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Pets Pets Winning Wong 10 Oct., 2012
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Many years ago, I also kept a Many years ago, I also kept a tortoise…tortoise…
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• Have you ever asked yourself
why?why?
How many of you are keeping How many of you are keeping pets?pets?
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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.
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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
?
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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
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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)
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• Bunny buying trend!
• Online shopping easier buying and dumping of pets
• A need for legislation?
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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
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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?
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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