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The second genre that I used is the website, http://www.aspca.org/animal-cruelty. The ASPCA website explains what animal cruelty is. The ASPCA is a reputable and well known source. The website has different links to the different forms of animal cruelty is. For example, there are links to find more information on dog fighting, puppy mills, animal hoarding, farm animal welfare, horse slaughter and other animal issues. Although there are an endless number of actions that could be considered animal cruelty these links show a good representation to the different forms of animal cruelty. The writer of the website also goes into great detail to explain the different types of animal cruelty. I think this is very beneficial because it allows the reader

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