We believe that educating the children of our community about humane treatment of animals, the importance of spaying and neutering, and kindness in general is the most important step we can take to better the lives of the animals in our community. Therefore, we encourage parents to talk to their children about these issues and to encourage them to become advocates for animals.

Many people ask if their children can volunteer with our organization. Because of the requirements of our insurance policy, we cannot allow children under the age of 16 to volunteer without a parent being present. Because all of our animals are in foster homes, we cannot provide many opportunities for "hands on" volunteering except for those who can foster. But, many children in our community have partnered with their parents, their Sunday school class, a brownie troop, etc. and have done great things on their own! For example, the 4th graders at Northern Elementary organized a pet food drive, brownie troops have planned lemonade stands and donated money to sponsor an animal, and many children have asked for pet food and supplies as birthday gifts and donated them to us. These are great ways for children to be involved and we welcome their participation.

Grayson Stanley, pictured here, asked for dog food and cat food for her birthday and donated it to the animals in our care. Thank you Grayson!	Elizabeth Pinyan and friend Emma decided that they wanted to help raise money for needy animals, so they had a lemonade stand and donated the proceeds to Red Dog Farm. Elizabeth got "Fred" the yellow lab to help advertise! Elizabeth's family adopted Fred from Red Dog Farm and we're glad to see him doing his part to help the next dog in need.