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Angela Liana Dharmawan

Pak Agung Nugraha
Biblical Studies 9
28 March 2016
CAS Reflection Table
What happened in the community and

How do I feel about doing the project?

what have you done?

I felt two extremely different things at the

(Completed with the evidence when you

same time; happiness and sadness. I was

are doing the project)

happy because I got to help the shelter and

For this years CAS activity, I grouped up the animals in it. I also got to see a lot of
with three of my classmates and did cute,

fluffy

dogs

and

cats,

which

something in order to help animals that are immediately made my day better. It is
currently living in a shelter in Jakarta called always nice to be surrounded with animals
Pondok Pengayom Satwa. My friends and I because I love them very much. Though I
first collected money by selling cookies, felt sad as well because I cannot do much to
pasta, and popcorns around the school. help them other than donating money and
Some of us also donated money voluntarily. food. During my time in the shelter, I could
In total, we got around Rp. 1.400.000,-. We tell that they are in need of attention and
then used around Rp. 800.000,- to buy dog love from humans, but sadly they are not
and cat food, both wet and dry, that will be able to earn or feel those things. They are
given to the shelter along with the rest of the put in the shelter because they are neglected
money. In the shelter, we had a lot of fun or unwanted and that facts makes me feel
interacting with the dogs by giving treats to extremely sad. Some of the dogs hid or ran
the dogs and cats. We also got to go into a away when we tried approaching them. My
house full of cats and played around with groupmates and I assumed that their
them for a bit.

behavior is caused by their past. They might

*Evidences below table.

have been abused in the past before they

were brought to the shelter, which is why
they are scared of humans. This makes me
feel sad and guilty as well. The animals in
the shelter need a home and need a human
that is able to take care of them properly and

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love them.
Ideas

Questions

(What can I do to improve my service to

(What are the questions that have been

the community? What will be a more

answered and havent been answered?)

effective project to reach the community

The questions that have been answered are

in need?)

regarding the animals conditions in the

I think a more effective project for this is to shelter and how important humans are for
expose the issue of animal abuse and them. The animals in the shelter do not have
neglect

in

Indonesia

to

the

school proper housings, which is what they actually

community. This can be done by holding need in order for them to feel loved. Even if
some sort of seminar or short presentation, they might feel okay with their current
just so they can be aware and realize that situation in the shelter, a forever home for
they can help these animals to have better them is important because they need
lives. Maybe through exposing these issues, attention from humans as well. The
more people would be interested in donating condition of the shelter sometimes might
or even adopting an animal from the shelter. not be suitable for some of the dogs too,
As for myself, I can keep on supporting this because the condition of their home depends
by donating regularly to the shelter and to on their breed as well. This is where we as
other shelters in Indonesia as well. I humans should play our part. We have to be
definitely want to continue doing this and I able to provide the best for these animals,
probably will be continuing donating money because they have feelings, too. They are
and animal food to shelters in Indonesia. I able to feel fear, to feel sadness, or even be
might even consider adopting a dog from depressed if they are not given the proper
the shelter if I am ready.

care and attention. We have to be able to

love them, instead of abuse and neglect
them. They hurt, too, just like us humans.

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Evidences

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