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Ethical Rationale
Through this project we come to the understanding that the current laws and resource distribution in Hong Kong is constraining small animal welfare organizations and making them unable to provide better aids for animals. By helping these organizations, we are increasing our level of moral reasoning- hoping to provide help to the helpless feral animals.
Animal rights suggest that all animals should be entitled to the right of possessing their own lives and basic interests - an act of respect for nature. We should therefore also show our compassion and care to them. Under society of utilitarianism, we pursue the greatest benefit for every single member. By respecting the animal rights, there are indeed mutual benefits to both animals and human beings, which indicates a utilitarian move.
Although small-scale organizations have great ambitions, they are usually neglected and fail to achieve their goals due to the lack of the support by the government. This makes many of those organizations have a hardship of limited publicity and financial budget, which may negatively affect their business. This violates the concept of equality. The society and government have a responsibility to support those organizations that works for the society’s benefit.
Another ethical concept involved is compassion, one of the five widely shared values. Focusing on our project, compassion is applicable to both the small NGOs and the general public. With compassion, the NGOs are willing to devote money and time. The voluntary work done by the helpers is also one of the acts of performing conscience. Our goal is to raise the awareness and compassion of the public and the government. It is hoped that other than donating to big NGOs ...

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...ject is an unforgettable experience for me.
Eureka: Throughout the whole project, I think I have really learnt more about the current situation of our topic, which is animal welfare in Hong Kong. Except knowing more current information of abandoned pet, I also got some hands-on experience. I participated in two events, which allow me to meet the pets and the staff of those organizations in person. I remember a staff from Hong Kong Rabbit Society told me that she is keeping eight rabbits at home just because there are too many abandoned pets in the center and it is out of space. I immediately know the seriousness of this problem. I really hope the proposal, which we sent to the government, can have some effect and alleviate the problem in Hong Kong. Last but not least, I do enjoy working for charity with my group mates and it is surely a memorable experience for me.

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