Pets Pets Winning Wong 10 Oct., 2012

Many years ago, I also kept a Many years ago, I also kept a tortoise…tortoise…

• Have you ever asked yourself

why?why?

How many of you are keeping How many of you are keeping pets?pets?

Why do you keep a Why do you keep a pet? pet?

To gain experience?

To gain experience?

They’re cute?

They’re cute?

They’re loyal?

They’re loyal?They can

cheer you up?

They can cheer you

up?

It’s trendy?

It’s trendy?

Etc.Etc.

Why not keep a pet? Why not keep a pet?

Smelly? Noisy

?No

time?No space at

home?

Allergic to

them?

Etc. Not ready for life commitment?

Family objection

?

Miss Wong’s past Miss Wong’s past experienceexperience

• Kept a tortoise at the age of 10

• Followed the trend (my friends also kept tortoises)

• Not considered mum’s objection

• Ended up releasing it in the pond in CUHK

Animal abandonment (Animal abandonment ( 遺遺棄棄 ) )

• More pets are abandoned during festive seasons (SPCA 愛護動物協會 )

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuELyZS9040

• (00:00-00:35)

• Bunny buying trend!

• Online shopping easier buying and dumping of pets

• A need for legislation?

Animal euthanasia (Animal euthanasia ( 人道人道毀滅毀滅 ))

• I’m with you (Avril Lavigne)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=j_iZ8M5vSmU&playnext=1&list=PL9AC8EF6023421892&feature=results_main

• (00:00-03:29)

• “euthanized” = put to death, killed

They deserve a better They deserve a better life! life!

• Why did they have to be put to death?

• Did they do anything wrong?• Were they born to suffer? • Was it their fate? • Can this be reversed?

Look Look before before

you leap. you leap. 三思而後行三思而後行

Look Look before before

you leap. you leap. 三思而後行三思而後行