After visiting Ms. Snyder’s third grade class at Salinas Elementary, Haylee Sue, a registered therapy dog, received some beautiful pictures and wonderful thank you notes from the students! Here are some of their thoughts: Thank you for coming! Haylee Sue is awesome! You two guys look like you have fun together. I think Haylee Sue doing the Pug Dance is funny! I like how Haylee takes her blanky off in the morning after the alarm rings! I like how she is a polite student and raises her hand before she asks a question. How did she learn her right foot from her left foot?! I like how she listens. She is well trained. When did you get her? Where did you get her? How big will she grow? I have a question – what does Haylee Sue like to eat best of all? Will you teach me more? Thank you for taking care of Haylee! Thank you for telling us about her. Thank you for keeping Haylee healthy. I loved the time you spent with us. I hope I get to see you again! We had so much fun! Write back!

Here are some of their pictures!

A fourth grader, Jasmin, shares her thoughts on Pet Care in a caring, tender letter.

Ms. Haberman’s 4th Grade Class

Ms. Haberman’s fourth grade students at Bradley Elementary eagerly made lists, took notes, and asked many questions during our Humane Education presentation! Here are some of the ideas from this unbelievably kind, considerate group of young people!

Just THINK! The BIG THING we are going to do today is THINK!

The POWER OF ONE is about making a helpful difference, making the right decisions, and to remember to always try to find HOPE!

Alfonso’s Pet Care list:

Jesse’s Pet Care list:

Here are some of the things we learned

Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley

  1. The Humane Society is like an animal hospital.
  2. They mostly help dogs and cats.
  3. Sometimes people come there with other animals.

How to be safe around animals

  1. You need to have permission from an adult, like a mom or dad, to go up to a dog. The adult must go with you.
  2. Talk quietly; loud noises distract animals.
  3. Move slowly; don’t run.
  4. Stand like a tree.
  5. Do not stare at the dog.
  6. Try to stay calm.
  7. Do not go up to dogs that are eating, drinking or sleeping.

Careers helping animals

Graduate from high school! Go to college to get more education!

  1. Answering the phone and working on the computer
  2. Technicians (nurses): give vaccinations, check for fleas, ticks, fly bites, ear mites and foxtails.
  3. Veterinarians: animal doctors help many different kinds of animals
  4. Humane officers: (police people for animals) protect animals because animals have feelings and the animals need us to take care of them. There are laws to protect animals. Here are the laws: animals need food, water, shelter; and medical care; go for a walk on a leash, do not leave them when you move; do not leave them tied up for over three hours a day if you tie them up to a tree or fence or something that does not move. You can go to jail if you are mean to animals.

Animals have jobs

  1. Dogs can have a job being a therapy worker. These dogs make you happy and laugh. They help you forget for a little bit that you are sad.
  2. Dogs can have a job being a service worker. These dogs perform a task for a person. They can open a refrigerator door, get the phone, and pick up something that fell on the floor
  3. Some dogs that are service dogs are hypoglycemic alert dogs. They can tell when you are going feel tired – like a wet noodle!
  4. Capuchin monkeys can be service animals. They can comb a person’s hair, push a button on the microwave or the tape player, open doors, and unscrew jar lids.

Pet Care

Animals need:

  1. food
  2. water
  3. shelter and a bed
  4. love
  5. shots
  6. a name
  7. someone to play with them
  8. someone to take them to the vet
  9. someone to take them for a walk
  10. something to do
  11. LOTS OF LOVE AND CARE!

People who made a difference:

  1. Wangaari wanted to save the world and the environment.
    (Wangaari’s Trees of Peace, A True Story from Africa; Wangaari Maathai, an environmentalist and winner of the noble Peace Prize)
  2. Craig Pollard lost both his feet to cancer. He and his friends had a barbeque and donated $350 to give to one person who had
    cancer and was going to college.