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Olympic Animal Sanctuary

Olympic Animal Sanctuary is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Olympic Animal Sanctuary rather than just read about it. In short: The now defunct Olympic Animal Sanctuary (OAS) was located in Forks, Washington. It was a 501(c)3 non-profit animal sanctuary, founded in 2006.

Key takeaways

Olympic Animal Sanctuary belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Olympic Animal Sanctuary to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Olympic Animal Sanctuary from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The now defunct Olympic Animal Sanctuary (OAS) was located in Forks, Washington. It was a 501(c)3 non-profit animal sanctuary, founded in 2006.

Overview The sanctuary's primary exempt purpose was, "Prevention of cruelty to animals". A Los Angeles Times article about the sanctuary, indicated some of the dogs were, "the worst of the worst from around the country." A People Magazine article about Steve Markwell outlined the purpose of the sanctuary, referring to it as a, "Last Chance for Bad Dogs."

Allegations of animal abuse In December 2013, after allegations of animal abuse were made by former sanctuary volunteers and the sanctuary received negative publicity on television, Steve Markwell announced the sanctuary would be closing and he wanted to transfer the dogs to Best Friends Animal Society, in Utah. Markwell loaded the dogs into a 53-foot semi-trailer on December 21, 2013, and left Forks. Unable to reach an agreement with Best Friends Animal Society, Markwell made arrangements with Guardians of Rescue, a New York-based rescue, to take possession of the dogs on December 24, 2013, at the RUFFF site in Golden Valley, Arizona. All of the sanctuary's dogs that were released to Guardians of Rescue, were eventually taken in by other organizations or placed into homes.

Charity status On July 29, 2014, the Washington State Attorney General announced a complaint was filed against Markwell. According to the Attorney General's complaint, filed in Clallam County Superior Court, Markwell was accused of soliciting for and collecting funds while not registered as a charity, and failing to keep adequate financial records. KOMO-TV News reported on April 7, 2015, Markwell was found guilty of 48 violations of charitable solicitation laws, based on charges filed by the Washington Attorney General.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Olympic Animal Sanctuary

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Olympic Animal Sanctuary claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Olympic Animal Sanctuary before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Olympic Animal Sanctuary ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Olympic Animal Sanctuary

In research: Olympic Animal Sanctuary appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Olympic Animal Sanctuary in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Olympic Animal Sanctuary is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2006 establishments in Washington (state), 2013 disestablishments in Washington (state), Animal sanctuaries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Olympic Animal Sanctuary outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Olympic Animal Sanctuary in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Olympic Animal Sanctuary means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Olympic Animal Sanctuary out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Olympic Animal Sanctuary in simple terms?

The now defunct Olympic Animal Sanctuary (OAS) was located in Forks, Washington. It was a 501(c)3 non-profit animal sanctuary, founded in 2006.

Why does Olympic Animal Sanctuary matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Olympic Animal Sanctuary?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Olympic Animal Sanctuary.