从2026年1月1日开始, 台湾猫主必须微芯打宠物或支付477美元的罚款。 Starting Jan. 1, 2026, cat owners in Taiwan must microchip their pets or pay fines up to $477.

自2026年1月1日起, 台湾猫主必须微芯打宠物, 或面临最高达15000元的罚款(477美元), Starting January 1, 2026, cat owners in Taiwan must microchip their pets or face fines up to NT$15,000 ($477), expanding a rule already applied to dogs since 2008. 这一举动是2024年监管变革的一部分,旨在改善宠物的问责制,减少遗弃和非法育种,帮助失去的动物与所有者团聚。 The move, part of a 2024 regulatory change, aims to improve pet accountability, reduce abandonment and illegal breeding, and help reunite lost animals with owners. 微芯片也可以追踪杀和绝育的遵守情况. Microchips also track spaying and neutering compliance. 到2024年底,自愿努力已将微小猫增加到164 388只,台湾估计有131万只。 By late 2024, voluntary efforts had increased microchipped cats to 164,388 out of an estimated 1.31 million in Taiwan.