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Most people like cats because they are very loving and playful friends.

Amazing Facts About Cats!There are many types of cats, and all look very different,and have very different personalities.

Most cats usually weigh between 5.5 -16 pounds, butsome can weigh up to 25 pounds!

Cats are healthiest and safest when kept indoors. Cats wholive inside can live up to 20 years longer than cats who gooutside.

Sadly, there are more cats than there are homes for them.Adopting a cat from a shelter instead of buying one from a petstore or breeder gives a needy cat a loving home.

More than 100,000 cats are killed each year just for dissection in biology classrooms across the country. Many ofthe cats killed for dissection were once someone’s

pets.There are somany great things youcan do to learn about cats instead of dissecting them. Ifyou’d like to learn more about cats, borrow a cat model,CD-ROM, or video for free from Animalearn.

Be A Cat Companion!• Keep your cat(s) indoors. She’ll be safer and happier. • Make sure that your cat is spayedor neutered.

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Catnip Pillow ProjectSome objects like aluminum foil or string canbe dangerous. You can make safe toys foryour cat like catnip pillow!

To make a catnip pillow, you’ll need:A 6 inch by 3 inch scrap of cotton clothA needle and threadCatnip to stuff the pillow

Step 1: Fold the cloth in half (inside out) tomake a square.Step 2: Sew together 2 sides of the cloth andabout 1/2 of the third side so that you have asmall hole. Use small stitches. If you don’tknow how to sew, ask an adult for help.Step 3: Turn the cloth right side out and stuffthe hole with catnip until you have a plump pil-low.Step 4: Sew up the hole, and give your cat hisnew toy. He’ll love it!

Activity taken from So You Love Animals byZoe Weil.

Learn More About Cats!Websites• Animalearn www.Animalearn.orgBooks• 250 Things You Can Do to Make Your Cat Adore

You by Ingrid Newkirk• So You Love Animals by Zoe Weil• William’s Story by Deborah DuelModels• Pregnant Cat Model available on loan from

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Crayfish are also called crawfish, crawdads, and mudbugs.There are over 500 types of crayfish, and they are found in freshwater like streams, rivers,and ponds. Crayfish look like small lobsters, and they can be beige, brown, or green.

Amazing Facts About Crayfish!Crayfish have ten legs, and their two front legs havestrong claws that they use as tools. Crayfish also haveantennas that they use to feel things around them.

Crayfish do most of their hunting and eating at night.Young crayfish can be active during the day.

Be A Crayfish Friend!• It is important to remember that a crayfish is an animal

and animals feel pain. Make crayfish your friends!• There are many great things you can do to learn about

crayfish that won’t hurt them. You can borrow a crayfish activity model, CD-ROM, or video from Animalearn!

• Don’t keep crayfish in an aquarium. Crayfish should live in their natural environment. It’s where they are the happiest!

• Be kind to the environment. Don’t litter, and remember to recycle. Pollution that gets into streams, rivers, and ponds can harm crayfish and other animals.

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Word SearchSee if you can find 15 terms that remind you ofcrayfish!

Words: cave, crawfish, crayfish, dissection, ecosystem,environment,freshwater, lobster, molt, nocturnal, pond,river, shell, stream, tool.

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Keeping Crayfish SafeIt is very important that we take care ofthe Earth’s streams, rivers, and oceans.Think about things that pollute the waterin which crayfish and other animals live.Some examples are shown below. Arethere ways that you can change yourhabits so that you don’t pollute animals’homes?

Learn More About Crayfish!Websites• Animalearn–– Find out how you can borrow

crayfish dissection alternatives! www.Animalearn.org

Models • Crayfish Activity Model available on loan from

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Most people think of worms as slimy, icky, and wiggly. However,what people don’t know is that these little creatures are very important to our environment. If we didn’t have earthworms then, trees,leaves, fruit, nuts and dead plants and animals would keep piling up. Earthworms eat these things. They are nature’s recyclers!

Amazing Facts AboutEarthworms!There are about 2,700 different types of earthwormsknown worldwide. Some can be almost twelve feet long!

Earthworms are invertebrates, or animals who do nothave a backbone. Infact, earthworms do

not have any bones at all. Earthworms also don’t havelungs; they breathe through their skin instead. They evenhave five hearts!

Be A Worm Friend!• Don’t harm worms. Watching them outside is the best

way to learn more about how they live. • Ask your parents or caregivers to buy organic fruits and

vegetables which have not been sprayed with chemicals. • There are so many great things you can do to learn

about worms that won’t hurt them. You can borrow a worm model, CD-ROM, or video for free from Animalearn.

• Let people know that earthworms are really interesting creatures and very important to our environment.

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1. Earthworms are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , or

animals who do not have a backbone.

2. An earthworm has _ _ _ hearts.

3. To learn more about earthworms look at a model or _ - _ _ _ .

4. You can help earthworms by asking your parents to buy organic fruit and

vegetables which have not been _ _ _ _ _ _ with chemicals.

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Learn More About Worms!Websites• Animalearn– Find out how you can borrow earthworm dissection alternatives! www.Animalearn.org• Worm Worldhttp://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/worm/index.html• The Adventures of Hermanwww.urbanext.uiuc.edu/worms

Book Worms• An Earthworm’s Life (Nature Upclose Series) by John Himmelman• Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin 1.)invertebrates 2.) five 3.) CD-ROM 4.) sprayed 5.) creatures 6.) lungs 7.) twelveMystery Answer: recycle

Warm Up To Worms!A great way to learn even more aboutworms is to maintain a compost pileand study how long it takes the wormsto transform your food scraps into soil!If you have no room for composting,choose a location and see if you findany worms. Keep a notebook and writedown what conditions brought out moreworms. Here’s a clue, don’t stay insideon rainy days!

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Pigs, also called ‘swine’ or ‘hogs,’ are among the smartest animals. Theyare also very social animals and can talk to each other by using calls,snorts, sniffs, and whistles.

Amazing Facts About Pigs!Pigs are very clean animals, and when given the choice, pigsrefuse to go to the bathroom close to their living and eatingareas. Pigs roll in mud because they don’t have sweat glandsand they do this to keep cool.

Sadly, most pigs in the United States are raised for food anddon’t live in barns or the outdoors. Instead they spend most oftheir life in closed buildings called factory

farms where they are kept in small crates and can’t roam free.

Fetal pigs (unborn baby pigs) are often dissected (cut open) inbiology classs.

Be A Pig Pal!• Tell all your friends that pigs are cool! The more people

know about pigs, the more people will care about what happens to them.

• Try taking the pork off your plate! There are many delicious vegetarian foods, such as veggie bacon and sausage. Make pigs your friends, not your food!

• There are so many great things you can do to learn about pigs that won’t hurt them. You can borrow a fetal pig model, CD-ROM, or video for free from Animalearn.

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‘Pig-Less’ in a Blanket RecipeYou will love these yummy hot dogs! These hot dogsare called “Pig-Less” because they are pig-friendly andnot made out of pork. They’re so good and so easy tomake, your family will probably ask for more!

To make Pig-Less in a blanket, you will need:• an adult to supervise• a pan or skillet• a packet of tofu or veggie hot dogs • puff pastry dough• mustard, ketchup, pickles (optional)

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375-400 degrees and makesure the packet of dough is defrosted (not frozen). Cookthe pig-less hot dogs in a skillet until they brown and arefully cooked. Step 2: Make sure dough is cut into individual squares,triangles, or rectangles. Take each piece of dough androll it around the pig-less hot dog. Step 3: Bake the rolled pig-less hot dogs for about 25minutes or until they are fluffy and golden brown.Step 4: Top with pickles, ketchup, and/or mustard andsmile. You’re a pig’s friend!

Learn More About Pigs!Websites• Animalearn–– Find out how you can borrow dissec-tion alternatives for the pig! www.Animalearn.orgBooks• Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White• Little Flower by Gloria RandModels • Fetal Pig Model available on loan from Animalearn• Model Activity Set: Fetal Pig available on loan from

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Most people don’t like rats, because they don’t know all the factsabout these amazing little animals. Rats are lovable, friendly animals, and many people live with them as companion animals!

Amazing Facts About Rats!Rats are a part of a larger group of animals called rodents.There are over 570 kinds of rats, who come in all differentshapes and sizes.

Rats like to keep themselves very clean. They lick them-selves all over with their paws, just like cats!

Rats sleep during the day and are up at night. Rats live inlots of different places like deserts and mountains.

Sometimes humanswill set out traps and or poisons to get rid of rats.Unfortunately, not only are these cruel ways to kill rats, but poisons can also harm the air and water, polluting our environment.

Be A Rat Friend!• Don’t poison rats or use rat traps if there is one living in

your home. Instead use a humane trap to capture the rat and release her outside.

• Don’t keep classroom pets. The best way to learn about animals is to observe them in the their natural habitats.

• There are so many great things you can do to learn about rats that won’t hurt them. You can borrow a rat model, CD-ROM, or video for free from Animalearn.

• Let people know that rats are cool! Once people understand more about these misunderstood creatures, the more people will want to protect them.

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Fill In The Blanks!Fill in the blanks to figure out the mystery word.

1.) Rats come in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shapes andsizes.

2.) Rats come from a larger group of animals called

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3.) Many students are asked to _ _ _ _ _ _ rats in science classes.

4.) Rats like to keep themselves very _ _ _ _.5.) There are many _ _ _ _ _ ways to remove

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6.) Rats like to sleep during the _ _.

Mystery fill-in: I am a rat !

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Learn More About Rats!Websites• Animalearn– Find out how you can borrow

rat dissection alternatives! www.Animalearn.org

• Yahoo! Kids– Rats http://kids.yahoo.com/search?p=rats&x=0&y=0

Rat Reading• Adventures of the Rat Family by Jules

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• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

• Four Fat Rats by Jim Bellows

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien

• So, You Love Animals by Zoe Weil

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Dogs, like humans, are social animals. They like being together.

Amazing Facts About Dogs!Dogs are called “man’s best friend” because they are very loyal to their human companions.

Dogs are not always friendly to strangers. They may even get angry with other dogs and growl, but usually they walk away afterwards. Some people make dogs fight in a mean way. Dog-fighting is cruel, and it is against the law in the United States.

There are almost 73 million pet dogs in the United States. A dog can weigh as little as 3 pounds or as much as 200 pounds! The smallest dog is the Chihuahua and the biggest dog is the Great Dane.

Dogs have a very strong sense of smell. A human nose has 5 million scent cells but a dog nose can have as many as 300 million!

Some dogs are kept in cages in research laboratories and made sick on purpose. Sometimes they even die. A lot of people think that dogs shouldn’t have to suffer in laboratories and are trying to change this.

In today’s science classes, students don’t need to keep dogs in cages or harm them in any way in order to learn. There are humane (kind) alternatives (different ways to learn such as with computers), that can be used instead of animals.

Learn More About Dogs!Web Resources:www.Animalearn.org

The ASPCA website for kids who love animals!www.Animaland.org

Fun Dog Craftswww.Enchantedlearning.com/crafts/dog/

Humane Society of the United States - Kind Newswww.kindnews.org/

Books:• So, You Love Animals by Zoe Weil• Max, the Shelter Dog by Nicole Rivera (www.

maxtheshelterdog.com)• Caesar: On Deaf Ears by Loren Spiotta-

DiMare•“Let’s Get a Pup,” said Kate by Bob Graham•“The Trouble with Dogs,” said Dad by Bob

Graham• Second Chance: A Tale of Two Puppies by

Judy Masrud• Biscuit’s Big Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli• May I Pet Your Dog by Stephanie Calmenson• Zak: The One-of-a-Kind Dog by Jane Lidz

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Adopt a dog from an animal shelter or dog rescue group instead of a pet store. There are a lot of dogs who need homes and want to be your best friend!

Make sure your dog is spayed (for a girl dog) or neutered (for a boy dog) to cut down on pet overpopulation (too many cats and dogs).

It is important for dogs to go to a veterinarian (an animal doctor) at least once a year to make sure they are healthy.

Take your dog for a walk every day. The exercise is good for him and the time you spend together will make him happy.

Some human food will make dogs very sick. For example, chocolate and grapes should never be given to a dog.

If you see a dog who is in danger or needs help, be a friend! Tell a grown-up right away.

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