Persuasive Speech Outline On Pets

I.

A. When my parents got divorced, I felt alone, and having my dogs there comforted me.

B.: Studies have shown how having a pet has many benefits. These benefits affect the life of a human. Pets can help with many issues or to comfort.

C.: Pets help reduce loneliness, lower stress, which both can lead to mental health issues, and help people become physically and socially active.

II. :A pet can reduce loneliness, which can then reduce the risk of evolving certain mental health issues.

A.

1.: ¨In part, interactions with pets alter the tendency of those with mental problems to focus on themselves. They become more involved in their environment in non threatening ways with a companionate animal¨ (Walsh 466).

2.: When people have pets, they tend to focus on the well-being of the pet and not negatively on themselves, pets can boost confidence.

1.: ¨The association of loneliness with lower quality of life, reduced independence with activities of living and increased cardiovascular disease emphasizes the importance of addressing the needs of people for companionship and a sense of belonging¨ (While 332).

2.: Loneliness can create a lower quality of life, with less exercise and more risks of illnesses. Companions give company and reduce risks of mental illnesses, such as depression, which can be developed from feeling alone.

C.: Without people adopting/buying pets, some people would be much more sad and lonely.

D.: Not much is heard in clinical training of pet benefits, however there is still a lot of evidence supporting how they help health and mental health.

E.: Pets´ comfort can prevent loneliness, which loneliness can lead to major mental health problems.

III.: Having a pet can lower stress levels.

A.

1.: ¨Pet owners had a low score on worry/negative emotions, anxiety, attention deficit, striated muscle tension, depression, and interpersonal conflict as compared to non-pet owners¨( Sane and Sawakar