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Written and designed by Susan Hargreaves
"Voices for animals"
Henry, Laura, Ingrid, Susan and Wendy at Peta's Award Celebration for Justine Goodman.
The young voices shouted out "We're All Animals !" in unison at Sublime Vegetarian Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Henry, Laura and Wendy finished their song to the sounds of applause in the crowded room. In the front table sat Justin Goodman, the University of Connecticut student who through perserverance and hard work stopped the painful chimpanzee experiments that were taking place in the basement of his University. Ingrid Newkirk, author of 50 Awesome Ways Kids Can Help Animals, was also sitting at the same table watching the song come to a close. Ingrid was there to give an award to Justin for speaking out against animal cruelty. Justin is now working on getting the last chimp, Mowgli, out of the University's basement and into a sanctuary.
You Can Help! Send us your artwork of Mowgli in his new leafy sanctuary home with other chimps for company along with a request to the Dean of the University to let Mowgli go to a sanctuary. Mowgli needs to live out the rest of his days free from harm. Get a group of friends together to draw or paint posters with a "Mowgli Needs Sanctuary" statement. Mail us a photo of your group holding up your pictures or letters to PO Box 1057 Alachua, FL 32616 or email in your photo to kind2all@bellsouth.net
Prizes for the best photos!
You Can Sing, Rap or Recite the "We're All Animals" song at local talent contests, school shows or any community event you can. Spread the word that being cruel to animals is not acceptable.
Here's the song...
We're All Animals lyrics
by Susan Hargreaves
We're All Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
We're All Animals
Like the tiger in his cage
Looks up to the sky
He needs to be free
We feel his sad rage
We're All Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
We're All Animals
Like the horse in the rodeo
A strap tied tight and low
Like the calf missing her mom as she's dragged, roped,
Just part of the show
We're All Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
We're All Animals
Like the hungry dog without a home
Scared and lonely
The streets, he's sentenced to roam
Until we help him, you and me,
We're All Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
We're All Animals
The chicken is a bird like any other
In Africa they used to sleep in trees for cover
Now they're overcrowded in cages and sentenced to the dark
The only light they see is when the slaughterhouse truck parks
We're All Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
We're All Animals
How can we help them?
You and Me
How can we help our animal family?
First, we can do no harm,
Yes, Do no harm,
That rule, works like a charm
And remember...
We're all Animals
Can't you see
We're all Animals
Part of the same family
We're all Animals
A-N-I-M-A-L
"On stage at Panther Run Elementary School"
All 900 children at Panther Run Elementary school learned how they can be animal heroes.
Kitty T Cat, Horace Horse and Rocky Raccoon all came to listen to the children read their pledges to help animals. If you would like a presentation for your school or group call 561-676-3735 or email kind2all@bellsouth.net
"Chow time!"
Teakala visits Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary!
"Laura and two friends."
Laura volunteers to help with humane education programs.
Laura meets two rescued horses from Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary. Laura is a great help to animals, she is a Spanish translator for humane education presentations. Horses can be injured and abused at rodeos, horse races and horse carriage rides, Laura tells all of her friends not give any money to businesses that hurt animals.
"Serious about helping animals!"
A Girl Scout troop in Florida are serious about helping animals and also enjoyed a great veggie party!
"Do you come here often?"
Sydale, Animal Hero Award Recipient Visits the Cats at Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary
Sydale Clark was walking to his 5th Grade class one sunny morning in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his friends. He noticed a mourning dove huddled near a bush, she was bleeding from the back of the head. Sydale said to his friends "We have to help this injured bird, his friends laughed, and said "Come on, Sydale, who cares". Sydale still had the Animal Hero Card in his school bag that he had received from a school assembly presentation that Susan Hargreaves had conducted. He remembered the instructions, and carefully put the bird in a box, after you put holes in the box and quietly transport to a wildlife rescue facility. He brought the bird to his school office and called they called the number of the Wildlife ambulance. Thanks to Sydale's rescue the mourning dove was released two weeks later in the same neighborhood. When asked why he helped the bird instead of listening to his friends Sydale said, "If I didn't help the bird who would?"
Oswald Park Wins the "Be Kind to Animals" Trophy
Oswald "steppers" feet leave the stage.
A spoken word and step dance performance by Oswald Park Summer Camp won the "Be Kind to Animals" category for Broward Star Time. Five hundred children participated in the talent contest from every single summer camp in the Broward County Parks and Recreation program. The group wowed the audience with their talent and style. At the same time, they urged the audience to treat companion animals as part of their family.
Enter the Animal Rescue Contest
Do you have a story of an animal rescue? Can you write a fiction or nonfiction story of a compassionate, courageous or daring animal rescue? Be creative. Three winners will be chosen to receive baskets filled with videos, books and a Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary t-shirt. The written essays should be one to two pages. Please send entries by December 30, 2007 to Susan Hargreaves, Director of Education, Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary, PO Box 3093, West Palm Beach, Florida, 33402
Troy Parry Does the Right Thing!
Nine-year-old Troy Parry was on his way to his mother's car when he saw a blue jay on the ground. Troy could tell immediately that this bird needed help. He said to his mom, "We have to stop and help this bird, this blue jay is hurt." They brought the bird to the Wildlife Care Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Sydale Clark Rules!
Sydale Clark receives the Animal Hero Award.
Evan and Natalie Stand Up for Animals
Evan and Natalie saw a man shooting wild quaker parakeets in their neighborhood. Horrified, the girls called the police, the man was charged with animal cruelty. Now the parrots and all the other birds in the neighborhood fly safely thanks to Evan and Natalie's actions.
Coral Reef High School Students Save Pigs from Certain Death
Coral Reef High School farm students raise farm animals from babies and then sell them for slaughter at the Dade County Fair every year. The fate of these animals is dismal. Thanks to the courage of five Coral Reef High School students, the outcome for four lucky animals was different. Leonor Armas, Natasha Patter, Tanya Reddy, Ana Mendieta and Lori Hussen spoke on the pigs' behalf at the Miami- Dade County school board meeting. Frank Cobo was the only school board member that wanted to save them. The girls and a great friend of animals, activist Steve Rosen, went to the fair's animal auction. Four animals were saved from certain slaughter that night thanks to the caring actions of Steve and the students. You can help pigs and other farm animals by thinking about where the food on your plate comes from. Choose veggie dogs instead of hot dogs. Have a go veggie party for animals and serve vegetarian food.
Brother and Sister Win Rap/HipHop/Poetry Contest
It was a hard choice but the winner of the rap/hiphop/poetry contest ended up being brother and sister, ten-year-old Nico and 12-year-old Stefani Ariza.
Who am I?
I have an ingenious way of keeping the sun off my skin,
I love to be rubbed beside and under my chin,
Most people don't know that my IQ is so high,
And that I love to play tag and gallop towards the sky,
One of my kind is a famous movie star,
To find a friend as loyal as me you would have to go far,
WHO AM I???? Answer at the bottom of page
Animal Hero Kids CLub
Enroll in The Animal Hero Kids Club, you can help animals in many ways, find out how in the Animal Hero Kids Club. Participate in service learning projects that help animals, and get volunteer service credits for school. Speak up for those with no voice.
Child's Name: __________________________________
Age: ________ Address: __________________________
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City: ___________________ State:______ Zip:_________
Ask Mother Nature
Dear Mother Nature, 
Finally my mother has agreed to allow me to have a cat. I am so excited. I want to go to the Pet Store right now and buy one. But my mother says I have to research what cats need first and how we can make sure the cat will be happy and healthy. I thought if anyone would know the best way to add a cat to our family, you would. But answer quickly because I can't wait.
Signed Patient-not in Palm Beach
Dear Patient-not,
It is lovely that you are so willing to open your heart to a furred family member. Your mother sounds like a wise woman. At the time of writing this letter Hobe Sound Animal Protection League , the resident cat rescue group at Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary has over 100 cats for adoption. How on earth did we get that many cats you might ask? A big part of the answer is that it's easy to buy a cat without thinking about the care she will need for up to 22 years. Some people neglect or abandon their cat. If you adopt from the Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary, you will be giving a cat that has lost his family a second chance.
All of the female cats have an operation called spaying and the male cats an operation called neutering. This ensures they will not have any babies as there are already not enough homes for the cats that exist right now.
Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary have so many cats that even I was compelled to adopt two cats. I adopted two so they could be friends to each other. The adoption volunteer said my banyan tree home would be fine as long as I kept the cats inside, out of danger and away from birds that they may harm.. Really, you would think that she would know that I would be a responsible feline mother. That's how careful the adoption volunteers are at Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary, they even checked out Mother Nature!
Answer to WHO AM I?
If you guessed a pig, you were right!
Pigs are extremely intelligent and social; they cover their skin with mud to prevent sunburn. Pigs make great pets and most love to be rubbed under the chin when they are happy in their home. They play tag like dogs do and can sniff out roots and yummy mushrooms that are buried under the ground. This is called rooting. Babe is the famous star from the movie of the same name.
Most pigs in the United States live miserable lives in overcrowded factory farms. Mother pigs are surrounded by iron bars called gestation crates. They cannot even turn around or touch their back with their nose. Florida is the first and only state to ban these gestation crates.
Tara Tyrrell helped pigs and other farm animals by having a veggie burger barbecue & tofutti cuties, frozen soy ice-cream treats, for her 13th birthday party, everyone who attended learned how they could help animals and had fun at the same time.
The Happy Piglet
A happy piglet
This piglet is very happy, just before going back to her Mum's side. For more info on rescued farm animals go to Farm Sanctuary.
The Compassion Cruiser
Cruiser of Compassion
Book the Compassion Cruiser to visit your school. For a humane education program call the Caring Field's Animal Sanctuary Education Center 561-676-3735.
