Want to help cats and dogs at the Austin Humane Society?

Become a Humane Hero! This kit will show you how to

make a difference for animals in our city.

Austin Humane Society’s

The Austin Humane Society is Austin’s largest no-kill shelter, and the oldest too. AHS has been around since 1952! We save Austin's homeless cats and dogs in lots of ways. Like helping them get adopted by Forever Families and teaching people how to be good pet owners.

WHO IS THE AUSTIN HUMANE SOCIETY?

Our Mission

Over 11,500 cats and dogs were helped by the Austin Humane Society in 2014. Now that's a lot of animals! The AHS team works with all kinds of people in Austin (kids too!) to make this happen.

Who We Serve

Veterinarians, Adoption Counselors, Volunteers, and Humane Heroes.These are just a few examples. It takes the whole community and over 40 staff members to make the Austin Humane Society a success!

People Who Help

Humane Heroes are kids under 14 who help cats and dogs at the Austin Humane Society. To become a Humane Hero, you can learn about AHS and tell your friends and family about us, you can do a project for our animals, or you can collect donations that will help the shelter. This packet will get you started!

Who is a Humane Hero?

That’s you!

FUN FACTS

Did you know...?

Dogs can understand up to 250 words and gestures.

There are over 400 million dogs in the world.

Cats sleep 16-18 hours per day.

Humans sweat everywhere, but dogs onlysweat through the bottom of their feet.

Dogs dream like humans do.

Humans have 9,000 taste buds on their tongue, dogs have 1,700.

Dogs can hear sounds four times farther away than people.

The smallest type of dog is the Chihuahua.

A group of kittens is called a kindle.

Cats can spend 5 or more hours a daygrooming themselves.

Cats can recognize their owner’s steps from up to hundreds of feet away.

There are about 72 million pet cats in the United States,making us the country with the most pet cats in the world.

A cat’s short term memory can last up to 16 hours.

A group of cats is called a clowder.

HOW TO GREET A DOG

Ask the dog’s person if you can pet him or her. If the person says “ok” then...

Ask First

Let the dog sniff the back of your hand. If the dog says “ok” then...

Back of Hand

Pet the dog on his chin – for first greetings, it is more polite than petting the top of his head!

Chin

Color me!

You & your friends can host a donation drive for AHS! Here is a list of items our dogs and cats need to stay happy and healthy:

AHS WISH LIST

21 Century Kitten Milk ReplacerBlankets

Canned kitten foodCat toys

Dry kitten food (Royal Canin “Baby Cat”)Kitten bottle kits

Litter scoopsMeat flavored baby food (Chicken, Turkey, etc)

Rawhide chipsSheets

Small cat bedsSmall electric heating pads without timer

Small kitten food bowls - (8 oz)Small litter boxes - stainless steel preferred

Small two-sided cat bowlsSnuggle Safe warmersTop loading pet carriers

TowelsWet cat food of any type - paté style

Wet dog food

The Austin Humane Society is a non-profit organization, and needs help from people like you to take care of the animals. As a Humane Hero, you can raise money with your friends and donate it to AHS for care of the cats and dogs at the shelter.

All donations can be brought to the Austin Humane Society at 124 W. Anderson Lane. Thank you for being a Humane Hero!

Here are some ideas:• Host a lemonade stand and donate the money you raise to AHS.• For your birthday, ask your friends and family to donate money or items for the shelter instead of gifts.• Ask your teacher if your class can do a fundraiser for the Austin Humane Society.• Get creative! Explore your own ideas to raise money for the shelter.

How to make:1. Using the templates below or your own, cut out two feathers from different

colors of wool felt – one bigger and one smaller.2. With an iron, press a crease down the center of each feather.3. Attach a jump ring to the jingle bell.4. Slip the end of a 2-foot length of satin cord through the jump ring. At the

bell, tie the stems of the feathers to the cord with a double knot.5. Tie the other end of the cord to an end of the dowel rod so that the dowel

rod may be used as a handle.

What you need to get started: Colorful wool felt Small jingle bell Small jump ring Cord 12” wooden dowel rod Iron

MAKE A FEATHER CAT TOY

MAKE A T-SHIRT DOG TOY

How to make:1. Cut little 2-3” wide slits at the base of

your shirts. 2. Rip along the slits to create perfect

strips of fabric.3. Gather your t-shirt strips and tie off one

end. 4. Divide your strips into thirds and braid

them together.5. Tie up the bottom and cut any

straggling t-shirt strips.

What you need to get started: Two t-shirts Scissors

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ADOPT ME BANDANA CRAFT

What to do:1 . Send an e-mail requesting the Austin Humane Society logo to

education@austinhumanesociety.org.2. Print the logo onto iron-on paper, and iron it onto a bandana.3. Decorate the bandana.4. Bring the bandana to AHS. Our adoptable dogs will wear these when they

go on outings. They let people know that our dogs are up for adoption.

Thank you for helping AHS dogs find their furrever homes!

COLORING SHEET

Color Your own Humane Heroes!Share your colored Humane Heroes by emailing a photo of this page to education@austinhumanesociety.org.

Thank you for helping AHS dogs find their furrever homes!

Color me!

Color me!

Want to get a behind the scenes look at AHS?Ask a parent, guardian, teacher or troop leader to send a tour request to education@austinhumanesociety.org. We look forward to your visit!

*Tours are for groups of 8-20 kids, and take up to one hour. At least two adult chaperons are required to attend.*

124 W. Anderson Lane | 512-646-PETS (7387) | austinhumanesociety.org

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