AS IT IS 2016-02-03 Nearly 700 Sick Animals Rescued From Shelter

AS IT IS 2016-02-03 Nearly 700 Sick Animals Rescued From Shelter

Nearly 700 animals in North Carolina are safe after being rescued from a shelter.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) saved dogs, cats, horses and pigs from awful living conditions.

The ASPCA spokesperson says the animals were dirty, sick, thirsty and hungry.

The shelter was supposed to help and care for the animals. But many of the animals were sick and neglected².

The state and local sheriff’s office investigated the shelter after people complained. They said the animals they adopted were sick and not cared for.

The ASPCA says it the largest rescue in the history of the organization.

Police arrested the owners of the shelter on charges of animal cruelty.

The ASPCA is taking care of the animals in a large warehouse³. Ten animal doctors are helping⁴.

The animals are part of a crime investigation⁵, so they will be held as evidence until North Carolina decides what to do with them.

Words in This Story

awful – adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

thirsty – adj. needing water

cruelty – n. actions that cause suffering

neglect¹ – v.  to fail to take care of or to give attention to (someone or something)

1 neglect   

vt.忽视，忽略；疏忽，玩忽；n.疏忽，玩忽

参考例句：

• Don't neglect to lock the door when you leave.你离开时别忘了锁门。
• Today's housing problems are the product of years of neglect.今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。

2 neglected   

a.被忽视的

参考例句：

• neglected children suffering from social deprivation 遭社会遗弃无人照管的孩子
• a neglected area of research 被人忽略了的研究领域

3 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。