Examining Taiwan Animal Welfare Legislation from the Empirical Perspective of Law Enforcement

Abstract

The article offers an overall examination of the animal welfare legislation and its enforcement mechanism in Taiwan based on both qualitative and quantitative investigations conducted in 2016 and 2017 respectively. With the mixed research methods and critical empirical points of view, the study focuses on exploring deficiencies and challenges of the law and law enforcement in practical terms and aims to further provide not only suitable but also workable recommendations for future legal reforms to improve animal welfare and the related legal regime in Taiwan.