Fighting Animal Cruelty. One World Student Ambassador: Matt Kaufax. Unit Resource #2: Understanding the Reflection

Transcription

1 Name: Date: Fighting Animal Cruelty One World Student Ambassador: Matt Kaufax Unit Resource #2: Understanding the Reflection Directions: Preview the following questions before you read the Reflection. Identify key words in the questions (you can underline them for quick reference). As you read, pay attention for those key words so that you will know where to look for the answers when you are finished reading. Some of the answers are not in the Reflection, as they require you to connect your own personal experience to the text. It is important to know which kind of question you are answering. Multiple Choice Questions 1. Matt rescued his current dog from: a. neglect b. euthanization c. malnutrition d. a puppy mill e. all of the above 2. Every year million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters. a. 1-2 b. 3-4 c. 4-5 d. 5-6 e According to the Matt s Reflection, some of the reasons why animals are systematically abused include the following except for: a. being used for medical experiments b. improper training methods c. being used for fur or leather products d. to make a profit by selling them as pets e. lack of money or time to support a new pet 4. The fur industry slaughters a combined billion animals per year for fashion. a..5 b. 1 c. 1.5 d. 2 e. 3

2 5. Matt writes that fur is imported from the following countries: a. Russia b. China c. Australia d. b and c only e. a, b, and c 6. According to a 2008 study cited in Matt s Reflection, about million animals were used for medical experiments in Canada. a. 1.7 b. 2 c d. 2.3 e The animals used by U.S. cigarette companies to produce the Y do you think? commercials developed the following disease: a. blood poisoning b. bronchitis c. emphysema d. asthma e. tuberculosis 8. In puppy mills, female dogs are repeatedly. a. vaccinated b. malnourished c. groomed d. impregnated e. exercised 9. Pure-bred pups produced in puppy mills can fetch up between to : a. $500-$1,000 b. $1,000-$1,500 c. $1,500-$3,000 d. $1,000-$4,000 e. $1,000-$5, The Humane Society provides which of the following services to stop animal abuse: a. disaster response teams b. mobile veterinary clinics c. a global street program d. advocating for better treatment through public policy, corporate reform, and ad campaigns e. all of the above

3 Constructed Response Questions 1. What main ideas did Matt want to convey in his Reflection? 2. According to Matt s Reflection, how do puppy mills make a profit? 3. According to Matt s Reflection, why are animals still euthanized in shelters?

4 4. Matt writes killing animals isn t the only way to abuse them. In complete sentences, what other examples of abuse does Matt describe and why do you think it is so hard to keep track of these abuses? 5. According to Matt s Reflection, how are organizations and individuals making a difference to stop animal cruelty?

5 Essay Prompts Directions: Choose one of the following prompts and write a well-developed response. Circle the prompt you are responding to. Please be sure to use specific details in your essay to develop and support your thinking. 1. Matt writes that there s a good chance his neighbor may never truly know where her pure-bred dog came from, because she may have received falsified information that conceals animal cruelty and she never met the actual breeder. If people interested in buying a puppy were more aware of animal abuse in puppy mills, do you think they would spend their money differently or not? In your essay, please include 2-3 clear reasons that support your argument. 2. According to Matt, every year, 3-4 million dogs and cats most of them healthy and adoptable-- are euthanized in shelters. Why do you think this occurs? What other solutions besides euthanization, can you imagine are possible to reduce the number of animals waiting to be rescued in shelters? Please include 2-3 examples to clarify your thinking.