Friday, January 30, 2015

"The Wild World of Animal Prostheses"





In a 2007 article published in Time magazine, author Carolyn Sayre engages the reader by telling the stories of mutilated animals, something that really pulls at the heart for animal lovers alike. She cleverly lures the audience in by giving a brief description of how each animal has been disfigured. In her next paragraph she switches from her sympathetic tone to something a little more uplifting, a solution to this problem, a cure of some soft. Sayre continues to further draw the reader in by giving us hope that these animal prostheses will eventually be able to help some of the 1.9 billion amputees living the Unites States; and in my book, this is a win-win.

One of my friends in high school had a three legged cat, something at seems quite outlandish, but for them it was completely normal; in fact, the cat coped quite well, it didn’t even seem to faze him. In my opinion, the idea of a prosthetic leg for a cat seems futile since they’re already so agile, but in the case of an elephant, it’s defiantly a game changer. After reading this article I fully support researching and finding ways to improve the overall quality and functionality of prostheses because not only will it improve the lives of these helpless animals but also, in the long run, it will help our human amputees live more normal lives.
 

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