Taiwan's live pig auction system subjects the animals to extreme cruelty and abuse. The brutal mistreatment endured by approximately 6 million pigs annually in Taiwan before slaughter, including violent electric shocks, whippings, metal branding, and hooking of the snout or dragging by the anus while the animals are still alive.

EAST commends the Fisheries Agency and the Ocean Affairs Council

The third Animal Welfare and Food Transition Forum attracted industries, government officials, and academics to witness Taiwan's farmed animal welfare potential.

Silks Hotel Group pledges to go cage-free by 2030, with Regent Taipei to transition by 2026.

Taipei Marriott Hotel is the first hotel to exclusively source EAST Certified cage-free eggs and milk.

EAST unveiled the first-ever Asia Cage-Free Benchmark with the backing of cross-party legislators.

The symposium aims to foster improved understanding of aquatic animal welfare in Taiwan.