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KAITLIN

SHOWS THE WAY

Kaitlin Miyashiro was just four when her puppy, a tiny terrier
mix named Cookie, died shortly after she brought her home
from a pet store. Her parents found out that Cookie had a
virus. Cookie was born at a place that was raising more dogs
than could be cared for properly. Because the dogs were not
cared for properly, it made it much easier for Cookie to get this
virus. The virus spread to Cookie from the other dogs. Heartbroken, the family decided to
help dogs in need by volunteering with a dog rescue group. They began working with
Fur-Angel Foundation (FAF) on Oahu Island in their home state of Hawaii.

A couple of years later, Kaitlin decided to start Boba, her Maltese/Shih Tzu mix. “It’s really important
teaching others how to care for pets. “After seeing so because the majority of people who get bitten by
_ many dogs who were abused or abandoned, I realized dogs are kids who don’t know how to approach
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them,” she says.
we should teach [children] not to do this to the dogs,”
she says. “I don’t want to have them suffer at all.”
Kaitlin’s advice to other young people? “You don’t
Now 11, Kaitlin is FAF’s Educational Youth
All you need is big dreams. If you’re really passionate
about something, you should educate others.”
around Oahu. “My favorite lesson is about vet care
because I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up,”
she says. Using props, Kaitlin teaches about spay/
COVID-19 has not stopped Kaitlin’s efforts to teach
neuter, flea and heartworm prevention, and vaccines
others about pets. When classrooms were closed,
for pets. Students practice exams on stuffed animals.
she illustrated an activity book called Hero’s Journey
Kaitlin also teaches how to pet a dog with the help of
to a Forever Home. You can download it at
furangelfoundation.org.

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