Persuasive Speech On Animal Abuse
Imagine this, you are a 2 year old Golden Retreiver, you got adopted by a loving family shortly after being born at a farm breeder. Two years later, your family can't afford to take care of you anymore. The next thing you know, your family drops you off at a shelter. Months and months go by and no one has adopted you yet. The walls and floors are cold and lonely. You no longer look forward to your owner coming home for work, because they won't, they left you here. The shelter is starting to become overcrowded with other animals. Where are you going now? You hear a worker say there isn't enough space. What does that mean? You finally realize what is happening. You are going to be put down because they need space for other animals. You don't understand why the shelter (who are supposed to care for animals) would do that, but before you know it, your life is over. As a Humane Society, all actions towards animals should be just. Euthanization of animals to create more space in the Minnesota Animal Humane Society is not an ethical practice. With working towards the implementation of a no-kill policy, and
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In December 2016: there was a sharp contrast, the ratio was 1,927 / 2,317, followed by only 51 animals being euthanized. (how do I cite this?) Those two months were the highs and lows of 2016. Those statistics prove how increased intake numbers consequently result in higher euthanization rates. Unfortunately, some breeds are at higher risk to euthanization due to the stereotype behind them. For example feral cats and pit-bull-terrier-like animals are at higher risk due to the fact they are overbred and typically not known as friendly breeds. Myself, being an animal advocate, it is very disheartening to know animals are being euthanized even if they are healthy, just lacking space within their
In December 2016: there was a sharp contrast, the ratio was 1,927 / 2,317, followed by only 51 animals being euthanized. (how do I cite this?) Those two months were the highs and lows of 2016. Those statistics prove how increased intake numbers consequently result in higher euthanization rates. Unfortunately, some breeds are at higher risk to euthanization due to the stereotype behind them. For example feral cats and pit-bull-terrier-like animals are at higher risk due to the fact they are overbred and typically not known as friendly breeds. Myself, being an animal advocate, it is very disheartening to know animals are being euthanized even if they are healthy, just lacking space within their