Taichung Animal Shelter Brief Introduction

Nantun Campus

Purpose

The Nantun Campus of the Taichung City Animal Shelter, which opened on October 10, 2001, was planned on the basis of the Animal Protection Act and the city's developmental focal points. This shelter campus is intended for the temporary housing and management of stray animals running loose that have been caught during routine patrols, as well as pets that city residents are legitimately unable to care for, and seeks to provide a good care environment. The campus has an area of 11,900m²; apart from guided tours and exhibitions, it also accommodates outdoor instruction for elementary and middle school students and provides residents with a place for weekend and holiday recreation. The campus seeks to educate city residents in correct animal protection and pet care concepts, and encourages adoption as a means of resolving the city's stray animal problem.

Campus layout

Administrative center, dog and cat adoption area, isolated work area.

Service items

The campus provides the following 4 main service items: Adoption of stray dogs and cats, housing of abandoned household dogs and cats, holding of lost dogs and cats for claiming, and guided interpretive tours of the campus. We strive to promote stray dog and cat adoption, and find warm and welcoming homes for stray dogs and cats.

Further information

Address: 601 Zhongtai Road, Nantun District, Taichung City

Tel: 04-23850949

Campus visiting hours:

1:30-4:00 p.m., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Closed for disinfection on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

End of admission on open days: 3:30.

Please see announcements or call us for open hours on national holidays.

Dog and cat adoption hours: 1:30-4:00 p.m., Monday – Saturday.

Lost dog and cat claiming and pick-up hours: 10:00-12:00 a.m. and 1:30-4:00 p.m. daily.

Acceptance hours for dogs and cats that owners can no longer keep: 1:30-4:00 p.m., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Transportation information for the Animal Shelter's Nantun Campus:

Car and motorcycle:

Taiwan Boulevard – Youyuan Road – Taichung Motor Vehicles Office – approximately 1 km – Zhongtai Road (near the Wanggaoliao fortification area)

-Animal Shelter Nantun Campus

Yongchun S. Road (Ling Tung University)–Left turn at Taichung Prison traffic circle–Zhongtai Community–Zhongtai Road

–Assemblies of God School of Theology–Chin Shi Hotspring Resort of Nan Shan Life–Right turn–Wanggaoliao fortification area–Animal Shelter Nantun Campus.

(free parking is available)

Via public transportation: Zhong-Lu Bus: 99-Yan (Jingwu stop–Taichung Motor Vehicles Office [Youyuan Road])

Houli Campus

Purpose

The Houli Campus of the Taichung City Animal Shelter, which opened on October 17, 2002, was planned on the basis of the Animal Protection Act. This shelter campus is intended for the temporary housing and management of stray dogs caught after receiving notification, as well as pets that city residents are legitimately unable to care for. The shelter also strives to promote the adoption of dogs and cats, and has both housing and educational functions. The campus has a total area of 6,342m². After the merger of Taichung county and city on December 25, 2010, the Nantun and Houli campus of the Taichung City Animal Shelter have jointly borne responsibility for housing stray dogs from the city's 29 administrative districts.

Campus layout

The Houli Campus' 3 areas:

Administrative center: Administrative tasks including claiming lost household dogs, dog and cat adoption, animal protection awareness and classes.

Housing area: Animal housing, veterinary care, and spaying and neutering, etc.

Animal interaction area: Provides space for play and interaction with adopters for dogs housed at the shelter or awaiting adoption.

Service items: Same as Nantun Campus

Further information

Address: 370 Tifang Road, Houli District, Taichung City

Tel: 04-25588024

Campus visiting hours:

1:30-4:00 p.m., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Closed for disinfection on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

End of admission on open days: 3:30.

Please see announcements or call us for open hours on national holidays.

Dog and cat adoption hours: 1:30-4:00 p.m., Monday–Saturday.

Lost dog and cat claiming and pick-up hours: 10:00-12:00 a.m. and 1:30-4:00 p.m. daily.

Acceptance hours for dogs and cats that owners can no longer keep: 1:30-4:00 p.m., every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Transportation information for the Animal Shelter's Houli Campus:

Car and motorcycle:

Fengyuan Boulevard → Sanfeng Road (toward Houli) → Over Houfeng Bridge → Left turn onto Fangliao Road → approximately 1 km to the Houli Campus

Freeway No. 1 → Exit at the Freeway No. 4 Fengyuan interchange → Sanfeng Road (toward Houli) → Over Houfeng Bridge → Left turn onto Fangliao Road → approximately 1 km to the Houli Campus.

(free parking is available)

Via public transportation:

From in front of Houli Railway Station, take Taichung City Bus 155/811 at the Houli Station (Houli Elementary School) stop to the Zhenglong Paper Factory stop, get off the bus and walk 1.6km along Fangliao Road to the shelter.

From in front of Fengyuan Railway Station, walk approximately 130m along Sanmin Road to the Fengyuan Bus Company's main Fengyuan Station, take Taichung City Bus 92/213/215 to the Zhenglong Paper Factory stop, get off the bus and walk 1.6km along Fangliao Road to the shelter.

The Animal Shelter's Houli Campus has a YouBike 2.0 bike rental station for use by visitors.