Why People Should Adopt Rather Than Buy a Dog, an Outline

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Adoption of a Dog: Giving a Chance

TOPIC: Why people should adopt rather than buy a dog

GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade

SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To persuade my audience to adopt dogs rather than buying

because they are being abused at puppy mills for the pet trade

THESIS STATEMENT: Anyone can always think about buying a dog from a pet store

without knowing the dark secrets, however, the best way to find

a companion is through adoption from a shelter

Introduction

I. As one might ask, “How much is that doggie in the window?” Dogs have always

been known as being trusty and ideal companions, however, when taking all

things into consideration, is it right to adopt or buy a dog?

II. Imagine a little boy and his mom leaving Wal-Mart with several shopping bags. The

boy is very bored after shopping with his mom. However, he sees a pet store next to

Wal-Mart, and he brightens up. Today, they have pug puppies for sale! Instantly the

boy’s boredom vanishes and he begs his mom to go inside the store. Once inside, an

energetic pug puppy behind the glass wall looks at them with an innocent look.

Immediately, the mom and son fall in love with him and soon, they leave the store

with an exciting purchase. In reality, this isn’t very hard to imagine. In fact, this is an

all-too-common occurrence. (Attention getter)

III. There is another side to this story, especially one that I’ve been ...

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Last Chance for Animals (n.d.). Puppy Mill Facts. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.lcanimal.org/index.php/campaigns/puppy-mills/puppy-mill-facts

Matthies, C. (2006, December 17). The Other Side of the Pet Store Window. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=18410

The New York Times (2006, February 13). Dogs Like Us. Retrieved March 21, 2014, from http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/13/opinion/13kerasote.html?pagewanted=print&action=click&module=Search®ion=searchResults%234&version=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%23%2Fpuppy%2Bmill%2Fsince1851%2Fallresults%2F5%2F

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