Reflection of Class

Final Self- Reflection

            After taking the course I have learned a lot about the human-animal bond, and how we as humans interact with other non-human animals. From this course I learned that we interact with animals in many ways. This includes how we use these animals for food, clothing, entertainment, medicine and research, and work.  Before taking this class I truly forgot the other roles that animals play in our lives besides just providing food and clothing. This class also opened my eyes to the human-animal bond and how strong it really is.

            This class has truly changed my perception about how important animals are in our life. After watching many of the videos we did in class about the bond we have with our companion animals, and how service and working animals impact our lives I have gained more respect for these animals. I was truly impacted by our service and working animals lesson. I was amazed to learn of all these many tasks that these animals are trained to do. I was also inspired how dedicated service and working dogs are to complete the task at hand.

            Elephants are one of my favorite exotic animals. I really enjoyed being able to complete the social deconstruction project. This project allowed me to learn new things about this amazing creature. From this project I learned how extremely intelligent the elephant is.  I also got to learn more about controversial issues that impact elephants. I never knew much about ivory poaching but completing this project opened my eyes to how serious this issue is. Completing this project also gave me insight on some of the unfair treatment that this intelligent creature receives in the entertainment industry. Growing up I use to be excited to see the elephant perform in the circus. This project showed me that these animals do not deserve to be confine and mistreated as they are in circuses. Overall I really enjoyed this course, and learning about the importance of the human-animal bond.