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!
Diary Entry #7
Hi guys. Today's post is a bit more personal and heartfelt. I met a new pit bull who just got to the shelter a few days ago. We didn't know how she got here or what had happened to her but we could all tell she was in a lot of pain. When she heard about my Animal Cruelty project, she told me that she wanted to help me. I didn't think she would do this much to help me with my project but she gave me one of her diary entries. It's a very sad story and I just want y'all to know that what happened to Martha is totally preventable! Keep Martha in your prayers and wish her a quick recovery. Her is her diary entry.
Diary Entry #7
Hello it’s me, Martha again. It’s
my fifth day at the animal shelter and I am still in recovery. I still haven’t
been able to tell my new friends at the shelter how I got here. It hurts me to
even think about what my owner did to me. I thought he loved me and all I
wanted was to make them happy but it turns out, they had other plans for me.
Well it all happened when I was
looking for my owners around the house because they hadn't fed me in four days
or had any water to drink. I scratched their bedroom door once because I wasn't
sure if they were in there since I can go days without seeing them; they rarely
let me inside the house. My owner heard me scratching the door and slammed the
door open, hitting me in the snout. My owner then kicked me and dragged me out
the house; he didn't even stop to check on me when I hit my paw on a wooden
chair. Before I knew it, I was laying in my backyard being yelled at and kicked
by my owner. He finally stopped kicking me when he ran back inside to get a
matches and gallon of gasoline. I never expected what was going to happen.
I had been abused countless amounts
of times but I never thought they abuse would get this bad. I had been kicked,
dragged, stabbed, burned with cigarettes, had bottles throne at me, ran over,
left outside in the cold, ignored and I had been called many names by my owners
but I never expected what happened next.
All I remember after I was set on
fire was running out to the street and falling down on the side of the road
because my legs were in too much pain, I blacked out after that. I woke up in
an animal shelter with vets around me cleaning my wounds. I could hear them
saying that it was a miracle I had survived. I had three surgeries in the few
hours since I had arrived. When I looked down at my aching body, I saw about
twenty different bandages all over me.
After three days of slow recovery, I
was allowed to meet the rest of the dogs and they are all so much fun! Many of
my new friends have also been abused but they haven’t been set on fire like me.
I plan on telling them my story one day but not yet, I still need more time to
try and wrap my head around what happened to me. I know that things like this
don’t just happen to me, they happen to many other innocent animals. Many
animals die in the hands of their cruel owners. I wish I could do something to
help. You know what, I will! I will stand up to animal cruelty!
Public Service Announcement
Hi guys! How's everybody doing? It's Nikki and I have a new edition to my project. This is so exciting! Well like you know, I have many creative friends and one of my new friends made a PSA for you guys. His name is Ed and he hopes you enjoy this video he made. Please guys, if you ever see Animal Cruelty, REPORT IT! You can help give all animals a happy life! No animal should have to suffer any amount of pain. You can help save a life!
Animal Cruelty Survey
Hello, Nikki here! My friend Edna, she's a pit bull as well, made a survey about Animal Cruelty. She surveyed 10 other dogs that we meet at one of the local parks that we take field trips to sometimes. Edna asked 5 questions and here they are; Do you know what Animal Cruelty is? Have you ever seen Animal Cruelty? Have you ever been cruel to animals? Are you for or against Animal Cruelty? If you had the power to, would you stop Animal Cruelty? These are the results.
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Do you know what Animal Cruelty is?
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No-1
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Yes-9
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Have you ever seen Animal Cruelty?
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No-6
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Yes-4
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Have you ever been cruel to animals?
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No-10
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Yes-0
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Are you for or against Animal Cruelty?
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For Animal Cruelty-0
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Against Animal Cruelty-10
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If you had the power to, would you
stop Animal Cruelty?
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No-0
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Yes- 10
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From this
survey we can see that out of 10 people, one person doesn’t know what animal
cruelty is. There shouldn't be one person that doesn't know about animal
cruelty since we live in a world where animal cruelty is around us at all
times. Out of 10 people, 4 of them have witnessed animal cruelty. Nobody should
ever have to witness animal cruelty and if they do, this animal cruelty should
be reported to prevent more abuse upon innocent animals. From the people
surveyed, nobody claims to have taken part in animal cruelty. All ten people
said they are against animal cruelty and if they had the power to, they would
put a stop to animal cruelty. Unfortunately, not everybody has the same mind
set, we need to show people how big of an issue animal cruelty and get
everybody to help bring down animal cruelty!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Animal Cruelty Video
Hey guys! It's Nikki with a new edition to my Animal Cruelty project, it's a YouTube video! My friend Ed, the one that also made the Animal Cruelty Public Service Announcement, made this YouTube video and featured some of the animals that he has meet over the years that also suffered from different types of cruelty. So here is the video guys. It's a sad video but all of this information is very true and yes, there is something you can do about Animal Cruelty.
Reflection
Reflection
The topic for my project was Animal
Cruelty. I chose this topic because I feel that people don’t realize how
serious this issue really is. Thousands of animals are abused and killed every
day but have we never think that we could do something to save an innocent
animals life. Just by simply setting a good example to other pet owners we
could help to stop animal cruelty. Animal cruelty is not something we have to
see around us for the rest of our lives, we can put a stop to people causing
harm onto animals for no reason at all. We don’t have to be the most famous
person in the world or the richest person in the world; all we have to do is
love the animals in this world.
My favorite part about this project
is knowing that I am standing up to animal cruelty and doing something to help
these animals. Knowing that I’m teaching other people about animal cruelty and
how they can put a stop to animal cruelty is a great feeling because I am doing
my part on spreading the word and helping people become more aware. Animal
cruelty isn’t a very talked about subject, it isn’t something that people pay
much attention to and that’s why many animals are abused every day of their
lives without somebody to help them and put a stop to this injustice. Even
though this is a small project compared to other organizations that fight
animal cruelty, I feel good because I am doing what I can to teach other people
about this and hopefully they too can stand up to animal cruelty.
My
least favorite part of this project is having to see animals that have been
abused. When I looking up stories about animals that have been abused, I came
across a story about a female pit bull that had been set on fire by her owner
then had gotten run over and left fordead until someone came to her
rescue. Reading stories like that one makes me feel sad because I don’t know
how someone can do such a thing to a helpless animal and not even care about
the pain they are inflicting on the animal. Also when I was looking for
pictures of animal cruelty to use on my poster, the pictures I had to look at
were truly sickening. The pictures I saw were of bloody animals, animals that
were so malnourished you could see their bones, poor living conditions,
pictures of dog fighting, and graphic pictures of animals that have been
extremely abused. Realizing that there are people in this world that don’t even
care when they hurt an animal and much less when they kill an innocent animal
for their entertainment. It’s truly hurtful to think that selfish, ignorant
people can hurt a living, breathing creature that also feels pain and feel
nothing in their heart when they see the pain in the animals eyes or see the
lasting effect on the animal after the abuse has taken an immense toll on them.
Realizing that this injustice happens around me, is the worst feeling and this
makes me want to take action and help animals that have been abused.
The
most interesting thing I learned would be that animal cruelty happens in a lot
of places. In my essay I talked about animal cruelty happening in farms, dog
fights, and puppy mills but these aren’t the only places that you will see
animal cruelty. Animal testing plays a big role in animal cruelty because many
companies test their products on animals which are made for humans and have
different effects on animals. Circuses and rodeos are also known to abuse their
animals. Animals in circuses and rodeos are deprived of their freedom because
they are trained to entertain other people and when they can’t do their “job”
right, the animals get punished. Why do we expect so much from these animals
when we can’t even give them half the life they deserve because they
are basically being kept hostage their entire lives or until they aren’t good
enough to entertain us?
One way I would change this project
would be to include something in which we could physically do something to help
what we’re fighting for. It is one thing to talk about change but it’s another
thing to actually go into the world and do something to change the world. This
part of the project should be required so everybody could have a chance to do
something in the community. I think it would have been really fun to have
gotten the chance to do in my community to help animals that have been abused
or teach other people about animal cruelty. It only takes one person to start a
chain of change and I would love to be that person that helped change the
world.
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