Evaluation of Frosty's Story

In June Robison’s article,”Frosty’s story illustrates scope of animal cruelty”, she argues that animal cruelty is wrong and attempts to persuade the reader to feel sympathy for animals. Animal cruelty is indeed wrong and it must stop. The author made some strong points in her editorial; however, she left out several substantial sources. This evaluation will review Robison’s article and state the main points.

While evaluating Robison’s paper, it seemed like a very opinionated article. She shares her first personal experience of animal cruelty. Robison is very compassionate towards animals and she demonstrates this by telling how she fosters neglected cats. The author makes her point very clear that she is an animal lover. This articles purpose is to inform people about the animal cruelty that goes on in this world. Although well-articulated, her points were often unsubstantiated.

Animal cruelty is often related to other types of violence. Robison mentioned in her editorial that, "most serial killers have killed or tortured animals in the past.” Though the author proclaims that animal cruelty is linked to serial killers, Robison failed to state some proving sources and background on her finding. The following source presents clear evidence of this strong fact, “A study done by North Eastern University and the Massachusetts SPCA found that people who abuse animals are five times more likely to abuse humans than people who do not” (“The Link Between Animal Abuse and Serial Killers” 1). Serial killers begin killing animals before they torture bigger victims such as humans.

Alberti Disalvo and Ted Bundy are serial killers who both have a history of brutalizing animals. “Albert Disalvo (better known as the Boston Strangler) used to ...

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...he ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is a humane organization that works to prevent animal cruelty and fight to rescue the lives of neglected animals. The Humane Society of the United States is a similar organization that fights for the rights of animals.

In this article Robison makes her point that animal cruelty is wrong and that people should be more aware of it. Although she failed to apply reliable sources in her article, her main points clearly show her strong focus on the value of animals. All caring people must surely agree that protecting animal life is a noble endeavor.

Works Cited

"Animal Cruelty and Human Violence : The Humane Society of the United States." RSS. N.p., 25 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.

"The Link Between Animal Abuse and Serial Killers." Yahoo Contributor Network. N.p., 29 Oct. 2007. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.