Persuasive Speech On Banning Wild Animals
I. (Gain Attention) Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! The notion of seeing a lion running through your backyard or having a tiger in your bathroom might seem like the punch line of a joke or a scene from a comedy. But the possibility of either of these situations occurring is much more common than one may think.
II. (Reveal Topic) Only eighteen states in the US currently have laws banning the ownership of all exotic species as pets. The other 32 allow the ownership of exotic species in some capacity. Some of these states ban certain very dangerous species while others, including Wisconsin, have no bans in place on the ownership of wild animals.
III. What is the benefit of owning these animals? To impress friends or family? To be different? To live on the wild side? The consequences of owning these creatures are often disregarded.
IV. (Preview Body) While there is the …show more content…
An overwhelming majority, approximately 75%, of new diseases are bred in animals. b. A well known example of a widespread disease triggered by animals was the outbreak of SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, in 2003 in China. This disease was spread primarily by infected birds and caused a pandemic. C. New diseases pose an even bigger threat to children. 1. Larry K. Pickering, MD, senior advisor to the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warns that children are more susceptible to diseases, especially novel ones, because their immune systems are much less developed.
(Transition: After understanding the universal risks posed by exotic pet ownership, I would like to discuss what can and should be done to discuss this problem.)
IV. Congress should pass legislation that would make a uniform policy addressing the ownership of exotic pets A. Animals that can be an extreme threat to humans should be outlawed without further
II. (Reveal Topic) Only eighteen states in the US currently have laws banning the ownership of all exotic species as pets. The other 32 allow the ownership of exotic species in some capacity. Some of these states ban certain very dangerous species while others, including Wisconsin, have no bans in place on the ownership of wild animals.
III. What is the benefit of owning these animals? To impress friends or family? To be different? To live on the wild side? The consequences of owning these creatures are often disregarded.
IV. (Preview Body) While there is the …show more content…
An overwhelming majority, approximately 75%, of new diseases are bred in animals. b. A well known example of a widespread disease triggered by animals was the outbreak of SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, in 2003 in China. This disease was spread primarily by infected birds and caused a pandemic. C. New diseases pose an even bigger threat to children. 1. Larry K. Pickering, MD, senior advisor to the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warns that children are more susceptible to diseases, especially novel ones, because their immune systems are much less developed.
(Transition: After understanding the universal risks posed by exotic pet ownership, I would like to discuss what can and should be done to discuss this problem.)
IV. Congress should pass legislation that would make a uniform policy addressing the ownership of exotic pets A. Animals that can be an extreme threat to humans should be outlawed without further