Letter to Senator

The Honorable Scott Brown
317 Russell Senate Office Building

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator,

            In the past year you have not shown any interest on helping with the Animal Cruelty issue. The numbers of animal abusers continue to grow right under your nose, and the issue is not being addressed. People do not fully understand that animals also have rights, and I think that is your job of informing us, the people, of this issue.

            In 1997, people have studied that about 40%of animal abusers have committed acts of violence against people, and 46% were found guilty of sexual homicide. In one year about 6-8 million cats and dogs are put into a shelter home, but 3-4 million are euthanized. Another fact is that more than two million cats and dogs are killed per year for fur.

            Now with all those supporting numbers, how is that not an important issue to address? I would blame the people in our society for all the cruelty, because another study shows that the cruelty to animals has a link to interpersonal violence.  However, for the people who do not have “problems”, how is it so easy for them to hurt an innocent animal? Why is it okay for people to post videos, pictures, and even blogs about abusing, killing, or dog fighting? That should have some sort of action taken upon those who do that. There are probably thousands or even millions of people getting away with harming/killings these animals, and now is a good time to stop and stand up for animals.

I thank you for your time on reading this letter,

Sincerely,

Kayla Rosa

Creative Project

Survey Questions

1)Do you think that dogs and cats should have rights?
a)If not, then why?
2)Have you seen an animal be abused, or know anyone that has abused an animal?
3)Should animal abusers who are charged or who have spent time in jail, be able to own animals?

Cheyenne Cherry was charged with animal cruelty, for burning a kitten alive, and could face up to TEN years in prison if convicted. She has had other intenses such as robbing someone for an ipod at gun point, stealing a Yorkie Terriror and returning it for a $500 reward.

1)Should she serve more time or serve less time in jail if she is convicted?
2)Do you think Cheyenne should be able to own an animal after serving time?
a)She is able to own and have animals after three years, is that enough time?
3)Cheyenne served one year in jail, should she have served more time, or not?

These are some pictures i used to show to people who did the survery:

 

Being the Change project

I thought about my creative project, and i think i have a good idea. i was thinking of printing out several pictures of animal cruelty and showing them to people walking on the streets. i would like to video tape them and see what they have to say about the picture, what they think about animal cruelty, if animals should have rights, if animal abusers should be able to own animals after convicted of animal cruelty ect..

Senator letter, and progression

so i have been working on my senator letter. i have finished my letter but am looking for someone to proof read or tell me what i can do to make the letter better.

i'm still trying to find a place i could volunteer. I have looked up the MSPCA in Boston but they only take volunteers for a six month period. I'm looking at going to this dog shelter located in malden to volunteer, to do some hours.

I am also thinking about for my Creative Project, about going to the MSPCA and try to video tape the vets or doctors, telling on some horrible cases and how they go about the case, and if they have any solved cases or unsolved.

17 year old girl burns kitten in oven .

           Just starting off to say, i [may be] writing Senator Patricia Jehlen; a letter on how she is right about how domestic violence can turn into being cruel to animals.

           The story i want to focus on is about this 17 year old girl; Cheyenne Cherry and her friends, decided to play a "practical joke" on her ex-roommate. They decided to break into her ex-roommate's place take her kitten turn the heat on the oven on and put the cat inside the oven, and then left. Police asked Cheyenne why she did it and she had said: "Because i hate cats." 

As you can already imagine what happened to the cat; i will say that the police could not even determine the sex of the little kitten name, Tiger Lilly, and that it did burn to death.
            I want people to see how serious animal cruelty is getting because not alot of people are aware that things like this do happen. How can a 17 YEAR OLD girl do this to an animal!? Why would she even think of doing something like that to anything so helpless and not dangerous..  I think that people who have records of any kind of violence should not be allowed to have a pet. That is because, studies show that animal cruelty does begin with domestic violence. In my opinion i think that everyone should do something about raising awareness about animal cruelty, or else things like this will continue to happen.

puppies throwing !?

so i just so happened to watch a video of a girl/women throwing puppies into rapids. now seriously, what could she get out of that. not sure what kind of enjoyment she's getting, but that is wrong in so many ways. And im kind of confused how they weren't able to figure out who it was. there's ways of slowing down pictures of videos, to see an image.. so why aren't they doing that. technology is pretty advanced, so why not use it to their advantage ?

hoping to find out some more information about this story.

somewhat progression..

On my issue, i've decided to deal with more cat and dog cruelty. there's such a wide variety on what to do, it's overwhelming. i need to figure out where i could do some volunteer work, and what i would be doing. As of finding community leaders or legislators, i'm not really sure on how to go about that yet. i need to research leaders that have somewhat something to do with animals, or any type of cruelty i guess..

Beating animals ?

My issue is Animal Cruelty. My problem with that is trying to figure out what goes through people's mind when they hurt, beat, or even kill and innocent animal?!! Animals lives are at stake, even the people who are doing this is at stake because they could and will be charged or even put in jail for doing such things to animals.

i, too sing America

the poem I, Too, Sing America by langston hughes sounds very complicating.in reality it isn't as complicated as it sounds. the poem is about an african american servant not being able to eat at the table. The family tells him that when they have company that he has to go eat alone in the kitchen and not at the table. The man doesn't seem so bothered by it, he even laughs because he isn't ashamed of who he is. He then says "Tomorrow, I'll be at the table, When company comes." it sounds as if he says it firmly and he wont take no as an answer. he also says that they will seen then that he's beautiful, to me that shows that he is proud of who he is and that color means nothing, and when they see it they will be the ones with their heads down in shame, as he eats without a problem.

the other poem sounds as if the person is angry at their so called "öwners". it sounds as if the slave is fed up with just staying quiet and is ready to speak up for what they think is right and wrong. it also looks as if the person is ready to speak up and say that they should be equal and not be seperated by color.

- the vark questionaire didn't really help me on this. as my blog says that i learn by seeing or being shown, it didn't help at all that i had to read everything on my own. have to read the poems at least 3 times to try and understand a little.

being the change

i thought about several topics on what i should have to do my project on.. the one that sticks out most is animal cruelty. not everybody thinks of animals as human, but they are as close to human then any other thing i think. there are many animals suffering from having no food or shelter, and i'd at least would like to help some of them live longer .

vark results

Not sure if the results are right. i'm personally the type of person to learn by watching someone do something or show me how to do a certain thing..

84 ways to be a "women".

In the article it gives 84 ways on how to be the typical "lady" and how unlady like certain things are. For the most part most of them i can relate to. How it states  "being labeled a tomboy when all you wanted to do was climb that tree to look out and see a distance", i soo understand that because all i like when i was little was taking barbies heads off the body, and playing outside in the dirt.

the article has ridiculous sayings, on how it isn't lady-like to do certain things, but before they probably were all true. Men, parents, and outsiders expected that women were to act a certain way, and if they weren't acting how they should, they were called names or left out.

Women shouldn't have to act a certain way. Everyone has their own interpretation of how they should act on where they are, or who they're around. Personally i don't think people should be judged on how people look or act. but in my own mind; if someone is carrying themselves poorly and acting like a fool, or being permiscuious then that's no one's problem but their own.    

          

lower sentences for using crack ?

For myself this article, i disagree with the entire thing. They are reducing the penalties for crack, leaving the same sentence for peyote, and think that marijuana shouldn't be illegal because of the people who have cancer and whatnot. i think that is completely wrong. i understand where marijuana can be used to help the sick, but i think they are forgetting the rest of the population who abuse his drug. I mean if they were to make it illegal they could at least make it so that if someone was to need it such as cancer patients, the doctors could get a written order saying it was okay to be used. And for reducing the jail sentence for crack, whats the difference, crack cocaine and powder cocaine are both still crack. So how does it make sense to lower the sentence to be "even" with the other. cocaine is cocaine, there is none better then or worse then the other. Peyote.. i really have no judgement on that. To me, i don't see why it would be legal only to those who are a certain percent if they are Native American, or its their religion. How is it that peyote can be legal if it is a hallucinogen, just as marijuana is said to put you in a daze or make you see things..

Implants or saving your life ?

So according to the article, Sheyla had four breast implants. To me that is absurd. I find that implants are okay to an extent, but to have a 38M, WHAT?! Maybe if she had done plenty of research on the best doctors in Brasil; where she had her resent implants done; she wouldn't have had any infections. I don't really understand how someone can be "addicted to large breasts", that is impossible. i think she should have realized at some point that once she started getting sick it was time to take her implants out, but she didn't until a few months later. For months the hospital monitored her, and didn't even think about taking them out.. First i disagree about getting implants that big, because there are tremendous amounts of risks that go with getting a foreign object put into your body. Also i disagree that someone should have breasts that large, what comes with that; back pain, hunching over..? 

New blogger..what else is knew?!

So, im new to this blogging ordeal. Not sure if i'm a big fan of people reading my thoughts. Sounds weird as if people are trying to get in my head. Anywho, let's start off about me, myself, and I.  I'm a very young soul, who has lived in MA her entire life. I live off of french fries, and bacon. I have 2 sisters, which are just as annoying as any sibling would be. I'm part Brasilian, which i'm very proud of. I have a FISHY and i swear she despises me; since she attempts to bite me everytime i go near her. I think i belong in California, im not sure why but yea. Im very unique, as everyone else says about themselves. I have swam for about 16 years, currently quit last year just because. I can ramble on and on about myself, but i rather not.. one more thing though, i used to be a girl scout and i find that amusing.