Animals Up for Adoption: When the zoo moved across town to the south side suburb of Mucha five years ago, Mayor Hsu Shui-teh tried to attract the interest of children by introducing a fund-raising gimmick that had been practiced overseas for a long time: "adopting" animals. For a fee of NT $ 700 or so a year, a child can adopt an animal at the zoo and be its "guardian."
五年前台北市立動物園由圓山遷往僻處南區的木柵，當時市長許水德為吸引小朋友注意，便採用國外行之已久的策略﹘﹘認養動物，只要交年費七百多元，便可認養一隻動物，當它的保母。