace & Justice Taiwan’s media have turned from the Zane Dean case to Lin Yi-shih, and now the Philippine Row. What makes this poignant and ironic is (for those who remember) a number of years ago, a Taiwanese gangster was sentenced to jail; he complained of
Read moreFormosan Clouded Leopard declared extinct in Taiwan
via treehugger.com For the last thirteen years, an international team of researchers have been searching out any indication that one of the world’s most majestic animals, the Formosan clouded leopard, was still in existence in its native forests of Taiwan. But now that countless in-the-field observation hours and thousands of
Read moreDetained Briton’s family ‘praying for leniency’
The Wild East Thursday morning began with a court hearing at Taipei District Court for ‘David’, a Briton who’s been in a detention center near Taipei for 3 months during the investigation of another expatriate who fled Taiwan August 11. ‘David’ — Chris Churcher — appeared pale but said afterwards
Read moreTaiwan SPCA seeking support for upcoming animal protection legislation
The Taiwan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is asking the international community’s help to urge Taiwan’s government to end the current capture-kill policy and make it illegal to neglect animals. On December 26th, 2012 the amendment of the Animal Protection Act in Taiwan was scheduled to
Read moreTaiwan firefighters overworked, pressured not to speak up
The Wild East / Society Taiwan firefighters would like to change the system – by putting firestations, like the police, under local government control Earlier this year, Taipei Times actually had a relevant article about Alex Chu, who called for the improvement of working conditions of Taiwan’s firemen. Chu filed
Read moreConstruction of seaside hotel killing off Taitung coral reef
Trista di Genova, The Wild East Protesters camped out on the beach in southeast Taiwan last weekend, to call attention to the ecological destruction of Meili Wan (‘Beautiful Bay’) during the course of a hotel’s construction there. Activist and famed Taiwan photographer, Eco Lin, described in an interview with The
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