BING WONG Students Create Flags and Pledges for Animals!
SPEAK UP FOR ANIMALS!
by Mrs. Kuhlman’s 5th grade class at Bradley Elementary
Our class believes people should treat animals with kindness and respect. We are going to tell you ways you could be kind to animals.
There are many ways that people can be kind to animals. First, be sure to feed them. You should feed them three times a day for every day. If you don’t feed a dog or other animals, they could get sick or die of starvation. They can’t survive. They need to eat so they can live their life and be healthy. Do not leave them one day without eating! Give them food or water because they get hungry and thirsty.
Second, give your pets shelter. They need shelter because in the cold they need some where to keep warm. If they do not have shelter, they can get wet in the rain and get sick. Give them a comfortable place to sleep. If they don’t get sleep they are going to get weak.
Third, do not hit them. If you hit them they will not like you and not listen to you. If you hit them they will not do what you want.
Fourth, do not leave them tied up with a short rope. The dogs could get choked and hurt. You are breaking the law if you leave dogs tied up to a stationary object for longer than three hours in a 24-hour period.
Fifth, make sure your pet stays safe. Do not give your pets away or else the other person who you gave it to might treat them bad.
Sixth, when you see an animal alone in the streets, keep him and try to find his/her owner.
Seventh, take them to the veterinarian so they can check how they are and get healed. The vet will check them for ticks, flies and fleas. Always check for fleas because animals could lose a lot of blood. They need shots so that they don’t get diseases and they don’t die. Immediately go to the veterinarian if they have an infection because your pet could die.
Eighth, take them for a walk in the park to get them more strong and healthy. Play with them; it will be so much fun! And then they will not be lonely.
The last way we are going to tell you about taking care of animals, is to give them a lot of love. Your pet will love you if you give them love and he/she will not run away from you. The animals are like your family. That’s why you should help them. You should treat them like you like them. You should treat them kind.
Animals should be treated like persons because they have feelings, too. This is why people should be kind to animals. That’s why you should always take care of your pets.
The following letter was written by a 6th grade student, upon his finding a deceased animal in his neighborhood, which appeared to have been abused.
We were touched by this young man’s compassionate response to the tragic reality that he discovered – he wanted to do something. He did not just walk by.
We certainly wish that children were not exposed to animal cruelty. We wish we all lived in a peaceful, harmonious world where human violence and animal cruelty did not even exist. But children’s stories and letters bear witness to what they experience in their real world, and of the ways they see animals being treated.
And with more young people becoming concerned and involved in helping people, animals, and our environment, they are helping to achieve this dream of a humane world, and to cause this vision to become reality. Here is his letter. (Note: some details have been removed.)
“Animal cruelty is a sick thing. On November 25, I saw a shocking sight. … I nearly cried. I felt so sorry for it. I felt devastated. … There was a dead dog was in a storm drain.
I immediately wanted to do something. But I thought what can I, a small, short 6th grader, do? I thought, can I make a difference by myself? I called a local animal shelter to ask how I can help stop animal cruelty.
Animal cruelty can hurt two ways, emotionally and physically. Animal cruelty can hurt our life, our parents’ lives, and also children’s lives.
But we all can help make a difference. We all have to work together to help stop animal cruelty. Put yourself in the place of an animal life. Feel how the animals feel.
People who abuse animals should go to prison and get the same punishment their animals got. If you witness such an event, please call a local animal shelter.
You need to take the first step in the fight against animal cruelty. Thank you for your kindness.”
—Submitted by his teacher, Ms. Beth Glass of North Verdemont Elementary School
If you would like to report animal abuse, please call our Humane Officers at (909) 386-1400 ext. 215, or visit http://hssbv.org/programs/cruelty_investigations to make an online report. Your report can be anonymous. If there is something we can do, we are here to help.
