Love and hope in the bustling city

During holidays at the gate of Jian Guo Flower Market underneath Jianguo South Road viaduct in Taipei, you will see excited dogs wagging their tails at you, trying to grab your attention. This is Mama Zhang's New Taipei City New Life Pet Shelter Association, which has been running its "Foster for Free" event for more than ten years. Although 66-year-old Mama Zhang is now in poor health, she still takes meticulous care of every dog. She hopes that taking scrupulous care of the dogs will help find stable and comfortable homes for the animals during their weekly Foster for Free event.

In addition to Mama Zhang, there is also a dedicated team of volunteers. The most surprising thing is that many of the volunteers are elementary school students or junior high school students, and most of them are not from Taipei. The reason they are willing to make the hour-plus car journey to Taipei to volunteer is simple, a deep love for the animals.

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讓愛延續 繁華都市中一處充滿愛和希望的園地

每到假日，在臺北建國南路高架橋下方的建國花市門口，就會看到熱情的狗狗向你搖著尾巴想和你玩耍，這裡是張媽媽流浪動物之家的愛心送養活動。送養活動至今已經舉辦十幾年，66歲的張媽媽儘管身體不好，仍細心照顧每一隻浪浪，期盼細心的照顧和每周的送養活動能給牠們一個安穩舒適的家。

媽媽流浪動物之家除了張媽媽之外，這裡也有十分堅強的志工團隊，最令人意外的是，許多志工都只是國小、國中生而已，他們多半不是台北人，年紀小小就自己搭一個小時以上的車北上來當志工，原因就是因為一顆愛動物的心。

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