Source III: Faigman‚ David L. “The Battered Woman Syndrome and Self-Defense: A Legal and Empirical Dissent.” Virginia Law Review‚ vol. 72‚ no. 3‚ 1986‚ pp. 619–647. Early within this article author‚ Faigman reveals that he supports the testimony of batter women syndrome as self-defense against an abusive partner. Faigman’s article argues that the courts should allow juries to consider valid social science research regarding the circumstances surrounding the battered woman’s case as well as her own history
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My experience at the animal shelters These are my experiences while visiting both animal shelters; first I visited Orange County Animal Services. When I came in I realize there were people standing on line waiting to talk to the clerk to tell her their business in the shelter. While waiting on line I observed this two young girls in front of me very excited that they were adopting a dog‚ when they got to the clerk they told the clerk that they had choose a dog and were ready to take him home
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Only 3.2 million shelter animals are adopted each year (1.6 million dogs and 1.6 million cats). Each year‚ approximately 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized. Another word for euthanasia is assisted suicide or mercy killing.The worst part is that it’s not only happening in shelters‚ people have taken it upon themselves to have their pet’s put down. Although There are pro’s there are a lot more con’s. The animal shelters use this method for when the shelter is above capacity instead of shipping
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Rethinking Homeless Shelters The Silicon Valley is known for containing magnates who rarely worry about financials. This however‚ does not mean there are not less fortunate people living in the area as well. More likely than not the average person is financially stable but this does not exempt the local government from improving the lives of the homeless to the best of their abilities. New York Times writer Christine Quinn‚ in a January article about rethinking the homeless shelters in New York‚ outlines
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campaign to raise money for a pet shelter in New York City. The fact is that the winter is very brutal on animals. A lot of animals that are out in the cold do not survive. Therefore‚ there is a growing need for animal shelters to help animals survive the winter weather. Ross Abelow’s goal is to raise $5‚000 to care for the homeless animals at the animal shelters. The GoFundMe Campaign The GoFundMe Campaign should provide the needed money to keep the animal shelters going strong through the winter
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Almost three million cats and dogs are killed each year in shelters that do not have the room to accommodate for all these animals not being adopted. Seeing these sweet and innocent animals be stuck in shelters for months to years is heartbreaking so I decided to do something about it. I adopted my dog from a local shelter‚ Pawsitive Impact Pet Rescue‚ and shortly after I began to volunteer there. Since then‚ I have helped many dogs and seen many find their forever home. The feeling you have when
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with regard to women‚ did not happen spontaneously. These changes reflect the sheer audacity of women‚ who made it happen over a period of a century‚ in the most democratic ways which include and are not limited to lobbying‚ running public awareness campaigns‚ petitions and other non-violent forms of resistance. The women’s rights movement began in 1848 on a hot afternoon in the New York‚ when a young housewife and a mother‚ Elizabeth Cady Staton was invited to a tea with four women friends and the
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"Women‚ like children‚ have but one right‚" Fitzhugh argues therein‚ "and that is the right to protection. The right to protection involves the obligation to obey." This seems to be a continuing norm. Women have always been looked at as the weaker sex‚ and should only do housework‚ and care for the children and the husband. The husband will do the hard work and supply for the family. And that’s that. But in today’s culture that norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they
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them for the rest of it life. Dogs in shelter deserve a second chance. According to the American Humane Association “… an estimated 3.7 million unwanted pets must be euthanized at animal shelters every year—many because they could not fin families to adopt them.” It’s very sad to hear this because many people won’t typically adopt because most dogs in shelters are older. The reality is when this people get a dog many of the dogs can or will end up in shelters. Getting a pet should not be an easy decision
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Documentation has proved that PETA has killed more than 36‚000 animals since 1998 (PKA). The organization runs an animal shelter in Virginia‚ in which some years the rate of euthanization exceeds 97 percent (Activist Facts). In an article written by The Huffington Post‚ an ex-employee of PETA describes how the current CEO encourages its employees to kidnap and murder pets‚ then falsify the records that follow. Ingrid Newkirk often authorized PETA employees to steal pets and kill them immediately
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