I'd say that it has, I hope it has. The television program 'Dog Town' has probably helped to raise awareness as a few of the segments focus on rescuing groups of dogs who had been held in deplorable conditions for years at puppy mills. Dog Town, a place for the hard luck rescue cases, is a no-kill rehabilitation center and shelter in Utah and is run by Best Friends Animal Society.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.