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    Photographer tells story of doomed shelter dogs

    Photographer Tou Chih-kang has been recording the last moments of canines at the Taoyuan Animal Shelter in Taiwan for two years. He has captured the images of some 400 dogs, most of which were pets abandoned by their owners. To him the work is distressing, but he's trying to spread a message of responsibility. Read more about Tou Chih-kang's story.

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    1. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang calms an excited dog before trying to make a portrait in his makeshift studio moments before the dog is to be put do
    2. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, in a makeshift studio, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang tries to make a portrait of a dog in the final moments of its life before being put down by l
    3. In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang hangs his portraits of the final moments in the lives of shelter dogs for a public exhibition in Taoyuan, norther
    4. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang calms a puppy before trying to make a portrait in the final moments before it is to be put down by lethal injection a
    5. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, iIn a makeshift studio, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang tries to make a portrait of a puppy in the final moments of its life before being put down by
    6. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang greets a dog scheduled to be euthanized later in the day at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In
    7. In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang hangs his portraits of the final moments in the lives of shelter dogs for a public exhibition in Taoyuan, norther
    8. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, in a makeshift studio, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang and his assistant steady a scared dog for a portrait in the final moments of its life before
    9. In this photo taken on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang hangs his portraits of the final moments in the lives of shelter dogs for a public exhibition in Taoyuan, norther
    10. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog sits in a cage behind his paperwork before being put down by lethal injection at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoin
    11. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog is tranquilized before taken to be euthanized by lethal injection at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, T
    12. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog is taken to be euthanized by lethal injection at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer
    13. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a nurse prepares the room used to euthanize dogs at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer To
    14. In this photo taken on Friday, May 11, 2012, government dog catchers ensnare a dog on the streets of Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang makes portrai
    15. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog is taken to be killed by lethal injection at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer To
    16. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog looks for attention at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang has been visiting dog shelters for
    17. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, a dog begs for attention at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang makes portra
    18. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, puppies beg for attention at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang makes portr
    19. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, Taiwanese photographer Tou Chih-kang identifies dogs on a manifest that are to be killed later that day at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern T
    20. In this photo taken on Monday, April 9, 2012, the leashes of dogs put down that day hang from a metal fence at a government-run shelter in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. In an ongoing project, Taiwanese ph

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