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Persuasive Speech About Pets

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Kylie Schempp
MWF @ 12-12:50pm
Dr. Royse
Adopt a Pet!

INTRODUCTION

Attention Getter: Imagine living on the streets, constantly looking for your next meal and never knowing the feeling of companionship. This is the life of stray animals.
Credibility Statement: No one really knows how many stray animals roam the streets, but it is predicted that there are more than 70 million stray cats in the United States alone.
Central Idea (Proposition): By adopting pets from the American Humane Society or other important rescue shelters, together, we can reduce the amount of stray animals on the streets. It is estimated that there are over 11 million Americans that support the Humane Society.
Preview of Main Points: If you adopt pets from the Humane Society, …show more content…

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals states that only 7 million stray animals are placed into shelters out of the increasingly large number of stray animals in the United States, each year.
1. Unfortunately, this is the end of the line for most of those animals. But some are very fortunate and the chance of them being adopted into a good home with food, water, and shelter becomes a reality.
2. Also, you are not only diminishing the amount of homeless animals on the streets by adopting pets from the local rescue shelter, but also significantly enlightening the lives of those animals you adopt.
B. Studies show, that the 7 million animals that make it to the shelter are 50 percent dogs and 60 percent cats and are sadly, euthanized.
1. The animals in the shelter are euthanized when the shelter has decided that they have reached the maximum capacity of animals, when they start to suffer from illnesses, or when they start becoming aggressive and hard to …show more content…

By adopting and rescuing animals from the Humane Societies, you are essentially saving their life.
II. Adopting a pet from the Humane Society, does not only benefit the animal, but it also benefits you as well.
A. Pet stores are usually there to make money selling their animals, so their price is guaranteed to be much higher than the adoption fee at your local shelter.
1. Adoption costs include more than just the price of the animal. The amount of money you pay at an animal shelter covers neutering, and any vaccinations or treatments that may be required to keep your new pet well and healthy.
2. Adoption also greatly benefits the animal, and it can also have a very positive influence on your own life.
3. In the process of choosing to adopt from a shelter, you may find your new best friend or the newest addition to your family. Whether it is a fluffy cat, a lap dog, or any pet, it can add something to your life that you had been missing your whole life.

(This is where I would talk about animals being in puppy mills and cruel facilities…but, this is too sensitive of a topic for me to handle when doing a speech.)

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