Day Two!

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Tuesday started with morning tent activities such as making peanut butter kong treats for the shelter dogs and feeding our feral cats. Mr.Jingles and Cameron were eagerly awaiting our arrival. The campers put out fresh dry food, water, and some turkey and gravy wet cat food which the kitties thoroughly enjoyed! 

Our morning guests were 802 Disc Dogs! All of the 6 dogs we met are rescues and they showed off some really cool tricks they can do with frisbees such as catching them as they jump over their trainer or doing spins in the air. After the show campers were able to meet 2 of the dogs up close for lots of pet time. 

 After lunch campers had more time in the shelter in small groups to hang out with HSCC resident cats and small animals. A special surprise for the camp was the chance to play with three ferrets who are currently available for adoption!

Our afternoon guest was Joann Nichols who works for HSCC an animal cruelty investigator. She taught us what the state rules are for a dog's outside shelter. Dogs must have adequate food and fresh, potable water available at all times. Their chain must be a swivel chain in a clear area where they could not get snagged up on anything. The size of their space to move around in must be an appropriate size for the dog's size. The dog must be registered with the town and vaccinated. Campers acted out different situations as dog owners and animal cruelty investigators. They worked together to improve the dogs' living conditions and made sure their living spaces were the right size. Joann then showed us real pictures of animal cases she worked on in the past with cats, dogs, and farm animals. Her work ensures that animals are being treated humanely.

The second half of Joann's presentation was about dogs in a hot car. We used stuffed dog's in the humane society car as a demonstration and the campers used a device that can read the estimated temperature inside of a vehicle from the outside. On a 70 degree day, the inside of a parked car can easily reach over 100 degrees in minutes. So never, ever leave a dog or child alone in a parked car on a warm day. And if you happen to see a dog or child in a car on a warm day and they are showing signs of distress, call the police immediately, try to open the vehicle door to get them out or if it's locked you can legally break the window to rescue an animal or child in distress.

Our day concluded with some outside time with Carman our box turtle who feasted on her meal of 2 live worms today!