Index
- Welcome!
- Brain Dump
- Essay Outline
- Rough Draft
- Final Draft Essay
- Animal Cruelty Poster
- Diary Entry #7
- Public Service Announcement
- Animal Cruelty Survey
- Animal Cruelty Video
- Reflection
- MLA Works Cited
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Project Guide
Welcome!
Hey Guys! My name is Nikki and I'm a pit-bull. I live in an animal shelter. I have been living in a shelter for 6 months now after the police rescued me from my owner because he abused me. I have met different animals at the shelter that have also been abused so I have decided to make a project with the help of my new friends to teach everybody about Animal Cruelty. Enjoy Guys and I hope this project teaches you about Animal Cruelty and gives you the courage to stand up against Animal Cruelty! Ooh and here is a picture of me when I was rescued. (:
Brain Dump
Hi guys, I'm Nikki! I needed some ideas to use in my project so one of my friends here at the shelter suggested that I made a brain dump! I had no idea what a brain dump but then I learned that a brain dump is like a list of small ideas that can help to make one big idea. My brain dump will help me make my essay which I will be posting in a few days. (: Here is my brain dump!
Animal
Cruelty
v Cruelty
to animal is the infliction of suffering or harm upon animals for purposes
other than self-defense.
v The
Humane society is the nation’s largest and most effective animal protection
organization
v In
2000-2001, pit bulls were involved in 13% of reported dog-abuse cases. In 2007,
pit bulls were involved in 25% of reported dog-abuse cases.
v An
investigation of a slaughterhouses revealed that animal cruelty abounds in the
factory farm industry.
v In
2007, there were 20 reported neglect cases involving cows and eight involving
pigs.
v Many
dogs are plagues with illnesses, kidney disease or heart disease as a result of
poor living conditions in puppy mills.
v Dogfighting
became prevalent in the US after the Civil War and used as a source of
entertainment for police officers and firemen.
v It
has been estimated that there are 900 to 2,000 new cases every year of animal
hoarding in the US.
v Over
100 million animals are killed in US laboratories for chemical, drug, food and
cosmetics testing every year.
v Most
rodeo events rely on creating a stressful environment for the domesticated and
often docile animals to make them run faster or buck harder.
v The
beginning of animal cruelty has been traced back to ancient times.
v The
British began exporting dogs to fight against larger animals like wild boar and
bulls.
v Rooster
fighting has roots deep in American history and culture.
v In
2007 cock fighting was made illegal in Louisiana which was the last state to
ban this fighting.
v The
abuse of farm animals wasn’t around until the early 19th century.
v Most
farm animals are forced to endure physical and psychological abuse for months
if not years on end.
v Farm
animals are housed in overcrowded facilities with insufficient food, water, and
natural light.
v Last
year in Baltimore, a 2 year old female pit bull was doused in gasoline and set
on fire. The pit survived for four days with burns over 95 percent of her body.
v With
this project I would like to show people the effect of animal abuse.
v I want people to learn what animal cruelty is and how they can help an animal who
are being abused.
v I
also want people to know how they can avoid animal cruelty when they encounter
an animal.
v Also
I want to show people what they can to stop animal cruelty.
v I hope this project bring animal cruelty out of
the dark and into people’s minds
v With
my common thread I would like to use the point of view of an animal that has
been abused and comes in counter with other animals that have been abused.
v I
will use the other animals as introductions to my genres that I will be using.
v As
one of my genres I would like to make a PSA about animal cruelty.
v I
would like to make flyers or posters with information about animal cruelty and
what we can do to stop animal cruelty.
v If
possible I would also like to do something in community.
v I
would like to volunteer at an animal shelter.
v Another
idea to help out in my community would maybe be like accepting donations to
help an animal shelter that helps animals that have been abused.
v I
could also find stories of animals that have been abused and somehow showcase
these stories and animals for other people to learn about.
v There
are many celebrities like Michael Vick that was arrested for dog fighting. I
could also talk about this story and use his dog as part of my common thread.
Essay Outline
Hello friends! I'm Nikki and I have decided to write an essay for my Animal Cruelty project. To make the writing process easier I made an outline for my essay. I included the main points I wanted to talk about in my essay and a few helpful websites. I hope this outline let's you guys understand more about Animal Cruelty. So here is my essay outline.
TOPIC: Animal
Cruelty
Paragraph 1)6
Attention Grabber:
Have
you ever thought of rescuing an animal from your local animal shelter? Well
chances are that most animals in a shelter have been victims of animal cruelty.
Thesis:
there are many types of animal cruelty which
can be found anywhere and happen to different kinds of animals, not just to
dogs or cats and we need to become aware of this and learn not just how to
prevent is but also learn the facts.
What is wrong with my topic is: animal cruelty happens everywhere and to all kinds of
animals.
·
Websites
with information regarding above issue: (This answer alone for your reference,
not part of the essay)
·
Why
is this a problem? (This and everything else needs to be apart of the essay.)
_This is a problem because
most cases are never reported and unrecognized.
___________________________________________________________________________
·
2
proofs from the websites that explain why the above is a problem. (According too)
1.
According too blah blah blah webstie, Global Warming is:____________________________
§ Why does the above fact about your
topic matter to everyone else:
_This means that (give statiscs.) many animals are being abused and even
though we have staticcs these are estimates because most cases go without
notice and animals are left victims of our ignorance. ____________________________________________________________________
2. ___According too blah blah blah
________________________________________________
§ Why does the above fact about your
topic matter to everyone else:
Paragraph 3
How did this
Happen: (History
of Animal Cruelty)
What
caused this: Animal cruelty has many sources
and be traced back for many years.
Websites with information regarding above issue:
·
How
did it happen
It happened because; Animal cruelty has
begun for many reasons such as entertainment and farming.
2 Proofs
from the website that explain why the above is a problem. (According too)
1.
_According to learntogive.org website, Animal cruelty is happening
because,… people
have found entertainment in abusing animals for many, many years. Even police
officers have been known to take part in the entertainment of abusing animals.
§ Why does the above fact about your
topic matter to everyone else:
_This means that: even back when animal cruelty first began, it was seen
very lightly and not as a major issue, even police officers participated. 1. 1. According to learntogive.org website: Another reason animal cruelty is
happening is…. Because of farming.
§ Why does the above fact about your topic
matter to everyone else:
___This means that: mostl farm animals are forced to endure physical and
psychological abuse for months if not years on end.
According
too blah blah blah website we could fix this in many ways such as reporting animal
cruelty, getting to know animals in your neighborhood, and even setting a good
example for others.
·
How
would the above idea fix the problems you mentioned above:
Why is this better than
before?
__This is better than before
because: people are starting to learn more and
more about animal cruelty and finding ways to stop it.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion: Tell reader what they need to do now. Ask yourself why did I Write this? Do not
directly say: “I told you this because”.
To help the animals in
end and prevent other animals from being abused in the future.
Rough Draft
Hello everybody, it's Nikki! So I poster the outline for my essay a few days ago and I just finished writing the rough draft. I added more information onto my rough draft because I felt that I needed more information since my outline didn't have a lot. Well here is my rough draft guys......
Rough
Draft
Have you ever thought
of rescuing an animal from your local animal shelter? Well chances are that
most animals in a shelter have been victims of animal cruelty.
There
are many types of animal cruelty which can be found anywhere and happen to
different kinds of animals, not just to dogs or cats and we need to become
aware of this and learn not just how to prevent it but also learn the facts
about animal cruelty.
Investigations into slaughter houses have
revealed that animals are also abused in factory farms. There were 20 reported
neglect cases involving cows and eight involving pig neglect. Animal
cruelty has many sources and can be traced back for many years. According to www.learntogive.org,
animal cruelty has many origins. In this website we learn that people have
found entertainment in abusing animals since ancient times. For example dog
fighting can be traced back to the 12th century. The British began
exporting their dogs to be used in fights against larger animals.
Cockfighting
has roots in American history with many of the founding fathers being fond of
this sport which is now illegal in all 50 states.
Another
source of animal cruelty is due to farming. The abuse of farm animals didn’t
show an influx until the early 19th century. Most farm animals are
forced to endure physical and psychological abuse. Most animals are given
steroids to enhance growth and antibiotics to fend off illnesses that are
likely to occur in the unsanitary conditions they live in.
According
to http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-puppy-mills, puppy mills are also a source of
animal cruelty. A puppy mill is a commercial dog-breading facility that focuses
on increasing profit with little cost. The animal’s health is not of top
priority for people running puppy mills. In puppy mills, animals can spend most
of their lives in cages with no room to play or exercise. Puppies in mills are
usually found with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire
cages, severe tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their
eyes which often lead to blindness. Only 26 states in the US have laws to
regulate commercial kennels to prevent animal abuse and cruelty.
According
to http://www.paws.org/kids-animal-cruelty.html people are cruel to animals because
they don’t understand that they are actually causing pain to the animals.
People that have been abused themselves will abuse animals because they think
that is the only way to treat others. Some people don’t see animals as
creatures but they see them as objects instead. The worst type of animal
cruelty is when people know they are inflicting pain on an animal.
So
you want to help put a stop to animal cruelty? There are many easy things that you can do to
help these animals in danger. On http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/top-10-ways-to-prevent-animal.aspx you can find 10 ways to prevent animal cruelty. One very
easy thing you can do to prevent animal cruelty is simply by setting a good
example to other pet owners. Always show your pets the love and good care they
deserve. Be responsible with your pets, have them spayed or neutered.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Final Essay
Hi, it's Nikki! So here is the final draft for the essay I have been writing. I made some changes to the final draft compared to my first rough draft. So here is my essay about Animal Cruelty guys! Oh and I had some help from my friends here at the shelter! (:
Animal Cruelty
Have
you ever seen those incredibly sad commercial with dogs and cats that have been
victims of animal cruelty? Have you ever wondered why animals are abused and
want to know what you can do to help?
Animal
cruelty happens all around us and to all types of different animals. According
to Hill, cruelty to animals is the crime of inflicting
physical pain, suffering or death on an animal, beyond necessity for normal
discipline. According to “Animal Cruelty Facts and Statics”, an article found
on the Humane Society’s website gave an estimate of how many animals were
abused in 2007. Only 1,880 cases of animal cruelty were reported. The reason
for which only these few cases were reported is because most cases of animal
cruelty are never reported; we will never know the exact number of animals who
are abused. In 2007, 1,212 cases of animal cruelty involved dogs, 337 cases
involved cats and 470 cases involved other animals.
Investigations into slaughter houses have revealed that animals are also
abused in factory farms. There were 20 reported neglect cases involving cows
and 8 involving pig neglect. Again, the reason for low amounts of reported case
is because many cases go without notice. We need to become more aware of animal
cruelty especially since it’s been happening around us for many years. How many
years you ask?
Animal cruelty has many sources and can be traced back for many years.
According to “A History of Dog fighting , we learn that Romans began to import
British fighting dogs for public entertainment. Large audiences would gather to
watch gladiator dogs fight against larger animals, like elephants for example.
In the 12th century the practice of releasing fighting dogs into the
ring with chained bulls and bears had grown to be very popular in England. For
years this practice was considered a form of entertainment. Although dog
fighting has been outlawed in most of the world, at least 40,000 people are
involved in dog fighting.
Another source of animal cruelty is farming. The abuse of farm animals
didn’t show an influx until the early 19th century. Most farm
animals are forced to endure physical and psychological abuse. Most animals are
given steroids to enhance growth and antibiotics to fend off illnesses that are
likely to occur in the unsanitary conditions they live in.
Puppy mills are also a source of animal cruelty. A puppy mill is a
commercial dog-breeding facility that focuses on increasing profit with little
cost. According to “11 Facts about Puppy Mills”, the animal’s health is not a
top priority for people running puppy mills. Animals spend most of their lives
in cages with no room to play or exercise. Puppies in mills are usually found
with bleeding or swollen paws, feet falling through the wire cages, severe
tooth decay, ear infections, dehydration, and lesions on their eyes which often
lead to blindness. Only 26 states in the US have laws to regulate commercial
kennels to prevent animal abuse and cruelty.
According
to “Animal Cruelty”, people are cruel to animals because they don’t understand
that they are actually causing pain to the animals. People that have been
abused will most likely abuse animals because they think that is the only way
to treat others. Some people don’t see animals as creatures but as objects
instead.
So
you want to help put a stop to animal cruelty? There are many easy things that
you can do to help these animals in danger. According to “Top 10 Ways to
Prevent Animal Cruelty”, there are many easy steps you can take to help animals
being abused. One very easy step you can make to prevent animal cruelty is
simply by setting a good example to other pet owners. Always show your pets the
love and good care they deserve. You can also support your local shelter or
animal rescue organization. This includes donated to your animal shelter and
even adopting an animal from your local shelter.
Animal cruelty is seen everywhere and affects
many animals. Without people and organizations to stand up for the poor abused
animals, animals will continue to suffer for no reason. Animal cruelty has to
stop and for that to happen, we need to bring awareness to these cruel actions.
With this project I hope to make people more aware of animal cruelty and teach
them what they can do to help these innocent animals. Let’s help bring a stop
to animal
Animal Cruelty Poster
Hello welcome back to my blog. I'm Nikki and I just finished making a poster about Animal Cruelty. I used pictures of a few animals that have been in the shelter with me. I made this poster to show people how many animals live their lives; in cages and are deprived of the nutrients we need, just like the pit bull at the center of the poster. Us animals can't speak for ourselves, you are our voice!
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