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JoseGuerra
Ms.Sroka
Writing
February22,2016
AnimalAbuse

Animalabuseisoccurringallaroundtheworld.Therearemanycasesofdog
fightinggoingonintheworld.WhathastheU.Sdonetoatleastendanimalabuse?Not
asmuch.Whynot,isthequestion.Aren'tanimalsasequalasanyperson?Animal
abusewillneverendifwedontdoanythingaboutit.Thispaperwilldiscusshowanimal
abuseistheworldsbiggestproblemandasolutionthatcanbemadetoendanimal
abuse.
Effectsofanimalabuse
Manyanimalsdiebecauseoftheabuse.Youmightofneverheardanycases
regardingthedeathsbecausemostpeopledontreallycareaboutanimalabuse.They
dontknowthatabusingdogscouldpossiblykillthem.Abusinganimalscouldalsolead
tohomelessanimals.Animalsthatarehomelessarentgettingwhattheyneed.Butwe
canfixthatbyjustgettingdogs,oranytypeofanimal,offthestreets.Accordingto
AnimallovingU.S.athletestakeashinetoSochisstraydogs
,byNewsela,
Filippova
estimatesthatshehassavedabout500dogsoverthepastfewyears.Sheiskeepinga
handfulinherapartmentandlodgingabouttwodozenmoreintemporaryhomes.

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Filippova,aresidentthatquitherjobtospreadacampaigntosavestreetanimals,was
abletosavedogs(AnimalLoving).Therefore,anybodycansavestreetanimals,suchas
dogs,cats,oranytypeofanimalthatisabandoned.
Notonlyisitaboutdogs,itsabout
animalslikerhinosandelephants.Theseanimalsarebecomingextinctduetopeople
hunting.Thereforewehavetohelptheseanimals.SouthAfrica,itself,hasincreased
9,000%since2007(AfricanRhinos).Thus,abusinganimalscanhavemanyeffects,
suchasdeathorabandonment.Evenhuntingcandamageanimals.
Hunting
Huntinghasbecomeabigissueallaroundtheworld.Peoplehuntmanydifferent
typesofanimalsformanydifferenttypesofreasons.Forexampleacommononeis,
elephantsfortheirtusksandrhinosfortheirhorns.Therearemanyotherhuntingcases,
buttherhinoandelephantarethemainconcerns.RhinoswereverycommoninAfrica,
butduetohuntingthereareonlyabout25,000roamingtheAfricancontinent.Aswellas
elephants.Thosewerejustrhinos.Nowitstimetogointoelephants.Accordingto
Opinion:Tosaveelephantsandrhinos,don'tbuyanythingmadeofivory!
byNewsela,it
states,Fiftyyearsagotherewerebetween10and20millionelephantsinAfrica.Today
therearejust470,000.Thisgoestoshowhowourcarelessnessofelephantshas
affectedelephantspecies.Howcanitbepossibletodropto470,000from1020milion?
Manyhuntershavebeenkillingtheseanimalsjustforwhattheycanmakeoutof
them(Opinion).Wehavetoactnowbeforethenumberofelephantskeepsondropping.
Thisgoesforrhinosaswell.Extinctionmaynotaffectyoubutimaginewhatitcoulddo
toyourchildrenoroverallallthekidsintheworld.Asthesechildrengrowuptheywont

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beabletoexperiencetheseanimals.Justthinkabouthowmanykidswoulddietoseea
dinosaur?Kidslovetogotozoostoseeanimals.Whatifalltheseanimalsjust
disappearbecauseofourcarelessness.Therefore,wehavetotakehuntinginto
considerationandalsothinkabouthowmanyelephantsandrhinoshavediedjustso
youcangetwhatyouhavenow.
BestFriends
HaveyoueverheardAdogisamansbestfriend?Ifsothenyoumustknowits
nottrue.Therehavebeenmanyreportsondogfighting.Dogfightingisthemaincause
ofdogsdying.Thesedogs,thatareforcedtofight,arebeingstarved,abused,andmost
casesleftoutdoors.Accordingtothearticle
ASPCAAssistsintheRescueof23Dogs
fromNorthCarolinaDogFightingInvestigation
byASPCA,Attherequestofthe
HuntersvillePoliceDepartment,theASPCAisassistingwiththerescueandremovalof
23pitbullsallegedlyhousedandfoughtatapropertyinHuntersville,NorthCarolina.
Therearesomanydogsouttherethatarebeingmistreated.Notonlyaretheyjust
gettingbeattheyarebeingstarvedandchainedtochains.Theywerealsoinallbad
conditions.Forexample,thatsamearticlestates,Asearchwarrantwasexecutedthe
morningofTuesday,September29,whenrespondersdiscovereddogstetheredto
heavychainsandlivinginfilthyconditions.Somewerethinandexhibitedscars,bite
marks,brokenteethandotherinjuriescommonlyassociatedwithdogfighting.
Therefore,mistreatingdogslikethisiskillingthem.Thesearentjustadultdogsthese
arepuppiesaswell(BREAKINGNEWS).Thereisntanexactlocationonwhere
dogfightsarelocated.ThsonecaseoccurredinNorthCarolina,butspecificlocations

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vary.Andbynottryingtohelpthesepoordogs,youarealsoabusingthem.Toconclude,
youcantconsiderdogsasyourbestfriendifyouareabusingthem.

Zoos
Zoos.TheplacewheresupposedlyAnimalsarebeingprotected,yetanimals
arebeingabused.TakePittsburgZooforexample.Thiszootraineddogstoattack
elephants.Theseelephantsarebeingbitandchargedjustsotheycangetcontrolled.
Accordingtothearticle
AnimalrightsgroupcomplainsaboutPittsburghZooelephants,
itstates
,
Zooemployeesaretrainingdogstobite,chaseandotherwiseannoy
15,000poundelephants,Peetsaid.PittsburghZooknowsalltoowellthatthese
animalsaredangerousandmoody,shesaid.Therefore,thesedogsareharmingthe
elephantsfornoreason.Notonlyisthistrainingharmingtheelephants,itisharmingthe
dogs.Thesesdogsarebeingbrainwashedtoattackoncommand.Atanypointtheses
dogscangooutofcontrolandpossiblyattackpeople(Animalrights).Animalsthat
attackpeoplecancreateadangerouscommunity.
CopenhagenZookilledagiraffe.Theymurdereditinfrontofchildrenand
families.Dochildrengotozoosjusttowatchanimalsgetslaughtered?Thezooworkers
knewbettertonotkillthegiraffe.Accordingto,
CopenhagenZookillsagiraffe,
U.S.zoossaytheydon'tdothat,
itstates,ThegiraffeattheCopenhagenZoo,named
Marius,wasshotintheheadandpubliclycutintopieces.Staffthenfedtheanimalto
thezooslions,despiteoffersfromotherzoostotaketheanimal.(CopenhagenZoo)

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Notonlydidtheymurderthegiraffetheyfedthegiraffesbodypartstotheirlions.The
peoplethatsawthisviolentactionaregonnaregretcomingtoanyzoo.
WhatToDo?
Therearemanytryingtoendanimalabuse,buttheyhaventbeenaffetive.
A
solutionthatcouldpossiblyendanimalabuseisloweringthesentencesfordogfighting.
Inmanycasesdogfightingusuallyhasafairlylargeamountoftimeinjail.Bylowering
thesesentences,moredogfighterswillbecomecarelessofbeingcaught.Therefore
theywontcareiftheygetcaught.Withhuntingontheotherhandisdifferent.Agood
waytoendhuntingisbymakinganewlawstating,Huntingmayonlyoccurwhenused
asdefenseorasasurvivalmethod.Notforsportorfortheirbodyparts.Thisbasically
statesthathuntingcanonlybeusedasdefense.Inconclusion,awaytosolvehunting
isbymakinganewlawandtosolvedogfightingwewouldneedtolowerthesentences.

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WorksCited
"AfricanRhinos."
AfricanRhinos
.Web.03Feb.2016.
"AnimallovingU.S.AthletesTakeaShinetoSochi'sStrayDogs."
Newsela
.Web.03
Feb.2016.
"AnimalrightsGroupComplainsaboutPittsburghZooElephants."
Newsela
.Web.09
Feb.2016.
"BREAKINGNEWS:ASPCAAssistsintheRescueof23DogsfromNorthCarolinaDog
FightingInvestigation."
ASPCA
.Web.03Feb.2016.
"CopenhagenZooKillsaGiraffe,U.S.ZoosSayTheyDon'tDoThat."
Newsela
.Web.
03Feb.2016.
"ZooKillsaGiraffeandManyAsk:WasThereAnotherWay?"
Newsela
.Web.09Feb.
2016.