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Caring members of Cadette Girl Scout Troop 70 in Winter Haven, Fla., earned their Pet Interest Badge by helping and learning about homeless animals. The scouts held a sleepover at their local animal shelter, but instead of having pillow fights and eating popcorn, the girls cleaned kennels, fed the dogs and cats, and slept on the concrete floors with the dogs. They got a taste of what shelter life is like and learned why adopting abandoned animals, rather than purchasing purebreds, saves lives.
“We learned that every animal has feelings and
that we should care for them because they will care for us,”
troop member Theresa Rowe told a reporter for her local newspaper,
which ran an article on their efforts.
Earn a Badge for Compassion
Tell us how your troop has helped animals. Don’t
be shy—we want details, as well as photos if you’ve
got them. Be sure to tell us how many members are in your troop
(including your leaders) and you’ll all receive this PETA
patch. Wow us with your story and we might feature it in a future
issue of Grrr! Write to: Grrr! Scout Badge,
c/o PETA, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510. (Sorry–photographs
cannot be returned.)
A Badge Worth Barking About
Aslip, Ill., Boy Scout Mike Krydynski got an Eagle Scout merit badge by collecting food, toys, kitty litter, and other supplies for a local animal shelter.
Turn members of your Girl or Boy Scout troop into troopers for animals. Suggest activities to your troop leader that protect animals and promote compassion. Organize a beach cleanup to cut up and throw away plastic six-pack holders and other trash. Hold a garage sale, vegan bake sale, or car wash to raise money for your local animal shelter. Or round up donated supplies and build doghouses for neglected neighborhood dogs who have no shelter from the sun, rain, and snow. |
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