Kids Making a Difference for Animals
By Nancy Furstinger and Sheryl L. Pipe
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Loaded with lots of color photos and friendly information you can trust, the ASPCA Kids books were written by animal lovers for animals lovers—just like you.
Nancy Furstinger
Nancy Furstinger has been speaking up for animals since she learned to talk, and she hasn't shut up yet. She is the author of nearly 100 books, including many on her favorite topic: animals! She started her writing career in third grade, when her class performed a play she wrote while recovering from chicken pox. Since then, Nancy has been a feature writer for a daily newspaper, a managing editor of trade and consumer magazines, and an editor at two children’s book publishing houses. She shares her home with big dogs, house rabbits, and a chinchilla (all rescued), and volunteers with several animal organizations. Visit her website at www.nancyfurstinger.com
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Kids Making a Difference for Animals - Nancy Furstinger
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Furstinger, Nancy.
ASPCA kids : kids making a difference for animals / Nancy Furstinger, Sheryl Pipe.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-41086-8
ISBN-10: 0-470-41086-8
1. Animal welfare—United States—Juvenile literature.
2. Young volunteers in social service—Juvenile literature.
3. Social action—Juvenile literature. 4. Service learning—Juvenile literature. 5. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—Juvenile literature. I. Pipe, Sheryl. II. Title.
HV4708.F87 2009
179’.3—dc22
2008046671
Printed in China
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Book design by Erin Zeltner
Book production by Wiley Publishing, Inc. Composition Services
For the inspiring Virginia Ginny
Kroll:
rescuer of an amazing assortment of animals
and writer of wondrous tales.
Contents
Chapter 1
Compassionate Kids
Read about young people who inspired their schools, started businesses, raised money, and found homes for animals in need.
Chapter 2
Shelter Helpers
At animal shelters across America, kids are helping out by working with the animals, raising money, making the shelters more comfortable, and educating others.
Chapter 3
Animal Advocates
Sometimes, kids can make really big things happen. From getting lifesaving vests for police dogs to changing local laws to speaking up for animals in public, kids have been busy working for animals.
Chapter 4
All Creatures Great and Small
Animals in wild habitats, zoos, and circuses need help, too. These kids found creative ways to help all kinds of wild and endangered species.
Resources
About the Authors
About the ASPCA
Index
To the degree that we come to understand other organisms we will place greater value on them and on ourselves.
—E.O. Wilson
We cannot do great things on this earth. We can only do small things with great love.
—Mother Teresa
My enjoyment of animals began with Happy, my first dog. She was energetic, loving, fun, and always available for anything—from racing me around the yard to lying quietly by my side while I finished my homework.
But it was the bird feeder at my window that opened up the mystery of it all. From just a few feet away I could watch these alert, colorful creatures nourish themselves while keeping a wary eye on everything around them. I had so many questions about the birds: What did they do all day? Where did they go at night? What happened to them during storms? I thought there ought to be a daily newspaper to report on what had happened the night before in my yard. Who had survived? Who hadn’t?
These questions inspired me to observe more and read more about birds. Then I began to learn about other animals—chimpanzees, snakes, and whales—by reading books written by famous authors who spent their lives studying them. Jane Goodall’s writing on chimpanzees was the most fascinating to me. But everything I read led to more questions!
My early interest in animals continued to grow. After college, I became involved in creating programs that teach people to care about animals, and then became director of an animal shelter in New Jersey. Other positions followed, and eventually I became president of the ASPCA—which stands for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals—the first humane organization in the United States. My childhood curiosity led to a career helping animals, and that enriches my life beyond description.
This past year, the 400-member ASPCA