Stop Animal Neglect 

By Siena Kitt

My web page is about how to teach people to stop animal neglect. I am also telling some ways to do that, like adopting animals, taking care of animals properly, don’t neglect or abuse animals and to get help for the animal.

Animal Adoption

You can help adopt an animal by going and getting an animal from the pound.

You can also take in an animal that is on the side of the road.

There is a local pound in Spokane called S.C.R.A.P.S. (Spokane Country Regional Animal Protection Service). Here is a link to their web page http://www.spokanecounty.org/animal/content.aspx?c=1027

Take care of animals properly

Do not throw the animal out of your window at 60 miles per hour when you are driving down the road in your car.

Do not leave an animal on the side of the road

Feed them, clean them, so they don’t stink and get sick.

Don’t neglect or abuse animals

Do not beat them or hurt them so they won’t be scared of you.

Get help for the animal

Give them to people that actually care to treat them properly

Take them to a Veterinarian service so they will be treated the right way

Now I have shown you some ways to treat animals properly so if you see this I hope you take my advice.

You can also help by saving endangered species

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contributing to helping those animals in need like this tasmanian devil

The notorious Tasmanian devil has been listed as an endangered species this week.  Surprisingly, it is not a result of human deforestation, but rather a virulent cancer epidemic in the devil population.  The tumor grows quickly over the marsupials’ face and mouth.  This prevents the animals from eating.  The usually die from starvation or the cancer.  It is in fact contagious, and is passed from animal to animal through biting.  The Tasmanian devil’s population has decreased by around 60 percent.

A Healthy Devil (left) and a Cancer Infected Devil (Right)

As the devil goes from being a vulnerable to an endangered species, Australia plans to pump more money into conservation to protect one of its most famous or notorious animals.  More healthy animals are being placed in zoos and wildlife reserves to protect them from the spreading cancer.  If the number in the wild decreases too much, these could be the replacements. 

The Tasmanian devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial.  It is found only in Tasmania, in Australias south-eastern state.  Early European settlers to the area named the feisty creature the devil for its spine-chilling screeches, dark appearance, bad temper which, and strong jaw.