2013年4月29號，Taiwan SPCA接獲民眾通報在板橋南雅夜市有攤販疑似違法販賣貓狗，且販賣環境惡劣。TSPCA調查員請報案者先採取拍照錄影的蒐證動作，同時建議可報警並告知警察此攤販違法的動保法條文，也請警方要求動保處人員前往現場處理。
報案者錄影存證後，便立刻通報警方及撥打1999要求新北市動保處一同協助調查，但之後卻只有警方到現場且警方只驅離該攤販便離開現場，並未針對違法販賣動物的行為進行任何處置，直到民眾申訴後，警方才表示因為假日連絡不到動保處，所以無法進行取締。
如此的處理方式不但讓許多民眾十分氣憤，而本協會也認為太過消極。在週一，本協會調查員和新北市動保處聯繫後，動保處表示在周末因為人手不足的緣故，所以才無法前往現場。他們在假日時只有一人在值班，除非有正在發生中的虐待案件(危及性命安全)才會出勤處理，而此案的承辦人員也表示由於之前已有其他民眾檢舉此案且已蒐證完成，所以在當下對動保處來說並未有需要出勤的急迫性。目前，新北市動報處已根據動保法第25條，對兩名違法販賣的攤販各開罰新台幣5萬元罰鍰。
此案件雖然最後有依據動保法開罰，但在處理的過程中，也曝露出台灣政府部門在處理動保案件的溝通不足及漏洞。目前雖然有幾個縣市已有動保警察的編制，但實際運作上卻大多形同虛設。以此案件來說，新北市政府警察局在各分局皆有設立動物保護業務聯繫窗口人員，但在民眾通報後，卻沒有將這個案件轉給當地分局承辦動物保護業務的人員，而地方員警對動保法的不熟悉，加上動保處人員又無法出勤的情況下，才使該攤販能繼續違法行為。動保處假日的人員編制也顯示出嚴重的不足問題。無時無刻都可能會發生動物虐待案件，如同警察局在假日也需要配置足夠的人力來處理案件，不應該因為保護對象是動物，就讓公權力也跟著放假。TSPCA希望未來政府部門在處理動保案件時，應該要制定更完善的處理流程及更明確的分工、合作機制，讓動保案件的調查偵辦可以更有效率，並且讓公權力可以發揮更大的作用！(該承辦人員表示目前新北市動保處與警方並無任何合作機制)
Recently the Taiwan SPCA has received several reports from the general public regarding the illegal sale of cats and dogs in a dirty environment in the Nan Ya night market. TSPCA investigators asked the people who reported this case to us to take some pictures and videotape the whole scene as proof of the illegal sale. Meanwhile, the TSPCA also suggested that they call the police and the New Taipei City Animal Protection Office and notify them that the animal protection act was being violated by the vendors.
After videotaping the whole scene, the police and the New Taipei City APO were called in hopes of a co-investigation. However, in the end, only the police went to the scene and merely asked the vendors to leave without tackling the violations to the Animal Protection Act. After lodging a complaint with the police about their way of dealing with the matter, the response was that, because the APO couldn’t go to the scene on the weekend, so the police’s hands were tied.
Both the Taiwan SPCA and the people who reported this case find this an inappropriate and ineffective way of dealing with the situation. After the TSPCA contacted New Taipei City Animal Protection Office, the officials explained to that they are understaffed on weekends with only one staff to cover the area. They couldn’t possibly be there on the spot unless the abuse is so serious that it could result in a possible loss of life. Moreover, the officials informed us that this case had already been reported to them and they’d already collected enough evidence. Thus, it was not the priority for the Office to send out officials on spot. As of now, the 2 offenders have both been fined 50,000nt by the New Taipei City Animal Protection Office for violating the Animal Protection Act section 25.
Even though the vendors were fined in the end, it is obvious there is a lack of communication and many loopholes throughout the process of dealing with animal abuse cases. Even though there are several cities and counties that have government animal protection police officers; there are still many issues of practicalities when dealing with cases. For instance every police station in New Taipei City actually has animal protection police officers, however, when an animal case is reported, it is not passed to them. Furthermore, many police aren’t very familiar with the Taiwan Animal Protection Act, in turn giving vendors an open door to sell animals illegally. Moreover, the uneven allocation of human resources to the Animal Protection Offices is worthy of our attention as animal abuse can happen at any time. The Government shouldn’t treat the protection of animals any differently than the protection of people and should have sufficient manpower at all times. Going forward, the Taiwan SPCA sincerely hopes to see a better-structured SOP, and a clearer system of cooperation within the government and police agencies regarding animal protection so as to carry out more efficient and effective investigations in the future.
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Taiwan SPCA也在此呼籲大眾，如果有發現任何虐待動物的情形，請記得拍照、錄影存證，及立即聯絡相關政府主管機關或Taiwan SPCA。
法律小常識:
動保法第 22-2 條
經營第二十二條特定寵物之買賣業者，其寵物來源，應由取得許可證之寵物繁殖場或寵物買賣業者供應之；並應於完成晶片植入後，始得買賣或轉讓他人.直轄市或縣（市）主管機關依第十九條第二項規定發給寵物身分標識、寵物之遺失認領及第二十二條第一項規定核發許可，應收取費用；其收費標準，由中央主管機關定之。經營第二十二條特定寵物買賣交易時，寵物繁殖或買賣業者，應備有登載寵物相關資訊之文件，並提供予購買者。前項寵物繁殖場、寵物買賣或寄養業者，於電子、平面、電信網路及其他媒體進行廣告行銷宣傳時，應標示其許可證字號。
