“Specific Page Title or Article Title” | "Animal Cruelty: Animal Abuse Facts and Statistics" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) | Roy D'Silva |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) | Buzzle.com |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) | Buzzle.com |
Date Page was Last Revised | 8 December 2011 |
Date You Read It | 7 February 2012 |
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FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): |
The article states that, "one major type of animal abuse is torture"(D'Silva). |
In many countries, including, "Sweden, Costa Rica, Austria, Finland, India, and Singapore"(D'Silva), animals are no longer allowed to be used in circuses. |
PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) says that the animals used in circuses are being tortured, such as with, "tight collars, whips, and beatings"(D'Silva). |
Even some of the animals aren't properly cared for, they're, "exposed to various diseases"(D'Silva). |
It is the, "responsibility of the government and NGO'S to fight for the welfare of these creatures"(D'Silva) states the article. |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This article starts off with a brief overview of what animal cruelty actually is and what it is defined as. Animals are being tortured by harmful abusers. The article discusses how animals that are in circuses are prone to many diseases and that they are not properly taken care of. Even they are abused and uncared for. Many countries across the U.S has banned animals from being in the circus. This article explains how there is animal cruelty shown in the movie, "Cannibal Holocaust". The author closes with pathos, forcing the reader to feel melancholic for abused animals.
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 Roy D'Silva and wrote for the website buzzle.com, which is an intelligent site for life on the web. This site's purpose is to inform others about certain topics and issues that are occuring in the world. The site may be funded by Google, since it seems like it may be a branch of google.com.
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 article is simply informative. The author has nothing more to gain other than informing the community about animal abuse and who needs to put a stop to it.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is no bias in the authors writing, besides the fact that they are against animal abusers and cruelty, similar to all the other sites I've looked at.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author does cite a few references, such as PETA, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals. This adds to the authors credibilty because it makes Roy D'Silva look as if she knows what she is talking about, and that she has studied into other sources before writing the article.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source with help in writing my essay. It will help me include some important facts about animal cruelty. Also, this article taught me that there are circus animals that are being tortured, which will give me another example of animal abuse and why it is done.
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