Works Cited & Bibliography List

Cai, Yu-ren. 蔡裕仁. “Liu-lang dong-wu ren-dao chu-li gai-kuang” <流浪動物人道處理概況> [The Humane Management on Stray Animals]. Animal Protection Information System (2005) 30 December 2006 <http://animal.coa.gov.tw/resources/article_00.html>.

Deng, Zhong-hua. 鄧仲華. “Liu-lang dong-wu shou-rong ji zheng-ce jian-tao” <流浪動物收容及政策檢討> [A Report and Review on Animal Shelters in Taiwan]. Life Conservationist Association 30 December 2006<http://www.lca.org.tw/report/c12/c12-9.htm#top>.

Fei, Chang-yong. 費昌勇. “Liu-lang dong-wu de she-hui wen-ti” <流浪動物的社會問題> [The Social Problem of Stray Animals]. The Origin of Stray Animal Problems 15 March 2007 <http://eeweb.gcc.ntu.edu.tw/eeweb_new/e/e005.htm>.

Frank, Joshua. “An Interactive Model of Human and Companion Animal Dynamics: The Ecology and Economics of Dog Overpopulation and the Human Costs of Addressing the Problem.” Human Ecology. Vol. 32, No.1, Feb 2004. 114-5.

Regan, Tom. “Euthanasia and Animals.” The Case for Animal Rights. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1985. 109-13.
Shi, Fen-ru. 施芬如. “Mian-dui dong-wu an-le-si de zhen-xiang yu dao-de” <面對動物安樂死的真相與道德> [Facing the Reality and Morality of Animal Euthanasia]. Animal Protection Information System (2005) 30 December 2006<http://animal.coa.gov.tw/resources/article_00.html>.

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The above is my tentative work cited list so far

... and ...

I know that it is not appropriate to have 4 online sources among the six ...

but I'll try to find some useful materials from books, magazines or journals in the following days

just wait and see la

these two weeks are really busy @__@... so many assignments' waiting for me

am nearly crazy >__<"

Responses to Hannah's RP Plan

Responses to Hannah's RP Introduction:

I think the introduction part is pretty gd~The direction is clear~It's gd to have a statistical data that shows the potential risk of IAD. But in the end of the introduction, it's better to show out reasons of how IAD can affect people physically and mentally so that your position can become more persuasive.

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Responses to Hannah's First Hand Data Plan:

A questionnaire will be useful, but I think you have to be careful when you design the questions in the questionnaire since your focus is on how IAD affects people "physically and mentally".
Hope my opinion cau help you in some ways. Add oil la~^^

First Hand Data Collection Plan

For my first-hand data collection, I will design a questionnaire for about 50 FJU students (both English majors and also non-English majors) to fill in. Questions are mainly as the following:

1. 你所居住的區域是否有流浪狗出沒?
2. 你有沒有因流浪狗的出沒而感到安全受威脅?
3. 請問如果在街道上有流浪狗出現的話，你會怎樣做？
4. 你是否知道一些會處理流浪狗的民間機構？
5. 你認為政府可以如何改善台北因棄養狗隻而導致流浪狗出現的情況？
6. 你認為政府是否需要加強流浪狗的宣傳活動？
7. 你認為流浪狗問題日趨嚴重的情況如何？
8. 請問你有甚麼建議去改善流浪狗的情況呢?

So far, these are the questions that I think can be added in the questionnaire. Of course there will be two versions (English version for English majors and Chinese version for non-English majors).
I’ll be very appreciated if any of you can give me some suggestions for the questions above~~~^__^

RP Introduction (Revised)

Practice of Euthanasia on Stray Animals

In the past, death was always the sensitive and taboo issue that people would seldom directly confront with. But during these recent decades, as the medical technology has become more advanced and progressive, humans now have the ability and power to not only prolong lives , but also to end lives such as through abortion and euthanasia. This research paper will mainly focus on the inhumanity of humans’ practicing euthanasia on stray animals. The problem of increasing stray animals in the societies of different nations has been remained unsolved for many years. A Statistical data from The Social Problem of Stray Animals mentions that every year in the States, approximately 6.5 millions stray animals will be given the operation of euthanasia (Fei 1). This issue can be a very serious one for possibly leading to innocent citizen’s being suddenly attacked by stray animals and the spread of an epidemic disease, such as rabies, caused by these stray animals. Eventually, the safety and hygienic problems will be raised. On the other hand, according to A Report and Review on Animal Shelters in Taiwan, the tragedy is that every year in Taiwan, take Taipei City as an example, several thousands of stray animals will be caught and then moved to those governmental animal shelters or private animal organizations. Up to 55% of these homeless animals will finally be given the operation of euthanasia (Deng). This policy may seem to be the most effective way to decrease the total number of stray animals in the society in the shortest time. However, it is definitely wrong for human beings to end the lives of stray animals via euthanasia only for the sake of humans’ advantage because the fee for each euthanasia operation is expensive and also it seriously offends the origin purpose of animal euthanasia, which is to die peacefully and painlessly. Therefore, the practice of animal euthanasia should be stopped so that more and more innocent stray animals can have a chance to survive.

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Works Cited

Deng, Zhong-hua. “A Report and Review on Animal Shelters in Taiwan.” Life Conservationist Association 30 December 2006<http://www.lca.org.tw/report/c12/c12-9.htm#top>.

Fei, Chang-yong. “The Social Problem of Stray Animals.” The Origin of Stray Animal Problems 15 March 2007 <http://eeweb.gcc.ntu.edu.tw/eeweb_new/e/e005.htm>.

RP Introduction

Practice of Euthanasia on Stray Animals

In the past, death was always the sensitive and taboo issue that people would seldom directly confront with. But during these recent decades, as the medical technology has become more advanced and progressive, humans now have the ability and power to not only prolong lives , but also to end lives such as through abortion and euthanasia. This research paper will mainly focus on the inhumanity of humans’ practicing euthanasia on stray animals. The problem of increasing stray animals in the societies of different nations has been remained unsolved for many years. This issue can be a very serious one for possibly leading to innocent citizen’s being suddenly attacked by stray animals and the spread of an epidemic disease, such as rabies, caused by these stray animals. Eventually, the safety and hygienic problems will be raised. On the other hand, according to Deng Zhong-hua’s A Report and Review on Animal Shelters in Taiwan, the tragedy is that every year in Taiwan, take Taipei City as an example, several thousands of stray animals will be caught and then moved to those governmental animal shelters or private animal organizations. Up to 55% of these homeless animals will finally be given the operation of euthanasia. This policy may seem to be the most effective way to decrease the total number of stray animals in the society in the shortest time. However, it is definitely wrong for human beings to end the lives of stray animals via euthanasia only for the sake of humans’ advantage. Therefore, the practice of animal euthanasia should be stopped so that more and more innocent stray animals can have a chance to survive.


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Work Cited

Deng, Zhong-hua. “A Report and Review on Animal Shelters in Taiwan.” Life Conservationist Association 30 December 2006<http://www.lca.org.tw/report/c12/c12-9.htm#top>.