Page 3 - Kind News, Jr. Sept/Oct 2022

HUMANE HERO

Lia collected food, treats, and
toys for dogs and cats. She
gave them to people who had

pets, but no home.

Some of them cried happy
tears because they got what
their pets needed!

Meet Kewpie

Can an animal be a teacher? Kewpie the
opossum can't walk. He is disabled.

Because he cannot use his back legs, he
cannot live on his own in the wild. With the
OPPOSITE PAGE, FROM TOP: DOGS BOND; BIGSTOCK/NYNKEVAN HOLTEN; BIGSTOCK/PAUL SPARKS;
help of Tonya Poindexter at the Wilderness
Trail Wildlife Center in Kentucky, Kewpie

teaches people about opossums. When
Kewpie is home, he likes to explore with his

pet wheelchair from Walkin’ Pets.
(RAJA APP IMAGES) BRYAN HUFF. THIS PAGE: REDROVER Opossums are related in need? “Get an adult to pick up the animal
What can you do if you see an opossum

with a towel or gloves. Put them in a box
Did you know?
with holes on the top.” says Poindexter.
“Then, find a wildlife center or helper. There
to koala bears!
is an app called ‘Animal Help Now!’ to help
you find one.”

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU MIX A BULL WITH AN OPOSSUM? Sept/Oct 2022 | 3
RIDDLE RAT!
(answer on p. 7)