Her suicide caused outrage across Taiwan over the inadequate legislation regarding animal euthanasia, as well as the issue of cyberbullying by netizens and the press.
[citation needed] She worked as the director of an animal shelter in Xinwu District.
[3] Chien appeared in a TV show which revealed that she had euthanized over 700 stray dogs in one year.
[3] This led to many animal activists attacking her, and the Taiwanese media and netizens branded her as a 'female butcher' (女屠夫) and 'female executioner' (女劊子手).
[7] The Taiwanese government additionally offered greater psychological support to shelter workers.