Persuasive Essay: The Admiration Of Pet Rescues

The Admiration of Pet Rescues

The opportunity to volunteer at Roseville for “Recycled Pets Norcal” pet rescue allowed me to gain more knowledge about dogs and experience the work when handling homeless pets. The pet rescue mostly consists of dogs and some cats and I realized that volunteering our time to these precious dogs help sustain our personality to become more caring and responsible people. The volunteers range from elementary school kids to mature adults and this enabled me to work with people I didn’t know and helped expand on my communication skills. There was this time when my partner and I met up at Pet Food Express to help out for an adoption event and I noticed that our volunteer advisor, Mrs. Hendon, brought in new and different

Some may even be violent to their pets. Animal abuse has played a major role for the cause of dogs or cats to feel neglected, leading to death. For instance, “From 1980 to 1984, the MSPCA investigated 17,480 complaints of abuse and neglect. From 1985 to 1989, the number of cases jumped to 20,698, or a 12.7% increase over the prior five-year period (Arluke, Arnold, and Luke).” This type of abuse is illegal because the United States and British Columbia has a law of prohibiting animal cruelty, however, statistics show that cases of animal abuse keep increasing each year. Examples of animal abuse include dog fighting, dog shock collars, animal experimentation, puppy mills, and plenty more. Some pet owners have no affection or kindness, and for no good reason, torture innocent animals. Therefore, these precious pets end up in animal shelters or pet rescues. According to the Animal Studies Repository article, it states, “Additional social problems with free roaming dogs

Pets are very common in households or families in the United States and British Columbia. “Over recent decades, companion animals have become increasingly important in the lives of Americans, More than 63% of U.S. households, and over 75% with children, currently have at least one pet. (Walsh, 465).” These statistics show that pets are present in a household or family’s life. It is useful to have pets around children because they teach them responsibility and help enhance their knowledge. For instance, a family owns a dog and their children may leave their favorite pairs of shoes in the middle of a room. The dog may not be trained yet and ends up chewing on the children’s’ shoes. This teaches them a lesson to be more responsible with their belongings and to put it away after using it. Furthermore, dogs are able to provide protection towards families and homes. They are able to sense when a person is approaching a door, causing potential thieves to run or stay away from a barking dog. In addition, The Waltham Book of Human- Animal Interaction states, “In one study, elderly women aged 65-75 years who had a better relationship with their pets were more likely to be closely attached to their spouses and to be happy (Hart, 21).” It is even proven that elderly woman obtain a pleasant life when having pets around them and help build a stronger relationship with their marriage