MDSPCA: Teaching pet care at a young age, plus a kitten ready for adoption
Updated: 12:46 PM EDT Oct 29, 2023
MUFFIN. JOINING US NOW WITH A PET LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME IS KATIE FLEURY FROM THE MARYLAND SPCA. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, JANINE REALLY WARMED HER UP. YOU MIGHT WONDER WHY JANINE DOESN’T HOLD MORE CATS. SHE’S ACTUALLY ALLERGIC, BUT IT DOESN’T STOP HER FROM SNATCHING EACH AND EVERY ONE AS THEY COME IN. SHE LOVES THEM. ALL RIGHT. HER NAME IS FEISTY. MORE THAN JUST BECAUSE OF HER ATTITUDE. YEAH, SHE’S ACTUALLY NOT A FEISTY KITTEN, BUT SHE IS A FIGHTER. WHEN SHE CAME IN TO US, SHE WAS VERY SICK. SHE HAD A COLD, AN EYE INFECTION IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON. AND SHE REALLY FOUGHT, FOUGHT IT OFF AND GOT BETTER. AND NOW SHE’S LOOKING FOR A GREAT HOME. HOW OLD IS SHE? SHE IS ABOUT TEN WEEKS OLD. SO SUPER SWEET, VERY VOCAL, REALLY JUST LOVES TO EXPLORE AND REALLY, SHE WOULD DO WELL IN ANY FAMILY. SHE WOULD. AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY’RE THIS AGE, YOU GET THEM ACCLIMATED SO FAST, THEY JUST, YOU KNOW, MELT. RIGHT INTO YOUR HOME AND LOVE TO EXPLORE EVERYTHING. OH, LISTEN, HALLOWEEN, NOT THE TIME, REALLY. ALWAYS TO GET A PET IF YOU’RE NOT READY FOR ONE. DON’T JUST GET ONE BECAUSE IT’S HALLOWEEN. ABSOLUTELY. NO. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AT ANY TIME YOU WANT TO MAKE A GOOD MATCH FOR THE RIGHT ANIMAL. WHEN IT IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, WHAT DID YOU BRING WITH YOU TODAY? SO WE HAVE AN EXCITING PROGRAM CALLED TLC, WHICH STANDS FOR TEACHER LED CURRICULUM. THIS IS AN EIGHT LESSON PROGRAM THAT ANY TEACHER COULD TEACH BETWEEN THE AGES OF OR GRADE LEVELS OF KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY UP TO 12TH GRADE. EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES GETS A STUFFED DOG THAT THEY CAN NAME, WHICH I LOVE THIS DOG. AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT ALSO COMES WITH THE LESSONS. THIS IS THE STORY OF NUBS, WHO A WHO BONDED WITH THE SOLDIER WHEN HE WAS IN IRAQ. AND IT’S NUBS STORY. IT’S REALLY A GREAT PART OF IT’S REALLY SPECIAL PROGRAM. I’M GOING TO TURN THAT ON SO YOU CAN SEE BECAUSE THAT’S THE AUTHOR ON THE BACK. YES, THE AUTHOR AND NUBS, WHO IS THE STAR. BUT THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS TEACHERS TO TEACH EMPATHY, KINDNESS TO ANIMALS ALONG WITH COMMON CORE SKILLS. AND IT IS A FREE PROGRAM FOR ANY TEACHER TO TEACH SO THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO REGISTER FOR IT. AND THEN WE’LL SEND THEM ALL THE SUPPLIES AND THEY CAN GET STARTED. THAT’S SO GREAT BECAUSE IF YOU DON’T GROW UP WITH ANIMALS, YOU MIGHT GROW UP WITH MAYBE YOUR FAMILY’S FEAR OF ANIMALS OR HOW TO TREAT ANIMALS IF THEY’RE NOT GOOD TO THEM. SO THIS IS ONE WAY TO TRY TO GET TO KIDS EARLY. ABSOLUTELY. AND I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT OUR NEXT GENERATION IS THE WAY THAT WE STOP THE PROBLEM OF ANIMAL ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SURE IS. AND I WILL TELL YOU, THE KIDS HAVE ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME THEN I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TAUGHT THEM. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT SECRET I’LL SHARE WITH YOU ALL IS I’M SCARED TO DEATH OF SPIDERS. AND MY AUTOMATIC REACTION IS TO KILL THE SPIDER. OH, YEAH. AND I HAD ONE OF THE KIDS IN ONE OF MY CLASSES SAID TO ME, WELL, IF I CAN’T BE SCARED OF CATS AND WANT TO HURT THEM, HOW CAN YOU BE SCARED OF SPIDERS? AND THAT’S VERY OPENING. YEAH, IT WAS REALLY EYE OPENING FOR ME AND REALLY TEACHING PEOPLE JUST BECAUSE THEY’RE SCARED OR DON’T LIKE SOMETHING DOESN’T MEAN WE NEED TO HURT IT. AND SPIDERS EAT OTHER BUGS. THEY DO. IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN THIS LITTLE GIRL, WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE. MSPCA DAUG. SHE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION TOMORROW. AND ALSO IF ANY TEACHERS ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN TLC, GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND THERE’S MORE INFORMATION THERE. KATIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK IS SO CUTE. AND AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT THE SPCA JUST CALL THE NUMBER RIGHT THERE ON YOUR SCREEN FOR TEN TWO, THREE, FIVE, 8826 OR VISIT SPCA DOT ORG FOR A
MDSPCA: Teaching pet care at a young age, plus a kitten ready for adoption
Updated: 12:46 PM EDT Oct 29, 2023
Jen talks to Katie Flory from the Maryland SPCA about a sweet little kitten looking for a forever home and a curriculum for the classroom to teach kids about animal care and the value of pets.
Jen talks to Katie Flory from the Maryland SPCA about a sweet little kitten looking for a forever home and a curriculum for the classroom to teach kids about animal care and the value of pets.
