Senior Project

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Costa Rica Puppy Mill Investigation
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	no author  "last chance for Animal"
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Last chance for animals
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Last Chance for Animals
Date Page was Last Revised	January 2012
Date You Read It	February 13th,2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.lcanimal.org/index.php/investigations/investigations-in-the-field/costa-rica-puppy-mill

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

In Costa Rica the animal protection and rescue community are struggling to get the governments attention to "put an end to puppy mills"

They have footage of evidence of the illegal conditions the mills where put in such as they state " rat infested makeshift kennels covered with feces, no protection from weather extremes, no opportunities for exercise or socialization, mother dogs forced to whelp their pups in overcrowded dirt enclosures".

The SENASA group stops the rescuers to do the procedures to the mills when they rescue them because "of the bureaucracy or personal corruption".

IT shows how a dog whisperer comes in to speak with the animals and telling individuals "adopt don't shop", for people not to buy the puppies that are coming from the mills.

Costa Rica is telling us that they "will continue to work with groups inn Costa Rica to educate the public and put a stop to puppy mills in Costa Rica", as longs as others are involved the cause for the animals should begin to stop.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

            This article talks about how in Cost Rica the animal protection and rescue community battles with the Costa Rican government to put an end to puppy mills. They even teamed up with LCA for help to obtain video footage. SENASA could not ignore the evidence of cruelty. They decided to do something about it. 

Credibility of Source: 

Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? 

There is no author stated. But the special investigations unit fund the site toward the protection of animals.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

This article is simply informative. It is informing online viewers that animal abuse should stop. It shows how animals are tortured from all over the world. They also team up with other programs to stop this terrible problem.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

Yes, the author is against animal abuse in his article. He strongly shows that he dislikes animal abuse. He decides this cruelty should stop.  

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

There is no author to reference for the site. 

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

I will use this source to support my opinion on how animal abuse is a negative act towards them. I will show facts on how it should stop. I will use this article because it states a lot of details on animal abuse.

Senior Project

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Puppy Mill in Paradise Investigated by LCA Pleads “No Contest” to 153 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc.)	No author  “ Last chance for animal”
Title of the Entire Website (not www.)	Icanimal.org
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Not Given
Date Page was Last Revised	December 16, 2011
Date You Read It	February 13, 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.lcanimal.org/index.php/investigations/investigations-in-the-field/hawaii-puppy-mill-investigation

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

A “no contest” flea means that the judge can either find the individuals guilty or not guilty due to the cruelty of animals.

Judge is claiming that these individuals “cannot own dogs or they are not to be in the business of dogs”, since they are being put in crime of hurting these animals.

After seeing the footages that they have taken of the puppy mills the judge does rule in favor of the puppy mills when the LCanimals had their video evidence “immediately sent an undercover investigator to Oahu, with the goal of obtaining employment at the puppy mill”.

One of the LCA’s investigators took the time to living on the property and “working as a kennel attendant, documenting the cruel and dilapidated conditions there”, in order to cover the true story.

In the end the investigator did manage to have gathered video within 9 days showing “sick and injured dogs, dogs living in filth and isolation, bad breeding conditions, sloppy medical treatment, rodent infestation, and, for some puppies, death. Regarding the treatment of animals that die on the premises of Bradley Hawaiian Puppies”, in the end the people told him to wrap up the puppies and throw them in the trash bin so then others can come to pick it up.

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

This article shows how many cruelties there where in the past year. The judge is putting a company into the court as a “no contest”. David Lee becker was charged for animal cruelty for 153 counts.

Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

                    The purpose of this site is to show other people what happens around the world and why we should stop animal abuse. The special investigation unite funds this website, so that viewers could be informed. To also show how communities are coming together to spread the word.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?

                         The site is basically only trying to inform viewers that animal abuse should stop. It is updating online viewers about what’s happening around the world that has to do with animal abuse.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
IT is only favoring one side which is to help these poor animals. How many damages of animals are spreading throughout the world. Many are being counted on how many they have already abused.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

They don’t state who the author is to know who actually wrote this article.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
                        I plan to use this source to support my opinion on how animal abuse should stop. I also think I could use this because my article is on animal abuse and this article has detailed information on animal abuse. This is how I plan to use this information on animal abuse.

Senior Outline

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Animal Abusers
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Lily  Stacy
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Teenink.com
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Teenink
Date Page was Last Revised	December 2011
Date You Read It	February  3 2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.teenink.com/hot_topics/what_matters/article/422201/Animal-Abusers/

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Animals deserve to be treated equal as human beings, they deserve help and friendship from their owners. As Lily states “They are not any less important than others on this earth.”

Lily shares in this article that she has herself experienced seeing the way another individual who has abused an animal “I have not ever abused a animal nor will I ever but I have witnessed it before”, stating she never will do such a hurtful crime to an animal but she will stop to what she has seen.

More than 300,000 thousand animals are killed each year. Animal owners don’t take responsibility for their actions and what they are doing. There are so many ways these animals are being abused as she states “Whether it is they are tortured, burned, shot, stabbed or even worse mutilated”.

There isn’t a fatal reason why and individual should harm an animal their isn’t such an excuse people should have on why and how they did it, she also states that “Animals are usually only attack or harm if you harm them first or they got brought up under a abusive family.”

As the clears down the era no animal abuse should happen at all. That shouldn’t even cross anyone’s mind to do such a thing. Individuals should agree to “All animals deserve a healthy happy life help them get this any way you can.”

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):

More than 300,000 of all types of animals are, murdered every year due to animal abuse! Whether it is they are tortured, burned, shot, stabbed or even worse mutilated? More than half a million animals are tortured around the world!
       
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?

Lily Stacy is the author of Animal Abuses. She has written about two articles for the site.

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?   

   This article is simply to inform people on the website that animal abuse is horrible and cruel. Basically, this article was written to change the minds of animal abusers.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
No the author stays true to her opinion and follows along with the source. It also interviews other individuals on how they perceive this issue and cause and how they will help solve this situation. As animal owners they should protect and care for their animals.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

In a way the author does but then again she is just trying to prove a point to the reader. She wants the readers to catch in to the information she has found about animal abuse and show how this needs to stop. On how their needs to be a way to bring people in to this understanding.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

By showing other people’s opinions on showing how they feel about animal abuse and how people state that this needs to stop. To also get ideas from different individuals and how they perceive this problem. By getting other people’s opinions help state the fact that not only you want to stop animal abuse but others want to help as well.

Senior Project Outline

“Specific Page Title or Article Title”	Animal cruelty crackdown in los angeles has results
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)	Jack Leonard
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )	Los Angeles Times| Local
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)	Los Angeles Times
Date Page was Last Revised	February 8,2009
Date You Read It	February 6,2012
<URL address> (ALL of it)	http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-cruelty8-2009feb08,0,7249180.story?page=1

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):

Many individuals take there in home anger out on the animals as a threat to the other individual. As in this article a man is telling his girlfriend if she doesn't pick up the phone on him he will beat the innocent dog. As the call continues the dog continues to cry and suffer in outrageous pain for someone else's anger. As he states "Everytime you don't pick up the phone , i am beating the dog''.

As police officers arrive at their house they find the pit bull puppy in a sink under cold water suffering as the dog developed a broken jaw. They say that "one of a growing number of serious animal abuse cases in Los Angeles where police and prosecutors say they are taking crimes against animals more seriously than ever".

They state "As a society,we're just less tolerant of unnecessary and unjustified cruelty to animals", stating that we need to be more aware of the harm these animals are getting because of the humans poor choices.

Animal cruelty has raised up the bars in the past few years. Lst year nearly 50% more than the previous year. More and more people tend to have no feelings towards these animals and don't know the consequences they will face because they find this as a joke to them and something very unnecessary in their lives.

Indiviudals feel as is animal cruelty isn't a crime as if you cannot go to jail or prison for harming an animal, as sources states that "None of the people we arrest think they could go to prison for hurting a dog or a car".  As one of the writers also stated "They don't show remorse…They're more shocked than surprised".

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION): 

This article is talking about the multiple cruelties they found amongst animals and in peoples homes. It has been found that people call in abusers and they get sent into prisons. LAPD has been working hard to send out a message and aware people of this case.

Credibility of Source: 

Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site? 

The author is Jack Leonard. Los angeles funds this site by showing how the LAPD and district attorneys are handing the multiple cases of dogfighting and abuse towards animals. 

Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business? 

This article is mostly to point out to the readers of how much is going on and how the suffering for these animals continue. Showing how the LAPD is involved non stop to stop this case , also how individuals don't care as much for animals but own them at their houses but then again abuse them for personal issues. As the example given of that guy who's girlfriend didn't pick up but the dog took the blame for that situation.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing? 

Its more of a one side article it shows the cause and how the cause should be detected. This type of problem should be stopped because it is making the community and society look very bad. And how individuals more and more of them are ending up in jail for beating their animals

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility? 

No the author doesn't he clearly states the facts and the works that the officers do and the stories of more an more harms in the houses of individuals. Also how some people have no remorse in these animals. They think that their consequence is a joke and are shocked by the outcome.

Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project? 

This source helps my project because it shows how secretly things happen to animals in a safe environment they call home but then again these animals are beaten and kept cold by doing nothing. How not just the community but the LAPD works with this cause of animal abuse. And how the numbers on the charts are increasing and the source tells it should be decreasing but many indivulals don't seek this issue to help out.