Animal Adoption Persuasive Speech

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Petal Le
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Professor Dean
Benefits of Adopting a Pet Outline
Introduction:
I. Attention-getter: How many of you guys have a pet animal? How many of you bought your pet from a pet store or from someone you know?
II. Thesis: There are many important benefits of adopting a pet that should be knowledgeable when deciding expand your family.
III. Credibility statement: After researching and being a shelter volunteer for over 5 years, I am knowledgeable about why adopting is very valuable.
IV. Preview Main Points:
1. First, I will discuss how you can save a life.
2. Then, I will discuss how it can affect you psychologically.
3. Last, I will discuss how it can help you financially.
II. Main Point: (Imagine…) By adopting an animal from a shelter or …show more content…

Out of the 5 to 7 million animals that make it to the shelter, about 60 percent of dogs and 70 percent cats are euthanized.
1. The animals are euthanized when the shelter has reached its maximum capacity of animals. ii. Even if you adopt from an organization that has a no-kill policy, you will be helping to rescue another animal by making space available at the shelter for another animal that has no home.
b. By adopting from a local animal shelter, you will not be supporting puppy mills and those who breed animals irresponsibly for money.
i. When you buy an animal from a pet store, they are coming from Puppy mills. ii. According to the Best Friends Animal Society, Puppy mills are commercial kennels where animals are bred in order to sell them for money. People abuse the animals, kill the mothers after they are no longer able to reproduce, and lock puppies up in tight cages. iii. Breeders add further to pet overpopulation. Therefore, to euthanasia rates. Unfortunately, people who do not have their animals spayed and neutered and who allow their animals to reproduce further add to the problem.
1. Adopting an animal from a shelter means that your new pet has been spayed or neutered safely with certified

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