In recent years, the world has paid more and more attention to animal rights, such as preventing and reducing abandonment, cruelty to animals and other issues. We hope to take advantage of the current development of information technology and the booming trend of communication platforms on the Internet. In the Ren'ai Tang Dream Craftsmanship Project, we established the "Cherish. Love Pets" team to design mobile applications, and provide a discussion through mobile applications. A comprehensive platform for pet facilities and services.
Target Audience
Since the Yan Oi Tong Dream Artisan Project is located in Tuen Mun, our project target audience is mainly Tuen Mun dog owners who have smart phones and have some knowledge of using mobile applications.
Function 1: Pet Information Map There is a pet information map in
the mobile application. The marks on the map include hotspots for dog release, pet clinics, pet restaurants and other information for users. Users can comment and leave comments on related facilities, and the map will also have a navigation function .
Function 2: Discussion area
This function is open to users to share and exchange their experience in raising pets, and increase the usage rate of mobile applications through user communication.
Function 3: Pet Adoption
Some kennels expressed their willingness to cooperate and provide pictures and information of dogs in the kennel. At that time, the "Cherish.Love Pets" mobile application will upload the relevant information, and the mobile application users will be able to choose their favorite dog for adoption.
To be developed
Considering resource and time issues, it is very difficult to maintain the operation of the mobile application and organize volunteer activities at the same time. To this end, we will contact and promote the volunteer team, so that the owners can get in touch with the activities organized by different volunteer groups. We expect that the number of users of the mobile application will gradually increase. In order to maintain the quality of the mobile application, we will also set up a platform to invite interested volunteers to assist in the operation of the mobile application, such as map updates, and support for users. comments etc.
In the following sections, we will explain in detail how the three main functions of the mobile app can solve (1) the lack of public space; (2) the lack of equipment in public places; and (3) the lack of circulation of information on pet care services.
A. Solutions to insufficient public space
In order to solve the problem of public entertainment venues where only dogs are restricted, we will select some places that are easier for Tuen Mun residents to reach on the pet information map, and contact some restaurants that welcome pets to hold owner parties to increase the number of dogs. We will also regularly provide users with the latest map information.
After the successful release of the mobile application, if users respond enthusiastically to the pet information map and we have enough time, we will find pet-friendly restaurants or pet parks to hold parties, so that pet owners can expand their limited range of activities.
B. Solutions for lack of equipment in public places
For some relatively inexperienced owners, they may not know much about the public entertainment places that allow dogs to enter and the equipment in them, and they may not even know that they can use them when they need them. Get the necessary supplies in some public entertainment venues. To solve this problem, we will display relevant information in the pet map, and when accessing these useful information, we will set the usage permissions.
In order to encourage more pet-friendly places, all participating pet-friendly places can get signage stickers from us. Please refer to the picture on the right to encourage places that support pet rights.
C. Solution to lack of circulation of information on pet care services
Respondents believe that the lack of information on pet care services has brought inconvenience to their lives, and they often worry about whether the quality of pet hotels meets their expectations. Through the discussion area of this mobile application, we hope that the owners can communicate the quality of the pet hotel, and our mobile application will set up some simple scoring functions. Through online communication and offline activities, we hope that owners can spontaneously organize small teams to take care of other people's dogs through the discussion area of this mobile application, so as to reduce their worries about strangers taking care of their pets, but we do not Intervenes when or how they organize small teams.
Program Highlights
Innovative
Our innovation is: we know that no one has yet developed a mobile app to combine the functions mentioned in the above section. For some owners who do not have much experience, it may be troublesome to search for information on the Internet. We have designed a mobile app that saves time for breeders.
Social Impact
We hope that the mobile phone application can reduce the troubles of raising dogs for owners. For example, owners can search nearby public entertainment venues that allow dogs to enter and evaluate dog service facilities on the same platform in a short period of time. Bring convenience to their lives. In addition, some smaller or infrequent volunteer groups can also get more attention through our mobile application. Based on our understanding of volunteer groups, each group may have different specialties, and they tend to focus on one topic of the leaflet. We believe that volunteer groups can use our platform to cooperate with other volunteer groups to organize larger-scale community activities, preventing them from disbanding due to lack of resources and unable to achieve their own ideas. In the long run, the offline service of the mobile app will also have an impact on the community, linking the originally unrelated pet volunteer groups in the district with Tuen Mun residents regardless of whether they have pets, and strengthening the relationship between volunteer groups and Tuen Mun residents. Communication and community cohesion, and work together to organize activities to allow them to express their shortcomings in the community, and build a little more awareness and contribution to the community. In the process of participating in volunteer activities, you can increase everyone’s awareness of animal rights and build a network of people in the community. If they see abandoned pets in the area in the future, they will also know about one more channel in the area. Assist the pet as soon as possible. If adults can set a good example in the community, it will also have a significant positive impact on the next generation of Tuen Mun residents, allowing them to understand that life is equal and needs to be respected, reducing their chances of indirect animal cruelty by abandoning pets, for The community establishes a virtuous circle.
