Calico cat called Dorayaki tapped to lead Houtong’s Cat Public Office
Calico cat called Dorayaki tapped to lead Houtong’s Cat Public Office
2024-04-29
New Taipei’s Houtong, a small village famous for its cats, has gotten a new landmark: the Cat Public Office. It stands in a renovated railway dormitory, and it boasts comfortable living quarters for cats that are up for adoption. The office’s mission will be to turn tourist footfall into higher adoption rates. At its inauguration ceremony on Monday, a calico cat named Dorayaki was named the office’s first and cutest director.
The door opens to reveal wooden cat kennels, a tree-like scratching post, and plenty of feline toys. This is the new Cat Public Office at Houtong in New Taipei. The building previously housed a dorm for railway workers. Now it’s a comfortable living space for cats that are up for adoption. In 2023, the Animal Protection and Health Inspection Office gave the building a facelift, making it an adoption center and fresh landmark for Houtong.
A calico cat sits vigilant. This is Dorayaki, the former head of the Cat Public Office planning committee. With the office now in business, Dorayaki has been promoted to become its first and cutest director.
Designer
It was a bit decrepit before. So it wasn’t a good environment for the kitties to interact with people. It was very hard to get close up and personal. The new design allows for more interaction between people and the animals. It feels more natural.
U.S. cable network CNN named Houtong one of six places worldwide “where cats outshine tourist attractions.” At a ceremony on Monday, the Cat Public Office introduced its initiatives for improving cat care in the village. The office issues cat “national IDs” and conducts a population census, in hopes of finding a suitable home for each cat.
Lee Wen
Agriculture Bureau
This is an info stand you use to access all sorts of information about the cat village in an easy-to-understand way. There is tourist information, information about cats and public health rules. It’s all available like at a regular district office.
Houtong’s Cat Public Office is not just a new tourist landmark, but an attempt to turn visitor traffic into higher adoption rates. The local government hopes the public will “adopt, not abandon,” give more animals a loving home, and help Houtong continue to be a friendly community for cats.
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新北猴硐貓公所揭牌! 橘貓"銅鑼燒"升官變所長
2024-04-29
曾被美國（CNN）評選為「全球6大賞貓景點」之一的猴硐，是台灣首座貓村！今天上午，新北市舉辦「猴硐貓公所」揭牌儀式，也提升認養小棧環境，曾是籌備處「站長」橘貓的「銅鑼燒」也升官成為最萌「所長」，為貓村增添一分亮點。
推開白色大門，走進一看，木製裝潢，綠葉擺飾，還有貓咪專屬遊具，這裡是「猴硐貓公所」，早期是台鐵員工宿舍，為了讓貓咪有舒適認養空間，動保處112年進行室內外整修，提升認養小棧環境和貓村亮點。
毛髮橘棕色，靈動大眼緊盯鏡頭，牠是曾經貓公所籌備處站長「銅鑼燒」，現在隨著公所成立，也升官成為最萌的首任所長。
[[設計團隊]]
“它之前其實是有點老舊的，所以就是對於環境什麼之類的，都不是那麼友善，尤其對於貓咪跟人之間的互動，其實也沒有辦法這麼的親近，所以我們這次就透過一些設計，來讓人跟動物的互動，可以再更自然一點”
猴硐為台灣首座貓村，曾被美國CNN評選為「全球6大賞貓景點」之一。周一早上，新北「猴硐貓公所」進行認養小棧揭牌儀式，為了讓貓村照護能量進化，貓公所為街貓製作「身分證」、普查「貓戶口」，期許能為每隻貓找到適合的家。
[[農業局長 李玟]]
“第一個它是一個資訊站，那麼它把所有我們這個貓村相關的資訊，都可以一目了然，而且這附近的不管是觀光旅遊，還有貓咪以及相關防疫的狀況，都可以在這個貓公所，就像一個我們人的公所一樣”
猴硐貓公所不僅帶來亮點成為新地標，新北市政府期許透過觀光人流宣傳動物保護意識，增加動物認養率，更呼籲民眾，「認養不棄養，給動物一個溫暖的家」，希望大家一起維護猴硐貓村，打造友善動物的城市。
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