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This public service announcement encourages adopting pets from shelters and rescues. It notes that over 5 million dogs and cats end up in shelters each year. Adopting a shelter animal saves lives by providing homes for these animals. The document features photos of several dogs and cats that were adopted from shelters to demonstrate the rewards of adopting rescue animals.
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Speech Title Adopt More PetsGeneral Purpose To PersuadeSpe.docx
Speech Title: Adopt More Pets
General Purpose: To Persuade
Specific Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to get participate in adopting pets from animal shelters.
I. Gain Attention: One day, a friend sent me a WhatsApp video clip link of the “Baby’s Day Out” video in which the baby is taken in and guarded by a gorilla, but after the video ended, YouTube auto-played another video of the vise versa happening—a young girl who had adopted a dog, cared for it, played with it, and snuggled with it. The video exhumed so much emotion and the girl’s voice urging people to help and adopt abandoned dogs from animal shelters was also very emotive and convincing. This was the first time I got to think deeply about animal adoption and to even research more about it.
A. Pet abandonment is a big problem all over the world caused by inadvertent or deliberate casting off of exotic pets and companion animals by owners or desolation when owners die. From the moment of abandonment to ending up at the shelter, the probability of emerging alive are minimal—as most have their lives forcefully ended or remain alone and unloved.
B. Today I would like to talk to you about what you can do to help make a difference in keeping pets alive. I can actually guarantee that every one of us can do something in caring for and adopting for abandoned pets. The main thing I will talk about today is the reasons why each one of us should at least adopt a pet from an animal shelter. There is a lot of information regarding this, especially from the humanesociety.org website that enlightens the reader about the number of pets in shelters country wide, reasons to and how to adopt them.
Transition 1 – According to the Humane Society of the United States, about 7.6 million companion animals are placed in abandoned animal shelters nationally every year. About 3.9 million of those animals are dogs while about 3.4 million are cats. In addition, every year, about 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed because the shelters are full and there the adoptive homes and individuals are very few.
II. Need/Problem
A. Every year, 2.7 million dogs and cats awaiting adoption are euthanized in the US, simply because there are too many pets into shelters and very few people willing to adopt a pet.
B. Research shows that just 10% of the animals that animal shelters receive have been sterilized or neutered. This causes animal overpopulation, because owners are letting their pets to intentionally or accidentally reproduce. As a result, millions of animals cannot find space in the shelters or foster homes and hence, they have to be killed every year.
C. The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), reports that less than 2% of cats and only about 15% of dogs found and kept in pet shelters are returned to their owners. This means that most of these pets remain in the shelters, and with so few people adopting, they end up being killed to make room for more.
Transition 2 – According to A.
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Fisher theory
1. Fisher's Fundamental Theorem on Natural Selection states that the rate of increase in fitness of any organism at any time is equal to its genetic variance in fitness at that time.
2. The theorem has been revised and clarified over time, but generally means that natural selection will tend to increase the fitness of organisms through changes in gene frequencies.
3. Fisher framed his argument in terms of parental expenditure, suggesting that natural selection will act to equalize the total parental expenditure between male and female offspring to maximize reproductive value.
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Speech Title: Adopt More Pets
General Purpose: To Persuade
Specific Purpose: I want to persuade my audience to get participate in adopting pets from animal shelters.
I. Gain Attention: One day, a friend sent me a WhatsApp video clip link of the “Baby’s Day Out” video in which the baby is taken in and guarded by a gorilla, but after the video ended, YouTube auto-played another video of the vise versa happening—a young girl who had adopted a dog, cared for it, played with it, and snuggled with it. The video exhumed so much emotion and the girl’s voice urging people to help and adopt abandoned dogs from animal shelters was also very emotive and convincing. This was the first time I got to think deeply about animal adoption and to even research more about it.
A. Pet abandonment is a big problem all over the world caused by inadvertent or deliberate casting off of exotic pets and companion animals by owners or desolation when owners die. From the moment of abandonment to ending up at the shelter, the probability of emerging alive are minimal—as most have their lives forcefully ended or remain alone and unloved.
B. Today I would like to talk to you about what you can do to help make a difference in keeping pets alive. I can actually guarantee that every one of us can do something in caring for and adopting for abandoned pets. The main thing I will talk about today is the reasons why each one of us should at least adopt a pet from an animal shelter. There is a lot of information regarding this, especially from the humanesociety.org website that enlightens the reader about the number of pets in shelters country wide, reasons to and how to adopt them.
Transition 1 – According to the Humane Society of the United States, about 7.6 million companion animals are placed in abandoned animal shelters nationally every year. About 3.9 million of those animals are dogs while about 3.4 million are cats. In addition, every year, about 2.7 million dogs and cats are killed because the shelters are full and there the adoptive homes and individuals are very few.
II. Need/Problem
A. Every year, 2.7 million dogs and cats awaiting adoption are euthanized in the US, simply because there are too many pets into shelters and very few people willing to adopt a pet.
B. Research shows that just 10% of the animals that animal shelters receive have been sterilized or neutered. This causes animal overpopulation, because owners are letting their pets to intentionally or accidentally reproduce. As a result, millions of animals cannot find space in the shelters or foster homes and hence, they have to be killed every year.
C. The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP), reports that less than 2% of cats and only about 15% of dogs found and kept in pet shelters are returned to their owners. This means that most of these pets remain in the shelters, and with so few people adopting, they end up being killed to make room for more.
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Running head: ETHICAL CANINE ADOPTION 1
The Ethical Way to Adopt a Canine Companion
Yolanda B. Student
ENG122: English Composition II
Professor I. M. Jackson
August 31, 2016
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ETHICAL CANINE ADOPTION 2
The Ethical Way to Adopt a Canine Companion
Dogs are important members of many families, especially since they live for many years
and can be with children from childhood all the way through until they become adults. People
without children also enjoy having dogs in their lives as surrogates for the parent-child
relationship. There are many ways to obtain a dog in America and similar western countries.
Many people choose to obtain a puppy from a pet store in a shopping center, mall, or another
commercial storefront. Others seek out puppies from seemingly licensed breeders; however,
many puppies are also supplied by unlicensed or home breeders. Because of the sheer number of
dogs lost or abandoned, shelters and rescue organizations that take care of homeless or unwanted
pets until a forever family can be found. Family pets should be seen as a lifetime guardianship
commitment and not a frivolous financial business transaction. The ramifications of treating
living creatures as consumer goods are great. Due to the pet overpopulation in America and the
exacerbated medical ramifications of selective breeding, it is more ethical to adopt a rescued dog
than to purchase a commercially bred puppy.
Pet overpopulation in America may be the cause of numerous environmental and
sociological problems. Pet overpopulation can lead to larger numbers of unsupervised and
homeless animals across the country. Pet waste left behind by dogs without human guardians is
not just unsightly and smelly; pet waste left in the open can have a major impact on ground water
quality (Paterson, 2011). If pet waste is left on the ground, it seeps into the groundwater, gets
washed into storm drains, makes its way into streams and lakes, and is left as untreated sewage
in the natural water cycle.
Rescue organizations reduce the pet population in America by spaying and neutering all
animals before they are released. There were 3,500 individual animal shelters operating at
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Pet overpopulation in the US leaves millions of animals homeless each year. Companion animals are commonly euthanized in shelters due to a lack of available homes. Solutions aim to make the US a no-kill nation through programs that promote spaying/neutering, adoption, foster care, and trap-neuter-release for feral cats. Reducing the number of unwanted litters through these methods can eliminate the need to euthanize healthy animals.
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Animal shelters play an important role in communities by caring for abandoned and surrendered pets. While some people oppose shelters, they have helped reduce euthanasia rates and connect pets with homes. Shelters educate the public on issues like overpopulation and puppy mills. Adopting pets helps save lives, provides companionship, and avoids supporting industries that neglect animal welfare. Properly caring for adopted pets ensures they live long, happy lives in their new homes.
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Running head: ETHICAL CANINE ADOPTION 1
The Ethical Way to Adopt a Canine Companion
Yolanda B. Student
ENG122: English Composition II
Professor I. M. Jackson
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ETHICAL CANINE ADOPTION 2
The Ethical Way to Adopt a Canine Companion
Dogs are important members of many families, especially since they live for many years
and can be with children from childhood all the way through until they become adults. People
without children also enjoy having dogs in their lives as surrogates for the parent-child
relationship. There are many ways to obtain a dog in America and similar western countries.
Many people choose to obtain a puppy from a pet store in a shopping center, mall, or another
commercial storefront. Others seek out puppies from seemingly licensed breeders; however,
many puppies are also supplied by unlicensed or home breeders. Because of the sheer number of
dogs lost or abandoned, shelters and rescue organizations that take care of homeless or unwanted
pets until a forever family can be found. Family pets should be seen as a lifetime guardianship
commitment and not a frivolous financial business transaction. The ramifications of treating
living creatures as consumer goods are great. Due to the pet overpopulation in America and the
exacerbated medical ramifications of selective breeding, it is more ethical to adopt a rescued dog
than to purchase a commercially bred puppy.
Pet overpopulation in America may be the cause of numerous environmental and
sociological problems. Pet overpopulation can lead to larger numbers of unsupervised and
homeless animals across the country. Pet waste left behind by dogs without human guardians is
not just unsightly and smelly; pet waste left in the open can have a major impact on ground water
quality (Paterson, 2011). If pet waste is left on the ground, it seeps into the groundwater, gets
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Pet overpopulation in the US leaves millions of animals homeless each year. Companion animals are commonly euthanized in shelters due to a lack of available homes. Solutions aim to make the US a no-kill nation through programs that promote spaying/neutering, adoption, foster care, and trap-neuter-release for feral cats. Reducing the number of unwanted litters through these methods can eliminate the need to euthanize healthy animals.
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Running head ETHICAL CANINE ADOPTION 1 The Et.docx
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- 1. Public Service Announcement Beverley Boyd TEC 539 Digital Media in Education Amy Yoder
- 3. Buddy and Kobi All the animals in this presentation were adopted from a rescue or a shelter..
- 4. Each year five-million dogs and cats end up in a rescue or a shelter. Jack
- 5. Ruby
- 6. 63% of U.S homes have at least 1 companion animal. Alex
- 7. Why adopt a rescue or shelter animal? Buttons
- 9. Ruby at the lake.
- 10. Adopting a pet saves lives! Kobi
- 11. Hiking a trail. Ruby and Lyla
- 12. Alex
- 13. References Animal Shelter Statistics | Statistic Brain. (2014, July 13). Retrieved from http://www.statisticbrain.com/animal-shelter-statistics/ Top Five Reasons to Adopt : The Humane Society of the United States. (2014, July 11). Retrieved from http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/adopt/tips/top_reasons_adopt.html José Paradis . Endless Bliss. http://www.templateswise.com/Free_Music_Loops/detail/link-6.html Thank You
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- One and a half million of these rescue animals are adopted and three and a half million are euthanized.
- The good news is about 70 million homes in the U.S have at least one companion pet.
- The reasons for adopting a rescue animal are:
- You get a healthy pet who is spayed or neutered and has their shots up to date.
- Getting a healthy pet means you save money and there are no surprises.
- You save the lives of two animals. The one you adopt and a homeless animal that can take the space you just created by adopting a pet.
- Pets give unconditional love and can provide a sense of purpose and fulfillment and lessen feelings of loneliness.
- Adopting a pet may not change the world but it will change the life of an animal forever and enrich your life in the process.