【英语时差8,16】时来运转好“狗”运

 No one really knows how many homeless canines¹ roam the streets of Taiwan－some put the number of stray dogs at 500,000, while others estimate there are as many as two million.

Sadly, despite various governmental campaigns, little has improved for Taiwan's strays over the past 10 years, but the tide may be beginning to turn. Over the last four years, AnimalsTaiwan, a Taiwan animal rights group made up of expats and locals, has lobbied hard for the government to use more compassionate² and scientific methods in dealing³ with stray animals.

AnimalsTaiwan has saved and helped over 400 animals since it began. The group uses the now globally accepted method of CNR, which stands for "Capture, Neuter and Return." CNR is an efficient way of controlling the stray population.

Government agencies, as well as the public, need to understand how the dog world works. If a group of dogs is successfully removed, another group of stray animals will move in to their former territory and start to breed.

However, if the animals are de-sexed, other dogs cannot move in, as dogs are extremely territorial⁴. If 67 percent of the stray population were de-sexed, the problem would be stopped at its source. Such efforts in the next few years would help Taiwan become an animal-friendly country.

1 canines   

n.犬齿( canine的名词复数 )；犬牙；犬科动物

参考例句：

• For example, the teeth are more primitive. There are large canines and unusually shaped incisors. 譬如，牙齿更为原始，有大的犬齿和非常合适的门齿。 来自辞典例句
• Well-to-canines can attend doggy daycare centers while their owners work. 富人家的狗在主人上班的时候可以去狗狗托管中心。 来自互联网

2 compassionate   

adj.有同情心的，表示同情的

参考例句：

• She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
• The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。