Definition Speech

1. Purpose: Inform Specific purpose: To inform a small audience of college freshman students as possible candidates to promote the development of animal assistance centers what an animal shelter is.

1.1. 1.- Animal shelters care for animals needing protection, attempt to find homes for homeless animals, and reunite lost pets with their owners Animal Shelters | Learning to Give

1.2. 2.- Animal shelters are buildings or areas devoted to the temporary care and shelter of homeless or unwanted animals What Do Animal Shelters Do?

1.3. Example: Animals that are either lost or no longer wanted by their owners are dropped off at animal shelters, where they are housed and cared for— but often only temporarily All About Animal Shelters

2. Central idea: Establish a definition of what an animal shelter is.