Hybrid essay
A blog is a web site that contains the writers
own experiences, observations, opinions, and often having images,
videos, and more. It is very effective because your audience is worldwide and
many more people see the argument that is being made. This was my first
experience doing a blog and it
was actually very exciting which I did not expect. It allowed me to express
myself on a topic that is close to me which is animal abuse. It was a process
to produce daily or weekly post about animal abuse. It wasn't just
the research that had to be done it was a very difficult topic
to research let alone talk about. Not many people want to hear about
these cruelties or see them they would rather think of happy puppies or
animals which is not the case for MANY. I learned a lot myself while doing this
not just about my own topic but how to go about making a blog. What a blog was
and what it was composed of as well that you had a lot of freedom to do almost
anything while trying to convey your topic.
When first beginning my blog is was a bit difficult because I
had never done one before and I had many ideas flowing through my mind. I didn’t
know where to start first what to talk about if I wanted a lot of information
or more visual images. I would look at other blogs to get a sense of what I
wanted mine to look like. When picking animal abuse I was not aware of what I
was getting myself into. I knew it was a touchy subject but once the research
started it really hit me at some points I did not even want to continue. Some
images and videos were really hard to look at, you saw how cruel and evil
people can be with these animals. This was part of my process when making my
blog and it was a wonderful but hard experience. It made me look at electronic writing
differently because even though it may seem easier because blogs are not really
thought as “formal” it really takes a lot of work. You have to think of what is
the consistent message you want your reader to get when they read each post.
How you want them to feel and not just read it and forget about it. In my blog I
would put images and videos so they could see it for themselves as well as read
it. What I didn’t want was long paragraphs explaining my point or argument I was
trying to make. Which was to bring awareness to different kinds of animal abuse
and try to get people to want to help.
Animal abuse is a list that just goes on and I discovered
that while researching. It really has no end because there is so many types of
abuse but this abuse can reduced. There is animal testing, puppy mills, dog
fights, cock fights, abandoned animals, and then there is the domestic pets and
how they are treated, it goes on and on. Even though there is a lot of abused
animals I also found that there is a lot of organizations that help these
causes of animal abuse. There is PETA, Human Society, LCA (Last Chance for
Animals) and not just organizations help, blogs and website as well. Like
change.org that brings awareness to a lot of animal abuse they have petitions
like I said on one of my post. There is blogs on blogspot.com that as well give
good information and ways of helping. There is many opportunities they just
have to be taken advantage of.
Puppy Mills was one of the topics that really got to me and I
would like to explore further. On one of my post I talked about stopping puppy
mills and I gave some information and what to look out for. Like avoid at all
cost shopping at small pet shops that sell puppies even if you’re just buying
food. Most likely they are coming from puppy mills even if they look happy or
healthy the ones that were not “chosen” to be sold are still in those horrible
conditions. They live in cages they are all crammed together and live in their
own feces some don’t see the day light at all or have human contact. They don’t
get the right nutrients and if sick or hurt don’t get the needed medical
attention and never recover. Many can’t eat properly because there tongues
stick out the side of their mouth or have rotten teeth or broken jaws. This is
their daily life and some will never know anything different unless rescued. On
the website humanesociety.org they have a pledge that you can sign for puppy
mills stating that you will not buy from any of these pet stores. After signing
it they give you list of friendly pet stores that do not buy from puppy mills its
very helpful. We may never stop all puppy mills but it’s a great start to stop
shopping at these stores and giving them money. This will slowly make a change
and give some dogs the chance to a better life.
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There were two main things that I found really interesting while
researching animal abuse animal homelessness and pet care. These two interested
me the most because when I think of animal abuse it is not treating or taking
care of your dog properly. There is of course many types of abuse like I pointed
out in the beginning. When I think of the cause of some animal abuse I realize
it is because many people get a pet without knowing the responsibility. Yet there is such a high demand for dogs and
this feeds the puppy mills allowing them to be in business, and so many dogs
suffer in the process. Many people want puppies because they are cute but they don’t
think of all the work it’s going to be, a pet is like a child it needs
everything we do but they can’t communicate. They need their specific nutrients
and it’s different for puppies, adult dogs, and older dogs. This is so that
they grow healthy and don’t get sick easily. If you have gone to a pet store
you have seen all the products there is for dogs they have vitamins, they have
pain relief capsules, and many different types of commercial food and snack all
different flavors and for different things. This can be a lot for someone and
it is for many that is why they either take them back to a shelter or just
leave them on the streets which bring me to my next topic. Animal homelessness,
I found really shocking numbers on Do Something.org it said that “5 to 7
million animal companions enter shelters each year “ and that “ 3 to 4 million
dogs and cats are killed because there is not enough space in shelters”. Animals
out number homeless people by 5 to 1 and it also said that the reason animals
end up in shelters is because there owners give them up or they were found on
the streets. These numbers will continue to rise if we don’t change anything and
the only ones suffering are the animals.
These were the
topics that stuck out to me when I did my research and it’s where I think the
change needs to start to make a bigger impact. People need to start being
informed completely before committing to a big responsibility. Then maybe we
will start seeing a bigger change in some animal abuse and that’s a start.
There is already a lot being done for these animals but they could always use
more help.
11 Facts About Animal Homelessness." Do Something. N.p., n.d.
Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
"Dog Care." ASPCA. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Apr. 2013.
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