Girl Scout Troop 71 from Long Beach showed up at San Pedro's Animal Shelter this afternoon with dozens of hand-painted dog bandannas ("Take me home!"), pet toys, homemade dog biscuits and five rabbit hutches. Bethany Graham, 10, above, carries one of the boxes filled with donations into the shelter.
The fifth-graders, who attend Bethany Lutheran School, then spent several hours cleaning the kennels and doing other chores.
It was all part of the troop's bronze award service project.
"It's lots of fun being with the animals," said Alyssa Migliaro, 10.(11)
Bethany agreed. "I love animals," she said. That's an understatement, by the way. Bethany told me she has a lizard, two snakes, two dogs, two cats, a tortoise, frogs, and geckos. (Alyssa told me she had a dog and a few fish!)
The shelter is preparing to move to its new, much larger location on June 2, said Capt. Daniel Pantoja. A grand opening ceremony is scheduled for June 21 when Troop 71 will be given special recognition. (We'll be talking to Alyssa and Bethany again for more great information!)