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Melissa Chandler
chosen purpose is to shed light on why it is imperative you choose to spay or neuter your cat(s).
Volunteering with local non-profit animal foundations and shelters has made me passionate
about this cause. The goal is to persuade you, as a reader, by delivering information in a visual
and textual manner, through the use of an infographic. This will be effectively done by using
The main three strategies I employ are processed analysis, pathos, and inductive
reasoning. Everything I have done in this written piece is deliberate as I crafted it from a blank
screen. Elaborating on the devices and strategies, I will start with my use of process analysis.
Using a graph which illustrates the outcome of one unspayed or unneutered cat presents an
overpopulation issue, the natural course of events if we do not intervene. You get the
overpopulation facts with very real statistics, such as the number of cats that enter shelters or
cats euthanized per year. My goal is to equip you with the knowledge needed to make the right
decision on your own, without pushing. I provide a simple solution, just spay or neuter. With the
solution, I give helpful sites where you can find options to get started. I have provided additional
sites at the bottom of the infographic, offering you the opportunity to continue researching the
topic. Analyze the information I provide and you will see the problem and agree that
have deliberately set and sequence of formatted cells to help deliver information in a
reader-friendly order. The cell flow I chose is as follows: Statement of purpose (title), why you
should (benefits), issue at hand (issues), outcome from issues (statistics), how you can help
(solutions), options to help you be part of the solution (procedures), and information to help
guide you to available services (help is here). Providing you with shocking statistics such as
ratio of human births to cats born will help put the situation in perspective. My hope is that by
the time you get to the statistics page you are aware of the reason why it is imperative that you
become part of the solution. You have all the facts which indicate that the current issues lead to
overpopulation, more cats than homes, and the unfortunate deaths of thousands of adoptable
cats. This overpopulation is easily fixed by simply spaying or neutering and you are on the front
happy smiling kitten in the benefits section helps make you smile while accepting and positives
your cat can gain if you get them spayed or neutered. I was selective in my choice of statics
listed because I want to shock you. You need to leave this infographic with a new understanding
of the overpopulation issues the United States is facing. The fact that thousands of cats end up
in cages that stacked and lined along any available space at shelters until they are adopted or
meet their fate and end up euthanized. These are conditions no empathetic human would
bestow on any living creature. Pulling on your heartstrings is done deliberately and easily as the
In conclusion, I want you to pick up the infographic and walk away understanding the
importance of spaying or neutering your pet. You are remembering the facts I have presented
gaining a lasting impression that no cat should end up like this is my goal. You can spread the
knowledge you have gained with other cat owners you know, thereby causing a chain reaction.
While revising this assignment, I asked a few of the shelter and animal rescue personnel I work
closely with to review my work. They have asked if they may display my final infographic in their
locations. It is amazing to have the opportunity to be part of a writing in action piece which will