Introduction+Dear+Reader

Dear Reader, When I first heard about this project I was in a little bit of a panic. Having the opportunity to choose my own research topic was a bit overwhelming, but with a lot of thought put into it I knew what I wanted my research topic to be. For this multi-genre reading project I chose my topic as dog fighting. The reason I chose this topic is because I feel strongly against dog fighting. Most people have asked, "Why would you spend so much time learning about something you don't like?" The reason I decided to learn so much about something I don't like is because I want to know this information to be able to spread awareness about the topic. Most people know what dog fighting is, but they don't know about all of the gruesome details. By learning all of these new facts, I will be able to notify people about the reality of dog fighting. I dove into this project thinking that I knew a lot about dog fighting. Throughout the course of the project I have greatly proved myself wrong. I learned a bunch of new things that the Animal Planet television shows don't say. Dog fighting leaves so many gaps in it for the trainers to do things made up on their own. Trainers may do things differently, but dog fighting is still a very harmful sport to the dogs and potentially the people attending the fight. Although I found the topic of dog fighting very interesting to research, I did have a difficult time seeing some of the pictures and reading some of the stories. I have always loved animals, especially dogs, and seeing pit bulls abused in such a way leaves me heartbroken. Pit bulls are used as fighters because they are such loyal dogs. Not once have they done something that would make them deserve to be treated like this. It hurts to know that there are people who are aware of dog fighting, but they have done nothing to try and stop it. There are many states with laws against dog fighting, but there are also states without a law against it. My hope is that people will realize the pain that these dogs suffer from dog fighting, and they will ban it in all states. By doing this project, hopefully my classmates will understand the severity of dog fighting and share their new knowledge with other people.