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Informative Speech On Pitbulls

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Dyana Churchill
Communications 103
Informative Speech Outline
11 October 2017
Pit Bulls - How We Can Help Protect Them
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about that pit bulls are not always dangerous and how they can be such a great companion.
Introduction
(Attention Gainer :) What is the first word that comes to mind when you think of pit bull? According to Cesar Millan, “A bread is like a suit of clothes, it doesn't tell you anything about the dog inside.” Cesar Millan is a dog trainer who trains people and their dogs to better themselves. There is no particular breed that gives problems. Every dog has a good side. Even the breed that is the most misunderstood, the pit bull.
(Reason to listen) Pit …show more content…

(Explanation) They were bred to be fighting machines back in the medieval times to fight large animals twice their size such as bears and bulls. This was entertainment for all the different classes back in the 1800’s. (Stevens, 2015)
(Fact) Around 1835, the British Parliament passed the Cruelty to Animals Act. The pitting of dogs against larger animals was out of the question. They soon began pitting dogs against one another, that is how dog fighting began and is still going on till this day even though it became illegal back in 1976 in all 50 states including District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S Virgin Islands. The pit bull quickly became popular as it traveled around the world. In the United States, they were also useful for herding animals and guarding crops and their families.
(Fact) Not only were they useful for being a hard working dog but they also were great partner. But around the 1980’s that's when dog fighting became very popular in the areas being involved in crime activities, making money off of which dog would win in the fights. Pit bulls were no longer the “family dog” due to the acts they were doing. Fighting.
Transition Statement: Now that you know a bit of history behind the “pit bull”, I will discuss why they have such a bad rep. B. (Main Point # 2) Even though the banning of dog fighting was already passed, that didn’t stop others

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