Brandon ("Ben") Chen
Hi my name is Brandon ("Ben").
I am from California and I love to play games, hangout with my friends, and many more things. I haven’t had many experiences with animals. It was really hard for me to play with a dog or cat because I just have this feeling that they are going to bite me if I do anything wrong. This is because my mom said she got bit once and that had scared her from touching an animal.
I think this semester changed my thoughts. I have learned why there are many animals and why there isn’t enough space for these animals to go to a shelter. When I went to RuiFang, it was a whole new experience. I learned that even some scary animals are very nice. I learned that homeless animals always have to fight for their life. For example, they would have to fight for food and water to survive. I learned that we need to neuter these animals so they can stop making more children. This can help reduce the amount of homeless animals.
Something I have grown and improved is thinking for more ideas and thoughts. This experience was very helpful because there were many things I wouldn’t rethink about. For example, I wouldn’t even think about homeless animals being a problem. I thought that animals wouldn’t fight for food because Taiwan has many food markets. When I started to think more, I felt more emapathetic. I would think and understand about someones feelings and thoughts.
我來自美國加利福尼亞。我的興趣包括玩遊戲、和朋友玩耍等等。我沒有太多與貓狗相處的經驗。我甚至有點害怕貓狗，因為我有一種感覺，如果我不小心做錯了什麼，牠們就會咬我。我會有這種感覺是因為我媽媽說她被咬過一次，導致她也不敢接觸動物。
這學期的專案改變了我的想法。我了解到為什麼會有這麼多流浪動物，以及收容所裡沒有足夠的空間去收留這些動物。到了瑞芳動物之家後，我得到了一種全新的體驗。我發現即便是原本看起來很可怕的狗，其實也可以對人非常友善。我也理解到流浪動物總是要為存活奮戰。例如，牠們必須爭搶食物和水才能生存。最後，我還學習到這些動物必須進行絕育，這樣才能阻止牠們生育更多的孩子，並減少流浪動物的數量。
我覺得自己有成長的一個地方是我開始會對周邊的事物和現象進行更多的思考。這學期的經驗對我來說非常有幫助，因為有很多的事情我以前根本不會去考慮。例如，我以前從未想過流浪動物會對社會造成任何問題。我不認為動物會為食物而戰，因為台灣有很多的超市。當我思考得更多，我發現自己也變得更有同理心，因為我會試圖去了解別人的感受及想法。
My Role in the class
What I think about Animal Cruelty