Thesis....

• Thesis Question 1: What are the negative consequences of the actions taken in slaughterhouses?
• Thesis Statement 1: Although slaughterhouses are important in the preparation of many meat products that enter our market, some of the processes and techniques utilized in slaughterhouses result in negative consequences for the consumers, the butchers, and the animals.

• Thesis Question 2: Will shark finning and whaling lead to an extinction of these animals in the future?
• Thesis Statement 2: The shark finning and whaling industries provide much of the animal protein consumed in parts of Asia; however, the continual, mass slaughter of both sharks and whales will deplete and eventually exticnt many species of these marine animals.

• Thesis Question 3: How do invasive species affect native organisms and the habitats that they invade?
• Thesis Statement 3: Plants and animals not native to the U.S. find a way to adapt to their new surroundings, but these invasive species produce damaging effects to the land and sea habitats and jeopardize the survival of native land and sea species.