This article caught my attention immediately because of the sentence underneath the title: "A Pennsylvania city instructs police to shoot strays, opening a sad window on animal care in the age of austerity". I wondered how this could be possible. Wouldn't it create a horrible image for the police if they're shooting puppies? Even if they had reasoning behind their decision, people would get horribly upset. It must be a serious situation if they're resorting to these measures. As I read on, I seemed to be correct. There are too many stray dogs and no one knows what to do with them. Shelters are full, and the lives of dogs on the streets can be horrible. Personally, I don't blame the police. What about the people who dump the dogs on the street in the first place? Actually, I think that breeding new dogs is also an issue. Why create more puppies that need to find homes when there are already dogs in shelters who will die if they don't find homes?
Anyway, back to the article. It was a little dry considering what a controversial, emotional subject it is. I think the writer of this article could have done a lot more to get people upset. Of course, their goal might have been simply to inform people, not to start a riot. Still, though. A little more spice would have been nice. The author obviously used pathos. What would appeal to the emotions of Americans more than puppy murder? Otherwise, there was a lot of logos. There was information about the surprising number of stray dogs in the world, and information on how they live. I think this is an issue that ought to be addressed, but I think we should really start hitting the problem at its cause. We need to stop bringing more dogs into a world where they will be dumped in the street.
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Good review kelly! I think its extremely unfortunate that it has come to this, they should try to think of better solutions than shooting the stray, innocent dogs. Maybe the police station could take care of them until a proper and fitting home was found
ReplyDeleteas my dear friend scrappy-doo would say "PUPPY POWER!" We need to shut down some dog breeders who are keeping their animals in horrible conditions. I love dogs and all, but people seem to have no responsibility these days. Neuter your dog for crying out loud! Don't just let him procreate all over the place and then throw the pups out on the street. People are making their lack of responsibility some one else's problem.
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