| Summary: | 碩士 === 南華大學 === 社會學研究所 === 95 === Animal release, or setting captured animals free has become an activity in vigorous development in recent years, which has aroused more and more controversies in the society as well as more and more concerns from both conservation organizations and the government toward the animal release issue. Using Chinese Association of Life Preservation as a subject, this study is to explore the relationships between the development of religious groups in Taiwan and the animal release issue.
In order to place ourselves in the position of those who perform animal release and understand the meaning thereof and the reception of general public, based on Rational Choice Theory as the main frame, this study was conducted by Participant Observation Method and in-depth interviews. Findings are listed hereunder:
1. Chinese Association of Life Preservation dominates niches of animal release through entrepreneurial operation.
2. The animal release doctrines of Chinese Association of Life Preservation are characterized by "simplicity" and "medication."
3. "Animal release" and "observing a vegetarian regimen" are main religious cultures in Chinese Association of Life Preservation.
4. Main tensions between Chinese Association of Life Preservation and the society come from "aspiring too much to charitable and pious deeds", "corruption" and "spoiling ecological balance."
5. A family-centered approach is not the main channel through which Chinese Association of Life Preservation expands.
6. "Reciting for the dying" is a major mean that Chinese Association of Life Preservation elevates interpersonal attachments.
Discussion and suggestions are given at the end.
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