Name: Topic: Things to consider before adopting a puppy General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform people of factors to consider before adopting a dog, such as breed, age, space of home and training needs. Thesis Statement: Adopting a dog is a big responsibility, but it can also be an incredibly fun, rewarding experience as long as you consider some important factors Introduction: Attention-Getting Device: Imagine this, you decide to get a puppy so you go into a shelter and see
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| |United States of America | |Objectives |Drive and build awareness of abandon dogs through national TV spots | | |Sought Donations and volunteers to support animal shelters and breed rescue organizations. | |
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Adopt, Don’t Shop People all over buy designer animals from across the world, unaware of the harm they create while doing so. Meanwhile, many animals are waiting in shelters for their forever home right around the corner. You should adopt pets rather than buying them because of puppy mill conditions, that all the animals are all unique and that you will be helping many animals in the process. Approximately 6.5 million animals go to animal shelters in the U.S. alone each year. Of the 6.5 million
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all heard about Pit bulls being ‘vicious’ but are they really? Between good temperament, performing community acts of animal kindness, and opinions of people working in or adopting from shelters, pit bulls are very kind dogs. Pitbulls are just as or more well tempered than other dog breeds. One such temperament test, performed by the American Temperament Test Society, showed that pit bulls scored an overall 82% on the test which was better than 77% of all the breeds tested. In addition, a pit who is
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According to dogbreedinfo.com, only one out of ten dogs and one out of 12 cats will find a home. Meaning 800 dogs & cats are KILLED every HOUR. I have four dogs and two cats, all of which were adopted from a shelter or rescue. I want you, as my audience, to realize that by buying an animal from a breeder or pet store you are contributing to the pet overpopulation problem by creating demand for irresponsible breeding. By choosing to adopt, you will not only save a life, but you will also ensure
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but not all pitbulls are this aggressive. Pitbulls can make a wonderful pet. They are not any more dangerous than any other dog, they can actually improve your household, Since the 1800s pit bulls have held the name as the most dangerous dog. As the 1930s, they became known as the fighting dog. People would breed the dog intentionally for dog fights. It takes an average dog two and a half weeks to get adopted, for a pitbull it will take an average of seven and a half
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Should Kill Shelter’s be Banned? Kill shelter’s are shelters that kill dogs and cats if they have a disability or if no one want’s to adopt them. Kill shelters should be abolished because of the increase of them being constructed and the amount of animals being killed each year without them having a chance at living happily with a family. Kill shelters kill more than 90% of their animals. Nearly 16,000 dogs and 12,000 cats die in one kill shelter. There are numerous reasons as to why they kill
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States, approximately 70-80 million dogs have homes. Despite the numbers sounding high, for every ten dogs born, only one of them will find a permanent home. Shelters are often overflowing with animals every year, mostly due to finding homeless animals on the streets. In America, of the 3.9 million dogs that enter shelters each year, 1.2 million of those dogs are euthanized due to lack of space, resources, and people willing to adopt. Each year 28 percent of the dogs in homes are obtained through purchase
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to make you happy? Might I suggest to you a pet, not just any pet, but a dog! A dog is a man’s best friend, a commonly used quote that is quiet accurate. I would adopt a dog because they are good companions, good protectors, a good responsibility to take on and they help you to be active. Dogs are good companions because they are very sensitive to human emotions and can brighten your mood when you are having a bad day. A dog is very good at making your surroundings come alive when you feel lonely
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According to the ASPCA organization, “2.7 million animals are euthanized each year”(Animal Homelessness). Lots of animals are killed daily just to gain space in shelters, they kill the healthy dogs for the new animals to have a place to stay. Thousands of animals are homeless and dying, many abused and left to die. The American Association for the Prevention of the Cruelty to Animals(ASPCA) is to save animals being abused by their owners. You should participate in some of the adoption events because
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