Jordy Gatto Case Study

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Profile: Jordy Gatto the Animal Lover
During the initial in person interview I asked about Jordy Gatto’s background and how he was raised. He responded with the story of his birth on December 14, 1994 in Pennsylvania’s Ellwood City, Jordy Gatto grew up with both of his parents and an older brother. In the second interview he informed of his intelligent mom, who attended nursing school, and his brother was in school. All while working under his kind father doing tasks that requiring manual labor such as repairing and constructing. Ironically the word “gatto” means “cat” in Italian, as Jordy himself considered the family “a bunch of hairy Italians”, who had chickens, dogs, and a cat for pets as part of the Gatto family. When I asked him what his favorite activities were in high school. He mentioned pole vaulting and weightlifting, gave me the impression of a fitness jock. However, as soon I dove into his interests I discovered his passion truly lay with Nature and her creatures. That Jordy’s recurring solemn and love for nature and animals are just hardwired into his DNA.
While this was the case he still lacked a …show more content…

Then Jordy suddenly recalls that someone once told him “an animal will only hurt you if you provoke it, but a person will hurt you simply because they are bored” But Jordy has nothing against people whatsoever but does see a unique quality in the animals themselves. Even though he is fully aware that even in captivity these animals are still wild at heart. Regardless of how I phrased the question Gatto’s “cat” eyes see animals as lesser humans entitled to some degree of

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