Continuing the discussion from Taiwan population decline:
Fur babies need more hospitals in Taiwan.
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It’s what happens when they elect a cat as president…
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This is what happens when an entire generation has been sheltered and lives at home until they are 40.
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Yes!
Also interesting how the government used to hint at more animal rights, shutting down puppy mills etc. Banning imports of exotics. The pet trade has never been more profitable and horrible than it is today.
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I really wonder what the overall population number of cats and dogs is in Taiwan. Of course, will never know as so many are not registered and so many new birth additions every year. Here in the countryside we often joke that dogs and cats outnumber people.
Low birthrate; get a pet instead. Treat the pet like you are its butler. Never have children yourself… get an additional pet…
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I admit I was surprised by how many pets I see college students carting back and forth on the train. We often take train which is used by alot of university students. Cats, dogs and bunnies. Seen alot. When I was a student did not have the energy to take care of a pet…nor the extra money. I do wonder if the pets live are allowed in dorm rooms.
Cats are easy, they take care of themselves. All you have to do is ensure food and water is available, and litter is clean. You might need to de flea every so often.
Otherwise they’re basically low maintenance pet, and they offer benefit like keeping your home critter free, and furry pillow like cat that is really comfortable and all that…
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we have zero kids and 4 cats
i would not say they are low maintenance. maybe compared to dogs where you have to take them out for a walk in the morning and evening so they can pee/poo.
observe what i do when i open my eyes in the morning…either due to alarm clock going off or one of my 4 cats jumping on me to wake me or both.
i struggle out of bed and clean two litter boxes first thing. Then i prepare 4 small dishes of wet cat treat churro, one tube each. They finish that in 20 seconds. I then change two bowls of water. And wash the 4 tiny dishes. Then wash two bowls holding the remnants of the previous nights dry food. Put fresh dry food out , two bowls. And then I am ready to get myself ready for work. That was bout 20 to 25 mins dedicated to the cats first thing (after i take a leek ..tmi …) Then its a five to ten mins shower and tooth brush and getting dressed to drive 45 mins to work. When i get home after a long day, first thing i do is pet the cats as they come greet me at the door, pick one of them up for a hug. Drop said cat back on floor and go clean two litter boxes. Change their water bowls. Feed each one a tube of Churro in a small dish…wash the 4 small dishes. REplenish their cat foor or replace with all new for the evening. Then i can take care of myself. thats 20 mins x 2 a day or 40 mins . So its not like they dont requie any work. And then of course you spend time playing with them. But yes , easier then having 4 dogs for sure. And way easier then having to deal with human kids when they are small i imagine, i dont know. never had any.
Unfortunately poor husbandry and lack of responsibility goes hand in hand with the pet industry here 
The sole reason I no longer breed animals anymore.
Well taiwan’s actual human baby population is on the decline and pets are on the incline. Its too expensive and too much worry in our modern age to raise a child.
My manager at work has a college aged child. I remember 20 years ago an ivy league college tuition per year was around 40k usd. Apparently today its closer to 90k per annum !!! 90k USD per annum folks. And that is not including dorm or food or books. He said if not for all the scholarships that his daughter got totalling up to 50k/year he would def not be able to put her in that private college. OK so you can go to state univ. Which are substantially less (but not Cheap) in your own state.
Todays modern American family has two incomes and may not be able to pay all the bills. Maybe not even have a house under mortgage , no worries about taking a vacation that is not a staycation . In addition to taxes and rent and food and utitlies and car payments and insurance payments and FOOD and all that, you want to take on the huge responsibility of raising a child? I would think the numbers may be less in Taiwan but proportionally probably not dis-similar?
I honestly can barely afford three CATS.
Govts may have to have HUGE tax breaks for each child.