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Eva Cude
Mrs. Litle 2 s
English 121001
17 September 2018
Vietims of Fashion
‘Asa child, [had an infinite love for animals, from our family’s dogs to the lions and
tigers at the zoo. I was constantly changing my first favorite animal, but my second favorite
animal was always the cheetah, Whenever I saw something in the store that had a cheetah print
onit, | would start begging my mom to buy it for me, this often ended in failure. As an adult, I'm
somewhat relieved that she never bought them for me, and while I find my actions cute, I’m
partially disgusted with myself,
Picture this, there’s a field that's filled with the greenest grass you can think of. Inside
\d is a cheetah mother and her cub, walking together with the sun in their eyes. Both
that
cheetahs have size tags sticking out of their backsThe mother’s tag displays the XL size, while
her cub’s shows the S size, Near the top right of the picture, the word®'Fashion claims more
victims than you thinks printed in a small white font along with the logo for the World Wide
Fund for Nature (WWE). Feeling guilty over having a cheetah print? That’s exactly what the ad
wants you to feel
feelings of guilt and sadness as you
Through the use of maps ad hopes toi
a wdiv
look atthe two cheetah Cech Mow ong
ies, today an estimated 7,100 -
11,000 remain on the EarfhtTumans have been taking away the lands that they hunt, resulting in
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WWP is trying to educate the viewer is how they’re being hunted Sometimes it’s for sport, but
one of the main reasons is to acquire their fursk
Which is why they use “Fashion claims more lives than you think” as a form of logos.
¥thongh subtle, it does hint at the horrific fates.of the many_unlucky. cheetahs who were hunted
[fashion In the early 1900s, leopard print was.a staple of fashion as a
wer thanks to many fashion designers.such.as Christian Dior. Despite
leopard print’s continuous rise and fall in the past century, it’s still a popular item for
symbol of wealth and
fashion that is sought after because of how it looks.
This is something that the WWF hopes to eventually stop in the nearby future, or
at least they hope to have stopped a majority of it from happeninf@. In fact, this ad might
even be part of thei Adopt a Cheetah” program, On their website they have a Cheetah
Adoption Kit that includes a cheetah plush, a photo, an adoption certificate, a card with
info on the cheetah, and a gift bag or gift bo. The one that you can buy for $5 dollars
was even featured on the Ellen DeGeneres show and is their most popular buy,
The World Wide Fund for Nature is a well-known organization that was founded
in 1961 and has been working all over the globe to help our planet for over 50 years. As
nal organization@bne of their many goals is to stop humans from causing the
an intern:
by raising awareness and preserving the few habitats
extinction of many animal spec’
that they still roam Phey have a list of animals that are their top priority because of how
few remain on Earth, and sadly the cheetah is very high on that list Because of the many
efforts they have done for animals, nature, and oceans, the WWF is a credible source, so
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Though this ad can be shown to anyone, not everyone is going to have a dramatic
reaction to it. While they do intend for everyone to see it believe the audience that they
s as well as anyone who has a
are specifically targeting are anti-fur supporters and activi
soft spot for animals The World Wide Fund for Nature is a non-profit organization,
which means they rely on donations and volunteers to achieve the goals they have set.
Which is why they have many different ads out, because they need to constantly gather
the public's attention in order to get the funds and volunteers needed
Through the use of ethos, pathos, and logos, the WWF hopes that using this ad
will help raise awareness for the cheetah’s plight*And through the use of this ad they
might also hope to gain more volunteers, get more donations, and have people buy their
cheetah adoption kits They try to appeal to the animal lovers of the world to become
more involved than just spreading the word, they want to them to become concerned for
the cheetah and I believe that the ad does help to achieve that.