Animal Cruelty (PETA)

Waka Flocka, 2012
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is one of  the world's largest organizations for animal rights. As stated in the article,"Our Mission Statement," “PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns”;this organization will work through anything for the protection of animals.

Elizabeth Carlisle of the Petland animal store of  Akron, Ohio, was caught  abusing animals by a picture uploaded to Facebook. The caption of the photo stated: '"[T]he manager took the pic for me. [S]he reminded me that there were people outside as [I] was swearing at them to just hurry up and die but then she was so kind as to take this picture.'”This picture contained Elizabeth Carlisle holding two dead, drowned, bunnies by the skin of their necks. 


What really makes me sick is the fact that this woman had a smile on her face.  How evil can one person really be? Employees at animal stores are supposed to take care of animals until  they find a home. Employees are not supposed to torture a harmless animal for no reason. This woman has clearly picked the wrong career.

Alisa Mullins wrote an updated article on the situation.  Elizabeth Carlisle was charged with animal cruelty and the Petland store was shut down. According to the article, the store had an enormous amount of cleaning to do.

PETA has a two week internship in Washington D.C . From the reviews of previous interns, everyone who has went, has enjoyed it. I hope readers really look into this. You never know what happens to animals behind closed doors. Stay updated and stand your ground if you strongly agree. There are ways to join PETA or even comment on the organization's website. If you’d like more information on PETA, there are some links posted below.

PETA's official site

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Internship

Introduction:

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The world is full of animals. Why not share them in a creative way? This blog is about animals and the lives they have. All animals are important and should be recognized in various ways. Within this blog, I’m going to show the many types of animals and their habitats.

I plan on capturing the movements of these animals. Animals are an important part of life. They deserve to be honored. A cat sleeping in a rocking chair, dogs with their new bones, cows munching on grass in a giant field, horses grazing across an open plane, this is what makes animals so special. They can be themselves without a care in the world. Animals represent freedom.

There are many types of animals such as amphibians, domesticated animals, and mammals. Personally, my favorite animal is a cat. I have a cat and a dog. Many of my pictures will be of them. Throughout everything, they have always been there for me.

There are organizations such as PETA who are completely against testing on animals. I want my readers to know how animals are treated when no one’s looking. Companies that produce meet were caught burning the heads of poor cows. Most people don’t realize what animals go through only to feed a selfish human. Animal cruelty is wrong.

I’ve always had a passion for photography. A picture is worth a thousand words, as stated by many people. Cameras capture time. Time stops for no one. Since I was young girl, I would steal my mothers’ disposable cameras and take the most random pictures. This blog is a combination of my two favorite things. I hope my readers learn, explore, and mostly, enjoy!