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TO THE RESCUE












      Meet Barbosa



          and Morgan                                                    adult to visit our RedRover Reporters
                                                                         To see chickens dustbathing, ask an

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                                                                        “Chicken, Chicken, What Do You Do?
                                                                            Dustbathing Hens Poem”!


        Barbosa and Morgan were scared when               When Barbosa and Morgan came out,
        they first got to Porchlight Animal               they scratched around in the grass, and
        Sanctuary in Virginia. The roosters, or male      took dustbaths — rolling in dirt to keep
        chickens, were made to fight other roosters.  themselves clean of bugs. “Morgan likes

        An animal shelter saved them. It found them  to be cuddled,” says Frye, and he fell
        a home with Porchlight.                           asleep in her arms at the vet! Barbosa              THIS PAGE: CARA FRYE; COVER: ALVAN NEE/UNSPLASH.COM.
                                                          likes to protect everyone. One time he
        “They were very quiet at first,” says             saw a bear coming and made a loud

        Porchlight’s President, Cara Frye. “They          crow. Frye and the other animals knew
        wanted to stay in their coops (small sheds        to go inside!
        that chickens live in).”



         Now that you have read Kind News, challenge                              KIND QUESTIONS
         yourself with these questions:

         1. After reading “Happy Dog?”, think about a     2. After taking the quiz, what animal were you
         time you met a dog who may have been scared.     most like? What are the animals in this issue like?
         How could you tell he was scared? What did you   Can you think of an animal you know who acts like
         do? If you have never met a scared dog, how do   you? Or an animal who acts differently? If you
         you think you can tell a dog is scared? What do   cannot think of an animal in your life, use an
         you think is the safest thing to do if you meet a   animal from this magazine!
         scared dog?
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