3. Second Step
Our second step was picking our action plan. We had to
decide what the main action would be for our project.
We had all agreed on raising money to educate kids on
what animal cruelty is and why it’s bad.
4. First Step
Our first step was picking our topic for our IB Exhibition
project.
We had many ideas but someone had the idea of
helping animals that have been abandoned or injured.
Then we took a vote and animal cruelty had the most
votes.
5. Third Step
Our third step was to educate kids all around our
school. We were teaching the third and fourth graders
on how animal cruelty effects us. There were some
problems but we did find a way to pull through those
problems.
6. Last Step
The last step was we had a fundraiser in our school
called Pennies For Puppies. We got $328.01. The field
trip was going to help teach our class what animal
cruelty is and why it’s bad.
7. Form, Connection, an
d Reflection
Form- What is animal abuse?
Connection- Are people who abuse animals prone
to abusing humans?
Reflection- How can we help decrease animal
abuse?
8. Answers
Form- Animal abuse is a form of starving, hurting, or
abandoning an animal purposely.
Connection- Somebody who hurts animals is more
likely to hurt humans.
Reflection- We can educate people how to treat
animals kindly and humanely.
9. Central Idea and Lines Of Inquiry
Central Idea - People’s actions have an effect on the
world.
Lines Of Inquiry#1- People’s actions have a positive
effect on the world.
#2 Peoples actions have a negative effect on the world.
#3 Taking action can have an effect on the world.
10. Facts
70% of animal abusers have a criminal record.
The most abused animal is the chicken.
The most abused breed of dog is the pitbull.
4 to 5 billion animals die in shelters each and every
year.
Many people who run puppy mills will sell the
puppies to make money.
11. More Facts
In China, animals are put to death for fur.
Over 1 million animals are treated cruelly.
The states with the most animal cruelty laws are
Idaho, Hawaii, Kentucky, Mississippi, and North Dakota.
Every year millions of animals are put to death to make
clothing.
285 million hens are kept in cages so small they can’t even
move a wing.
Dog fighting and cockfighting are illegal in all 50 states.
12. About The Interview
One of our group members went with her family
members to look for a pet cat. There they had cats that
have been abused or treated cruelly. She asked
someone who worked there about animal cruelty. The
shelter was called Second Hand Purrs. There our group
member adopted a cat named Daphne.
13. The Interview
What is animal cruelty?
Treating animals not well and hurting them, aka
neglecting them.
How severe are some problems?
Very bad and sometimes people get thrown in jail
because of how severe it is.
How many animals are abused a year?
Around 50%
14. More Of The Interview
What are some types of animal cruelty?
No food, no water, hording, poor ventilation, physically
hurting them, dog fighting, and puppy mills.
What is a puppy mill?
A puppy mill is breeding dogs over and over.
Pssst… here’s a fact about puppy mills!!!!
Sometimes dogs never get to see the sunlight because
they’re always locked up.
15. THANK YOU!!!!
Thank you for watching our slide show. This was
dedicated to all the animals that have been hurt or
have died from their owners.
Please if there’s any questions at all. Please don’t
hesitate to ask any of us.
P.S. Remember if you’re looking for us, please ask for
Madison, Trinity, Lizzy, Shelby, Susu or Quniya to
inform you if you don’t understand.
