Final Draft

What is the most effective way to take a stand against animal cruelty?
(A) Introduction
1. Describe a general overview of your presentation.
     Ask what they already know about animal rights and clarify what it is, and various types of cruelty they have heard of or seen. I will then discuss various cases in the U.S. involving animal cruelty and the categories they are put into. My activity will be require everyone, and a partner, to identify a category of cruelty with an actual case. Afterwards I will give a brief description of the cases they were given.
2. Purpose or objectives of your presentation
     Purpose is to introduce what animal rights is and learn the different types of cruelty and cases they are filed under.
(B) Body
1. Major Point 1
     What is animal rights and anti-cruelty law statuses in the U.S. (5 minutes)
2. Major Point 2
     Different types of cruelty categories and cases in the U.S. (5minutes)
3. Major Point 3
     Activity: Partners will determine which cruelty categories go with which actual case. Afterwards I will give a brief description of the case and its current status.
4. Activity
    The class will get together with a partner to determine which cruelty categories go with which current abuse case in the U.S.
5. How will this activity help the students understand the major points you already covered?
      It will make them more aware of what they already have basic knowledge of but to actually hear what goes on in detail to animals by sick people and how the law affects it.
(C) Conclusion
1. Summarize the essential points and discuss how this is connected to the EQ
     Knowing various cases and laws helps individuals better understand how to fight for the strong passage of anti-cruelty laws.
2. What was your most important source for this presentation and why?
     pet-abuse.com is my most important source because it has provided with a full list of every abuse case in the U.S. and Canada and well as various graphs involving different types of cruelty.

Independent Study 1

1. Log
     Between January 14th and January 28th. Went to each sophomore and junior class more than twice a week to make announcements and updates, pass out flyers, and collect the donations.

2.

 3a.) I, Sarah Sartori, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

3b.) Throughout 2 weeks I worked with the junior and sophomore classes in an animal shelter drive. The students had a variety of items to choose from to help out hundreds of animals. Here are the results in total (including myself and family):

• 17 blue medical clothes
• 20 small towels
• 4 large towels
• 59 grocery bags
• 3 hand sanitizers
• 25 lidocaine injections
• 17 povidone-iodine solutions
• 21 cans of dog food
• 28 dog bones
• 4 bags/boxes of dog food
• 19 bags/boxes of dog treats
• 5 large bowls
• 4 small bowls
• 3 rolls of trash bags
• 8 bags of cat treats
• 4 bags/boxes of cat food
• 5 gallon all-purpose bucket
• pooper scooper
• 2 pack oral hygiene kit
• pack of ear cleaning wipes
• dog shampoo
• 5 pens
• 10 pencils
• tie out stake
• 139 cans of cat food
• roll of doggy clean-up bags
• 4 leashes
• bag of rabbit food
• bag of aspen bedding
• bandana
• 2 cat toys
• 16 tennis balls
• 16 dog toys
• small blanket

3c.) During both weeks I made plenty of flyers about the animal shelter drive, went to all of the classes to persuade people to stop by the shelter and adopt or volunteer and donate something since the shelter I volunteer at is the largest in L.A. county. I had more trouble trying to count and put everything together than anything else. I set my goal of having to take at least a truck load in, meaning I didn't want to be given enough to fit into a small car, and luckily my goal was met and I filled up the back of my truck and took it all in.

3d.) This component helped me with my EQ because it showed a great example of what people can do to help animals. One of my answers to my EQ is "volunteer at a rescue or shelter in order to help educate  people and care for animals." Not only was I able to help and make a difference, but I was able to get a group of students to help donate and many were interested in becoming a volunteer like me.

Presentation 2 Rough Draft

What is the most effective way to take a stand against animal cruelty?


(A) Introduction


1. Describe a general overview of your presentation
     Ask what they already know about animal rights and cruelty, clarify what it is, and define what my EQ means.
     I might also base my presentation on my first independent component and the service learning I have achieved so far or I'm thinking about discussing various cases in the U.S. involving animal cruelty and tying in an activity that involves cases what type of cruelty was involved and the status on the cases.


2. Purpose or objectives of your presentation
     Purpose is to introduce one possible answer to my EQ and teach the class about it. So "joining or forming an organization or volunteering at an animal shelter" is the answer I am thinking about discussing and i'm going to tie my service learning in with it.


(B) Body


1. Major Point 1
     What is animal rights and anti-cruelty law statuses in the U.S. (5 minutes)


2. Major Point 2
     different types of cruelty and cases in the U.S. (5minutes)


3. Major Point 3
     Activity: take the information taught and basic knowledge to play a jeopardy type game....not quite sure yet (5-10 minutes)


4. Activity
    quiz type game teaching the class different types of cruelty, actual cases that are in currently in progress, and their statuses.


5. How will this activity help the students understand the major points you already covered?
      It will make them more aware of what they already have basic knowledge of but to actually hear what goes on in detail to animals by sick people and what the law can do about it.


(C) Conclusion


1. Summarize the essential points and discuss how this is connected to the EQ
     Knowing various cases and laws helps individuals better understand how to fight for the strong passage of anti-cruelty laws.


2. What was your most important source for this presentation and why?
     pet-abuse.com is my most important source because it has provided with a full list of every abuse case in the U.S. and Canada and well as various graphs involving different types of cruelty.

(D) Materials needed

ESLRs Check

1. Summary of how you've been an effective learner this year?
     Every week I try to find as much research as I can such as articles, books, interviews, etc. I have been working with the animal care attendants and officers at the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter/ Care Center since late August and have recently been going aggressively every week at least 2-4 times 3 hours a day. This month alone I have completed over 20 hours and have learned a lot from my mentors, from proper animal care, various abuse cases, and how to work with the public and adoptions. I am also passing every class with at least a P even with the stress of college applications and awaiting responses. Model Assembly also turned out great even though my bill did not last very long. I was lucky enough to earn a P along with Ms. Melogno's great commendations concerning my speeches and research binder.

2. Cite evidence from the senior project.
     Starting senior year I already knew exactly what my project topic would be and had already started my service learning at the care center. Throughout this first semester I have always been prepared with my research and WBs for every research check. I have also been able to research a sergeant and two animal care attendants at the shelter who have all given me great information. Working at the shelter has shown me the importance of all of my mentors and co-workers jobs as well as how to properly care for animals. This experience has given me the privilege of assisting in over 20 or more adoptions in the past 3 months.

3. What are specific ways that you can improve in this ESLR during second semester?
     A few ways I can improve this upcoming semester is definitely catch up on all of my margin notes on all of my research since I have a total of 32 sources overall so far. I also plan on going on a ride along with one of the animal officers. I think going out on the field and observing would help me with my project especially with my presentation because I will have first hand experience with what happens out there behind closed doors.

Service Learning 10 Hour Project Check

1.  I have provided quality care for shelter cats and dogs as well as assisting the kennel staff and fellow co-workers with basic cage/kennel cleaning, care and socialization, feeding, and exercise. I also help the general public, who are interested in adoption, find their ideal future pet companions. For example this Tuesday I helped a man find a small puppy for his 3 year old son. I have been involved in nearly 20 or so adoptions so far. This week I also saved and rushed a Siberian Husky, who licked open his wounds, to the veterinarian before his intestines and guts totally spilled out (heard this has happened before).
2.  I try to go every week for 4-8 hours. I have already completed over 30 hours.
3. The most significant thing I have learned through this experience is the shelters desperate need of the public's help. Hundreds of animals go through the Baldwin Park shelter every week alone and in order for all of these animals to survive and be adopted we need people to become better informed so that they can help with donations, adopt, and refer others. We need blankets, towels, toys, food, and more volunteers! I am there every week and its a great feeling when you help a poor helpless dog thats been locked up in a kennel get adopted and find a home and I just wish every animal in there can be but it doesn't always happen that way. So that is why we need huge support from the public.

Third Interview Questions

1. What kind of animal cruelty cases have you seen and personally handled, being that you are an animal control officer?
2. Are you currently prosecuting anyone? If so, for what?
3. What is the most horrific scene you have witnessed out on the field?
4. How often do you come across animal abusers?
5. Hw can one recognize an abuser?
6. How are abused animals treated once they are taken from the home?
7. What should owners, who have adopted a previously abused pet, know about the animal in order to care for it properly?
8. What should people know about the importance of your job?
9. What do you recommend people should do when they are witnesses to animal abuse?
10. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to take a stand against animal cruelty?

What I've Learned So Far

1. List at least 3 things you've learned since you started working on your senior project.


     Since I started my project my research and my service learning at the shelter has taught me a lot. I learned that over 7 billion animals die in the hands of humans every year in the United States. 21st century debates about how humans should treat animals has been traced back to ancient times. Views can be found in the Bible yet animal rights did not actually start until the 17th century with Descartes in 1641. Last, I have learned the entire process a dog, or any other animal such as cats, birds, livestock, reptiles, etc., goes through once they enter a shelter til the day they are adopted, and how the whole adoption process works.

2. Post evidence of this accomplishment. It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc.

This is a picture of a velveteen pitbull much like the one I know named Rocko. Velveteen dogs are very difficult to find and just a week ago I helped Rocko get adopted along with 5 other dogs in one day.