Proposal

__**Project**__ __Intended Project__ For my project, I will be researching and learning more about Animal Abuse and Puppy Mills. As I have just heard back from the SPCA and was informed that I am unable to volunteer there as part of my project, I am looking into other animal shelters that have been suggested by a family friends sister who is a lawyer for animals rights, specifially puppy mills. she often goes to animal shelters to help out, and has also written a book on puppy mills. She has also played a role in the fight agaisnt Micheal Vick when the Eagles signed him. So with her help, Im hoping to gain a lot of information that I might not be able to find on the computer due to her experience with animal abuse and puppy mills. __Outcome or Goal__ The result of volunteering at an animal shelter will hopefully help me understand how the abuse effects the animals in the long run, how innocent they are and how quickly they forgive and love again, a little better. I will use this product to help inform people of just how wrong animal abuse is, and to show them how the smallest thing can help. __Completion Strategies__ To complete my project I will use my time spent volunteering at the animal shelter to help further my knowledge about puppy mills. By increasing what I know, I will be able to fully inform the class about how wrong puppy mills really are, and how this abuse effects the animals. From taking notes on what I learn, to taking pictures of my volunteer work and pictures of actual puppy mills, Im hoping to visually show them just how brutal puppy mills can be. __Resources and Materials__ I will go about completing my poject by getting as much research as possiple, from my hands on experience from when I volunteer at the animal shelter. By volunteering I hope to learn more about my topic, more then I could by reading articles online. To complete my poject I will need a computer and books to start my research with. I will also need people at the animal shelter that are willing to help me, and inform me on what they know about animals abuse and puppy mills

__Research Topic__ The topic of my research is Animal abuse. I chose this because I feel very strongly about this topic. I love animals and helping them and saving them is something my family and I do very often. __Essential Question__ __Prior Experience__ I have had some prior experience with this topic. Im always going to the SPCA to save animals that are in need, or that are about to be put down. One dog that I saved, a beagle named Marley, was to some extent abused before we adopted him. He had been in many homes before finally coming to ours. Loud noises scare him quite a bit, and the sight of your hand lifting up as if you were to hit someone clearly gets to him. we beleive that he was abused due to the fact that these minor actions really affect him, and not in a good way. __Research Benefits__ Abused animals and the people who also feel strongly about this topic, will benefit from my research investigation. __Potential Sources__ Some potential sources are; the Montgomery county SPCA website, Animal Abuse foundations, and other animals shelter websites as they can all give me good information about animal abuse and they are all websites that involve helping or working with animals in one way or another.
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