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                       RESCUE!







                               Read how Edna found a
                                    new loving home!
                                                                                Kind Questions


        Meet Edna!                                                              Now that you've read

                                                                                Kind News, challenge
        by Devon Krusko, RedRover Field Services and Outreach Coordinator       yourself with these
                                                                                questions.
        In February of 2020, I led the     overjoyed! The animal shelter was
        RedRover Responders volunteer      close enough for me to visit her.    1.  What do you think it means
        team in Florida. We assisted our   I was able to take Edna into the       to be responsible? How have
        friends at the Humane Society of the   shelter’s play yard where she      reptile owner Jeremiah and
                                                                                  Humane Hero Lillian shown
        United States with taking care of 145   sprinted in delight. I snuggled with   responsibility when caring
        rescued dogs. That was where I met    her just as I had months beforehand.   for their pets and foster
        a short-legged, tiny-eared dog named  Edna bounded along, with her        animals? What is one
        Edna. It was loud in the kennels. I   cream-colored rolls jiggling, her   way you have shown
        rounded the first row of pups to see   tongue hanging, and a big smile    responsibility by taking
        Edna sitting in her kennel looking up.    looking up at me. She gained some   care of someone else?
        I knelt down and spoke softly to her.  weight, her coat shined, and her   2.  How did RedRover staff
        Edna’s tail started thumping and her   eyes were bright.                  member Devon show
        little tushy began wiggling. She     That same week, I got some           kindness to Edna the
        jumped up, giving kisses to my     amazing news. Edna was adopted         dog and make her feel
                                                                                  comfortable? What is
        fingers through the fence.         by a family with two kids! I think     something kind you have
                                                                       kind you’ve done? Tell us about it at       A PET?
           When Edna was moved to          of her often and am so happy I         done for someone soon
        an animal shelter nearby, I was    had the chance to get to know her.     after meeting them, and
                                                                                  how did it make them feel?
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