Matthew Bershadker claims in his article, “How to Fight a Puppy Mill,” that we can end the mass production of puppies by taking the “No Pet Store Puppies” pledge and taking to our government. Bershadker is the President & CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Even though Bershadker does explain how there is a mass growth in the fight to end puppy mills, he does not explain all the ways that we can help. Puppy mills are locations where dogs are breed continuously to supply pet stores with puppies. Even though Bershadker does a wonderful job explaining the situation of puppy mills and explaining how the ASPCA is diffusing the situation, he forgets that everyday people who want to help cannot simply walk up the government’s door. Due to his high position in
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Bershadker appeals to logos by providing several of the laws guarding dog marketing that have been passed. From New York to California and from the “sale of animals at swap meets” (Bershadker) to “require[ing] pet stores to disclose the origins and health histories of dogs they sell” (Bershadker), Bershadker exposes the laws that have been established to protect pets in sales nationwide. Although this does a wonderful job informing the audience of the process that the government is taking to prevent animal abuse in the United States, this is not what the audience was expecting. The title of the article is “How to Fight a Puppy Mill” and there is little mention of what the general public can do to help. Perhaps if Bershadker supplied information regarding the progress that volunteers have on the puppy mill issue, then the audience will be appealed to that form of logos. Even though this was an option, Bershadker missed the opportunity and abandoned a large portion of his
Bershadker appeals to logos by providing several of the laws guarding dog marketing that have been passed. From New York to California and from the “sale of animals at swap meets” (Bershadker) to “require[ing] pet stores to disclose the origins and health histories of dogs they sell” (Bershadker), Bershadker exposes the laws that have been established to protect pets in sales nationwide. Although this does a wonderful job informing the audience of the process that the government is taking to prevent animal abuse in the United States, this is not what the audience was expecting. The title of the article is “How to Fight a Puppy Mill” and there is little mention of what the general public can do to help. Perhaps if Bershadker supplied information regarding the progress that volunteers have on the puppy mill issue, then the audience will be appealed to that form of logos. Even though this was an option, Bershadker missed the opportunity and abandoned a large portion of his