英语阅读_The Best Friends Sanctuary

According to the nonprofit Best Friends Sanctuary, 4.8 million homeless dogs and cats ended up in shelters across the US in 2024.

根据非营利组织“最佳朋友庇护所”的数据，2024年全美有480万只无家可归的猫狗最终进了收容所。

Hoping to do his part to help these animals, filmmaker Bryan Reisberg takes adoptable dogs on adventures around New York.

希望能尽自己的一份力来帮助这些动物，电影制片人布莱恩·莱斯伯格带着可供领养的狗狗在纽约各处冒险。

Once a week, Reisberg takes one dog from a shelter, offering them their first backpack ride.

每周一次，莱斯伯格会从收容所带走一只狗，给它们提供第一次乘坐背包的体验。

Using a special backpack with the words “Adopt Me” on it, Reisberg takes the dogs on the subway to Central Park or Times Square.

使用一个上面印有“领养我”字样的特制背包，莱斯伯格带着这些狗乘坐地铁前往中央公园或时代广场。

This gives the dogs a chance to be seen by potential adopters.

这给狗狗们提供了一个被潜在领养者看到的机会。

At first, Reisberg carried his own dog around the city and recorded how excited strangers were when seeing the cute dog.

起初，莱斯伯格背着自己的狗在城市里转悠，并记录下陌生人看到这只可爱狗狗时有多兴奋。

A friend then suggested he should try taking a shelter dog instead to see what would happen.

随后一位朋友建议他应该改尝试带一只收容所的狗，看看会发生什么。

So that’s exactly what he does now.

所以这正是他现在所做的事。

He now films each adventure and then shares the videos on social media.

他现在拍下每一次冒险，然后在社交媒体上分享这些视频。

In the caption, he lists each dog’s personality, such as whether it enjoyed the backpack ride, behaved nicely in public, or felt nervous at first.

在文案（字幕）中，他列出了每只狗的性格，比如它是否喜欢坐背包、在公共场所表现是否良好，或者一开始是否感到紧张。

Because of Reisberg’s work, 10 of the first 11 dogs in the videos were adopted.

因为莱斯伯格的工作，视频中前11只狗中的10只被领养了。

And Reisberg’s influence goes far beyond that.

而且莱斯伯格的影响力远不止于此。

According to Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Sanctuary, compared with 2024, about 100 more dogs were adopted in 2025.

根据“最佳朋友庇护所”首席执行官朱莉·卡斯特的说法，与2024年相比，2025年多领养了大约100只狗。

“I am really glad to see a dog find a home because of a simple ride or a shared video,” Reisberg said.

“我真的很开心看到一只狗因为一次简单的搭乘或一段分享的视频而找到家，”莱斯伯格说。

英文全文

According to the nonprofit Best Friends Sanctuary, 4.8 million homeless dogs and cats ended up in shelters across the US in 2024. Hoping to do his part to help these animals, filmmaker Bryan Reisberg takes adoptable dogs on adventures around New York.

Once a week, Reisberg takes one dog from a shelter, offering them their first backpack ride. Using a special backpack with the words “Adopt Me” on it, Reisberg takes the dogs on the subway to Central Park or Times Square. This gives the dogs a chance to be seen by potential adopters.

At first, Reisberg carried his own dog around the city and recorded how excited strangers were when seeing the cute dog. A friend then suggested he should try taking a shelter dog instead to see what would happen. So that’s exactly what he does now.

He now films each adventure and then shares the videos on social media. In the caption, he lists each dog’s personality, such as whether it enjoyed the backpack ride, behaved nicely in public, or felt nervous at first. Because of Reisberg’s work, 10 of the first 11 dogs in the videos were adopted. And Reisberg’s influence goes far beyond that. According to Julie Castle, CEO of Best Friends Sanctuary, compared with 2024, about 100 more dogs were adopted in 2025.

“I am really glad to see a dog find a home because of a simple ride or a shared video,” Reisberg said.