DanielleMercadoKinter

Mrs.Ramirez
SeniorEnglish
18November2015
WillTheyBeSafe?:HomesForAnimals
Everydayanimalsdiebecauseoflackofhousing,protection,food,andlove.Animalsendure
manydifferentcommodities,goodandbadmostcasesshowthepainandsufferinganimalscontinuously
endure.Byadoptingananimalyouarelookingtogivethemshelter,food,comfort,andlove.Iusedto
havethisonefriendasachildwholovedanimalssodearlybutinaviolentway.Ifherhamsterdidnt
wanttobeheldshewouldthrowthehamsteracrosstheroom.Astimewentonthehamsterwouldbite
herandleavemarksuntilthedayshethrewthesmallanimalagainstthehardwall,killingit.Animalsare
abuseddailytheyarehit,kicked,andworstofallkilled.Millionsofanimalsareputintoprivateand
publicsheltersperyear.Whenthoseanimalsareputintoshelterssometimesthereisntenoughroomso
theygeteuthanized.Withbotheuthanizationandabuse,animalsdieallofthetime.Animalsneedtobe
adopted,aftersometimeofwaitingforanewownertheirtimeexpiresandtheshelterworkershaveto
puttheanimalstodeath.
Thereisdeatheverywherenomatterwhereyougo,buttheproblemiscertaindeathsseemto
bemoreimportantthanotherstopeople.Whenachildisabusedandkilleditisclassifiedasamurder
whenananimalisabusedkilleditissimplyclassifiedasanimalcruelty.Assoonasahumanchildis
involved,thereseemstobeacatastrophe.Whenyouseeananimalbeingabuseddoyousaysomething
orjustbecomeabystander?Mostpeoplewouldwouldonlystepinforachild.Whenananimaliskilled
itisfrowneddownupon,butnoanimalabuserisservingalifesentenceasakillerofachildmightbe.If

achildisabusedorkilled,allchaosbreaksout.Yes,thereareanimalprotectionfacilitiestoo,butwho
getsmorehelp?AnimalCrueltyishardlyeverreportedunlessitisactuallyabadcase.Almostevery
reportonanimalcrueltyshowsseriouscasesofthematter,forexample:Oreo,apitbull,wasnursed
backtohealthafterbeingthrownofftheroofofabuildingonlytolaterbedeemedtoodangeroustobe
keptalive(Sulzberger).Peopleneedtobeinterrogatedbeforebeingabletoadoptananimal.Ifthe
personshowssignsofabuse,orburstsofviolentangerintheirpastthentheyshouldnotbeallowedto
adopt.Ifnot,thenweneedtofindanalternativewaytokeeptheanimalssecureandsafewithout
gettingkilledand/oreuthanized.Controversially,theremustbesomewaytosaveandsparetheprecious
livesofanimals.
Whenthereisnolongerspaceforquestionableorelderlyanimalsinshelters,theytooendup
euthanized.Becauseofthis,animalsdieeachandeverysingleday.AsacommenttoOreo,Abused
ThenEuthanized,InspiresLegislationashelterworkerstated,AsashelterworkerIdomybestto
humanelycareforeveryanimalthatcomesthroughourdoors.Buttherealityisthattherealwaysmore
shelteranimalsthantherearehomes.Aslongasthisisthecase,millionsofanimalswilldieduetolack
ofspace.EverydayIamfacedwiththedecisionofwhichdogisgoingtostay.Alotofanimalsin
shelterswereorareabused.Theanimalsinsheltersmaygetillduetotheotheranimalsandothertimes
theindividualanimalisalreadysickwhichcontributestotheillnessspreadingtotheothers.Iftheanimals
dohaveahome,insomecases(fromwhatIveseen),theownersdonotparticularlycare.Theanimals
arenotbathed,fedahealthyportionoffood,orgivenanactualshelter.Peoplearenotasniceto
animalsastheyareorwouldbetotheirothermaterialisticbelongings.Withabuse,illness,neglect,and
soonsoforth,anabusedanimalslifeisusuallyendedbytheownershand,euthanization,orwhatever
othereviltendencieshumankindwishestothrowuponanimalsofthisland,air,orwater.Euthanasiais

thepreciseescapefromananimalstorture.Wecanallsaveananimalslifeifwejustcaredenoughand
lovedenough.Savethesentimental,sweet,innocentlivesofananimalbyadopting.
Animals,millionofanimals,areputintoprivateandpublicsheltersperyear.Thereareover
158.6millionwomenintheUnitedStatesand151.4millionmen(google).Withthatamountinnumber,
Imsureweasanationcansavetheanimals.Withanationalnudgewecanaccomplishtheonce
thoughttobeimpossible.Millionsofanimalswilldieduetolackofspace(Sulzberger),weneedto
adoptanimalsnow.Yes,peopleareinfactpickylovers,butrightnowwecantaffordtohavethat.
Pickyforeshadowsdeath,justpickngo.Anotherproblemwehaveisourhabitsashumansdoyou
hitthingswhenyoureangry,doyouthrowthings,doyouyell?Animalsneedtobesafe.Justasifan
animalwereaparentlesschild,soontobeparentsshouldbemonitored,questioned,andtestedto
makesuretheywillbesufficientparents.Inawaypeoplewillbefosterparentstoanabandonedor
abusedanimal.Animalsarelittlepeopletheycry,feelpain,feelemotion,formbonds,andsomany
otherthingsalike.Theyarepracticallyhuman,butyetwecantrespectthem.Lookthroughananimal's
eyes,ourworldismuchscarierthanyoumayperceiveit.
Animalsareabuseddailytheyarehit,kicked,andworstofall,killed.Somanypeoplethink
thisisokbecauseanimalsarenothuman,butthat'sisabadmoral.Withtheamountofanimalsonthe
street,inshelters,andinhomestherejustisnotenoughroom.Intheendmanyinnocentanimalsget
killedoff.Someoftheseanimalsdonotevenhavehomes.Worstofall,therearepeoplewhoagreethat
itisokayforanimalstogothroughsomuchpainduetothefactthattheyareindeedjustanimals.
People,insomecases,nolongercareforfortheiranimalsandsimplygetridofthem.ManytimesIhear
peoplesay,animalsaretoomuchwork,theycosttoomuchmoney,theymakesuchbigmesses.
Animalsneedfood,shelter,bathing,andsoonsoforth.Thisisanamazingcounterargumentnotonly

becauseitstruebutbecauseitishighlycontradictive.Humans,justlikeanimals,arealotofwork,cost
alotofmoney,andmakesomeverylargemesses.Weashumansalsoneednourishment,aroofover
ourheads,showeringprivileges,andsuch.Asforanimalslovers,theymay(bygovernmentlawsor
housingrules)owntoomanyanimals.Withtoomanyanimalsinonehouseholditwouldseemthattaking
careofasuchlargenumberismerelyimpossible.Asforasadtwist,animalsaresometimessimply
dislikedandunwanted.Canakindlovingheartreallynotbesuppliedtoadistant,inneedanimal?
Inconclusion,thereismostofthetimenospace,andbecausethereisnospaceanimalsare
continuallykilled,abused,andneglected.Thoseanimalssuffering,areputintocrowdedsheltersand
mosttimeswhenashelterisovercrowdedananimal,ormore,ischosentobeeuthanized.Animalsneed
tobeadopted,fractionated,andcaredfor.Ifnot,thenanimalswillcontinuetodieeachandeveryday
becauseso.Animalsareabuseddailytheyarehit,kicked,andkilled.Millionsofanimalsareputinto
privateandpublicshelterseachyear.Whenthoseanimalsaresheltered,thereendsupbeingan
overflowingamountofnumberswhichendsinanimaleuthanization.Intheendthereisdeath
everywhere.Everysingledayananimalsdiefromneglectanddepravity.Animalsdeservetolivejustas
muchashumansdo.Accordingtofiguresfromthealliance,atotalof13,620animals4,523dogsand
9,097catswereputtodeathattheAnimalCareandControlSheltersin2009,outof41,712pets
takenin,aswassaidbyDaisukeNakaiinPercentageofAnimalsPuttoDeathinSheltersResearches
Low.