Writing persuasive letters was an opportunity to consider audience as well as how to combine opinion and fact. Because the class wrote to each other in a personal manner, they didn't include the sources of their facts. However, they were asked to verify them and did. We talked about how writing letters to decision makers such as state or federal representatives or even letters to the editor would require stating of sources. The class did get an opportunity to email state representatives about Susie's Law, which which increase penalties for animal abuse. In that case, they added their personal opinions to a fact-based letter written and researched by NC Voters for Animal Welfare.Dear Class,
One day I spotted an owner whipping a dog because the dog didn’t obey because his owner was yelling at him. I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons: When animals get whipped or hurt it’s really sad. Approximately eighteen foxes are killed to make a fur coat. For a mink coat, fifty five minks are slaughtered. Hurting animals with chains is cruel and should stop. Elephants that perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as twenty three hours a day from the time they are babies! Why kill animals? Every five seconds, an animal is dying all over the world!I think we should focus on animal cruelty because if you were an animal, l don't think you would want to treated this way.Would you? ______________________________________ Dear Class,
I think we should stop animal cruelty because over 50,000 are caught each year in America by animal testers. pets are tortured and killed. Animals,compared to us, are weak and helpless. They can`t fight back and it's sad. Against their will, animals are tested for hairspray and such from all over the planet. Animal testers get their animals from two main resources,the pound and the street. So that is why I want to help the animals please help me save the animals. I have a dog a cat and two fish I would be sad if they died. I have already had 3 cats die: Mojo,Simion,and Marcrucio, also better known as Hermes animals, are man's best friends for life. They are always loyal but are you loyal and friends with your pets? Many people are but some bully and take advantage of their pets. Now your pet's payment for being your bff is your love that's all. _______________________________________________________ Dear class,
I think we should work on animal cruelty. Lots of animals are mistreated everyday! Imagine being a puppy in a cage, barely fed. I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons: Most animals are innocent and even if they aren’t, they do not deserve to be mistreated. Cats,dogs and other animals won’t be kept at pounds for long, usually for only a week. Lots of animals are kept in cages and rarely go outside. Would you rather cage an animal or free one? Would you like to see an animal being mistreated? I think animal breeder pounds are evil when they are yelling at or caging animals and other horrible things. How could pounds and animal breeders do that to animals?!? I think some people should start a group and care for animals by putting up posters to poles to alert the public about animal cruelty. ***************************************************** Dear Class,
I have a fat, fat, fat cat named Felix. He's as fat as Garfield but he's black and white. I think he's the only cat in the world that has a goatee. He has white cheeks with a black eye cover and a black spot on his chin shaped like a raindrop. I like the way he's soft. He lets me scratch his neck and chin. He can jump really good and he loves to roll over onto his back like a dog. He has a jiggly belly. I like to play with his belly. He makes me laugh. On TV, I glanced at a short show that was about people taking animals that were treated badly and putting them in good homes. This show was about some puppies who were left without food and locked up. They were almost dead and they were all dirty. If a robber were to break into our house and kick my cat Felix, he wouldn't be able to defend himself. He's too fat but also a robber is bigger. I think the class should work on stopping animal cruelty. **************************************************** Dear Class,
I can’t imagine my dogs getting ripped up. I had four dogs that died: Killer, Zaya, Foxie, and Red. Coach is still alive. Coach is my favorite. He's a brown and white pit bull. He stays at my Nanny's house. When I go to sleep, Coach is always laying right there with me, licking my face. I believe we should focus animal cruelty for the following reasons. Animals can’t defend themselves. I saw a picture of a dog on getting beat with a bat. That dog was very hurt and it was horrible. Not feeding dogs and cats is also horrible. Michael Vick was fighting dogs and burying them underground in his front yard and he bought land where he and his friends could fight dogs. More than 20,000 dogs are killed by dog fights every year. Lots of us have pets. Animals need to be treated like us. People need to stop hurting dogs and cats. Help donate money to keep them fed and keep them well treated. **************************** Dear Class,
Every five seconds an animal is tortured and killed. I have a neighbor who has a dog and everyday is he out on their porch with a short leash, with no food or water, everyday, and I think "what if I were that animal and I was never loved?" I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons: Think if you were a dog stuck in a pound and nobody came for you and then you were killed, or someone threw trash in the road and you got run over by a careless driver just because you were hungry. Alot of products like makeup and face creams or lotions are tested on animals and that is very sad. In my opinion, animals are humans, too. Imagine if you were them. Elephants in the circus are also tortured and that is cruel. I really think we should focus on animal cruelty because every second living things and animals are dying. It’s very upsetting to think about miserable animals. ************************************** |
Dear class,
I knew a cat that got hit by a car. And this cat did not even have a rightful name. Your pets, dogs, cats, hamsters, rodents, fish, and snakes are being used in tests for things like shampoo, make up, and medicine. For all these reasons and more, I think we should work on animal cruelty. Humans evolved from animals. Should we ignore them and treat them like nothing, or should we give them what they need, if we do not,who knows how it will effect the world. Think about it (pause). Some animals help our food, world, lives. Sometimes 10's and 100's of animals die for one person to live. ONE PERSON Animal cruelty is something we need to work on. No matter how long it takes. Animals are our friends. Would you abandon a friend, if not, then take a stand! Fight beside me! FOR ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***************************************************** Dear Class,
We have a neighbor who keeps his dog outside and on a very short chain. The owner should not keep its pet on a short chain because, the dog can't even move from the painful position. I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons. It’s sad seeing pets being treated badly or the owner not feeding them. If we all worked on animal cruelty there would be less dog fighting, animal hunting for their skins and meat,and keeping pets on short chains. It’s not fair that people take all their angry feelings out on animals, and pets. I think we should work on animal cruelty because every year 100,000 horses are slaughtered for their meat. Every year 250,000 dog fight for their lives, and pets are being killed because their owners did not pick them up from the pound. The Humane Society reports that 300,000 puppies are born in puppy mills every year. If you were an animal would you want to be treated that badly? For more information on how you can help visit the Humane Society. ************************************* Dear class,
I believe we should focus on ending animal cruelty for the following reasons. There would be less animals in pain. According to the ASPCA an animal is beaten or abused in the USA every 10 seconds and that's 3,153,600 times a year! If people learned how to treat animals with respect they might learn how to treat each other with respect leading to a more peaceful earth. So if you want world peace it might happen after animal cruelty ends. If we stop pit bull fighting it could lead to greater compassion and also lead to a more peaceful earth. ******************************************************* Dear Class,
At a neighborhood house I saw a dog choking on a short leash. It was upsetting. I am an animal person. I care about animals, even wild ones. I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons. 1. 50,000 pets get killed each year. They could be killed by being shot at by people who don't want them on their property. Thousands of pets that don’t get fed die each year. Thousands have to be put down at the pound. 2. Lots of animals aren't cared for. They aren't fed, they aren't taken for walks, sometimes they get left in the car in the hot sun. We should focus on animal cruelty. I feel frustrated and angry with people who mistreat animals. I also feel sad for the animals. Dear Class,
One day, I saw a poster that said, "Dog Fight". So I went home and looked up dog fights, it was horrible! And the worst part is that we humans turned them into vicious creatures. I believe we should focus on animal cruelty because why wouldn’t we? We are terrorizing and hurting these animals. My first reason is that every five hours an animal is dying of cruelty. Three quarters of the dogs and animals that came from animals fights have to be put down or killed, because they can not contain themselves from attacking. And there are also chicken fights and that is really scary seeing creatures rip each other apart! About 15,341,092 animals are being bred illegally with diseases in puppy mills in a year. Plus puppy mills don't just breed puppies or dogs, they breed any animal they can get their hands on! I really think we would be doing good for animals all over the world if we help stop animal cruelty. Please help! ************************************* Dear Class,
My neighbor kept a small, whitish brown poodle kind of dog outside in the yard. Every time he would bark, even at just a squirrel, the people would come out and hit him. Finally, one day, he attacked one of the girls and bit her on the hand. The family took the dog back to the animal place. I think it was bad and it was interesting .I believe we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons: Animals are used to be tested on by make up companies.Also, some people were very sick. People thought it was okay to do testing on animals because some people was very sick but it was not right. The animals were sick, really sick, and they needed a home and a place to stay. And a person who cared about them. And they got really hurt. Treat them like they are people. I think we should focus on animal cruelty. Imagine if you were an animal. Would you wanted to be treated that way?No, because it is very bad and I don't like it at all. Dear class,
I think we should stop animal cruelty. We should stop animal cruelty because animals get hurt or killed everyday. We should stop animal cruelty for the following reasons: I think we should stop animal cruelty because it is not right that animals get hurt with out the person who hurt them getting punished. Animals shouldn't be hurt for dog fighting and getting hurt for just no reason. There is a person who lives on my street who has two dogs. They never take their dogs on a walk or anything. All they do is leave them out side chained up. Dear class,
Please help me stop animal cruelty! Part of the reason I want to stop animal cruelty is because in some countries some people steal dogs, then they kill the dogs and sell them in the markets for meat! Sometimes people buy the meat in the market either thinking it is something else or just plain not knowing what it is. I think that we should focus on animal cruelty for the following reasons: One of the reasons I believe we should help the animals is because so many animals are killed each year due to fighting, starvation and harsh living environments. Animals have been killed for hundreds of years and that is wrong! I would like to persuade people to not fight animals, to feed and care for them properly and give them love. Also about 50,000 animals are killed each year in America due to animal cruelty.That makes me feel very, very bad about what we do to animals. Sometimes if a family has a pet and that family fights alot the animal is the one harmed the most. There are lots of strategies to help stop animal cruelty. If we give money to the Humane Society, we can help animals find homes with loving families. I would like to write to the President to figure out if he can help us on our mission. Also, we could write a letter to the newspaper about animal cruelty to educate people about the problem and ask for their help. I believe that animal cruelty is wrong and I want you to, also. Help me save the animals! I want to help the animals out there that are subjected to starving, pain, small pens, and death by finding them loving homes. If we unite and do our very best to help, we will make a difference and whether that difference is big or small, we can help lots and lots of animals. I really hope you will work with me because I really love animals and I hope you do, too. I want to help animals because it is wrong that they are killed or harmed because of us but I need your help to do so. |