Today, we visited the Animal Welfare Society to deliver our collected donations and the dog treats we wrapped. When we first arrived, our tour guide, Garrett, made sure we knew the rules about how to behave around the animals.
First stop...the lobby, where we saw small animals like kittens, birds, hamsters, and guinea pigs.
Next, we visited the dog kennels. Boy, were they happy to see us and get their treat!
Then we got to visit in the cat rooms. We were happy to snuggle and pet these cuties!
There was a lot of purring and giggles!
It was hard to leave these little sweeties! But we had work to do before we headed back to school.
We got to help make "enrichment" treats. Our guide called them puzzle boxes. We smeared peanut butter on the inside of empty cracker boxes and cardboard tubes then filled them with treats. We sealed them up so the workers could pass them out to the dogs later. These puzzles boxes help to entertain the dogs so they aren't too bored while they are waiting for their "forever families" to come and adopt them.
The tour guide's dog, Dougie, enjoyed licking the peanut butter off our hands!
Thank you Kennebunk AWS for allowing us to come for a visit and help out!
