Guest speaker Giles and Connie 演講嘉賓

We contacted our partners, Taiwan SPCA towards the end of last semester to inquire about the possibility of working together this year. In addition to the expected fund raising, adoption assistance, and support of animal shelters, SPCA also handles large numbers of reports of animal abuse cases each year. This work takes their limited staff and resources all across Taiwan, where their dedicated staff personally investigates, mediates, communicates, and sometimes even litigates cases in order to ensure that animals are being treated in accordance to their needs and the dignity that any living being deserves. SPCA does on a daily basis what our class is attempting this semester, advocating on behalf of those who do not have a voice.

我們是在上學期末聯繫了台灣防止虐待動物協會( SPCA) ，詢問了今年合作的可能。除了募款、動物送養和援助動物收容所外，SPCA 每年還需處理大量的動物虐待案件。為完成這些工作，他們將有限的人力和資源分派至台灣各地，進行調查、調解、溝通、甚至是法律訴訟，以確保動物能滿足牠們的需求，並得到任何生物都應有的尊嚴和待遇.。SPCA 每天都在完成我們本學期期待學生完成的事，也就是成為動物的聲音，為牠們發聲和提倡牠們的權益。

In addition to all this, SPCA also interacts with a large number of schools to educate youth about animal welfare issues and encourage positive action towards this social cause.

除了上述的工作外，SPCA 還前往許多學校，進行動物福利教育講座，鼓勵學生在這社會議題上採取積極且正面的行動。

We were very lucky to find such a knowledgeable and supportive partner for our mission this semester, and would like to especially say a big thank you to Executive Director Ms. Connie, and also Director of Educational Outreach Mr. Giles, who personally visited our class to speak with and educate us, sharing their knowledge and experiences regarding this issue. We were able to not only learn more about animal welfare and protection work, but also to receive valuable feedback and suggestions about our project.

我們很幸運能在本學期尋得如此專業且願意支持我們的合作夥伴。在此要特別要感謝SPCA執行長Connie女士及教育專員Giles先生，親自到我們的班級與學生交流，並分享他們在動保領域的專業知識和經驗。學生們不僅吸收了大量與動物福利及保護工作相關的資訊，也得到了許多有關這學期專案作品上的寶貴建議和回饋。

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