All lives must come to an end, and how to face parting is something that everyone must inevitably learn. The November 4 session of "Giving Strays a Home—Concern for Animals Talks" specially invited Veterinarian Chien Ying-Ting, director of the Mobile Vet Clinic Taiwan, to the Houli campus of the Taichung Animal Shelter to share his experience as an owner of caring for furry children during the last stage of their lives. Chien also encouraged owners to learn to face the passing of their beloved pets with a positive attitude.

  Dogs, cats, and other pets have far shorter lifespans than most humans, and owners commonly feel great emotional distress when faced with their pets' passing. To help owners accompany their furry children to the end with a positive and correct attitude, the Health Inspection Office invited Veterinarian Chien Ying-Ting to speak on the topic of "Accompany him to the end—Giving pets a peaceful passing" at the final session of this year's "Giving Strays a Home—Concern for Animals Talks." Veterinarian Chien graduated from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, served as an attending veterinarian in the Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation and Intensive Care departments of the Jong-Shing Mercy Animal Medical Center, and is currently director of the Mobile Vet Clinic Taiwan. He often uses his Facebook fans' page to share pet health tips and the concept of helping pets pass away with peace and dignity. In the day's talk, Chien shared the meaning of letting pets die with dignity from a professional perspective, and explained how to strike a balance between prolonging life and maintaining the animals' quality of life after they are afflicted with the suffering of illness. Whether or not to prolong pets' life can be one of the toughest decisions that pet-owning households have to make, and there are no absolute standards for "right" and "wrong" decisions. But regardless of what owners decide, the most important thing is to cherish every moment of furry children's limited lives, until it is time to try to smile and bid farewell.

    The meaning of life lies in the significance of every moment. The Health Inspection Office hopes that this instructive talk will inspire everyone to treasure every encounter in life's journey, and try to make the most of every time together with their pet before the day of parting arrives. The 2023 Giving Strays a Home—Concern for Animals Talks have now reached their conclusion, but sign-up for next week's final session of the Happy Furry Children Living Classes is still underway—Don’t miss this last opportunity to sign up!