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Persuasive Essay On Animal Cruelty

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Surrounded by darkness late at night, searching for shooting stars, the silence is broken by a loud crashing sound followed by the apparent sound of a body rolling down stairs. Quickly turning lights on, I discover my eldest dog at the bottom of the steps after tumbling down the wooden planks in the dark. Despite the sympathy I felt for the confused and slightly startled dog, my laughter could be heard down the street. My mother scolded me for laughing at the poor animal, but how could I not?
Now, I’m not an advocate for animal cruelty in any way, but this dog has been known to be rather clumsy. From falling down stairs to face planting after tripping over his own feet, my dog is clumsier than most humans. The many times my family and I have had a good laugh or a moment of fear could fill a short novel. He has been a source of happiness for my family and myself and has kept me running even when I felt I was at my lowest. I was raised with this dog, along with a cat that did not like me when I was younger because of my tendency to pull his tail and ears. My dog taught me how to love animals through their ups and downs, because there were many downs on the rollercoaster that comes with owning a dog. As a young rescue, he was extremely nervous to be in a new environment. We did not know whether or not he was abused before he was rescued, but his nervous tendencies made us believe that something must have happened to make him behave in such a way. By nervous tendencies, I

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