Girl Guides Challenge
The Nova Scotia SPCA is pleased to be working with Girl Guides of Canada to offer all Guiding levels a chance to participate in a new challenge for 2010:
(Extended into the 2011/2012 Girl Guide Season!)
Caring for Animals - Pawprints on Your Heart Challenge.
The aim of this challenge is to promote awareness of the importance of caring for animals and the problems posed by unwanted and uncared for companion animals. The NS SPCA is a volunteer organization which is dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals and promoting respect and care for animals in Nova Scotia.
To earn the patch, you must complete 3 of the following activities in a manner appropriate to the unit level.Leaders are encouraged to contact the SPCA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Visit an SPCA Shelter or invite an SPCA Volunteer to a unit meeting to talk about the work of the SPCA.
- Discuss how you can be kind to animals
- Participate in the SPCA Poster Contest
- In small groups, make up and perform a skit that focuses on kindness to animals
- Discuss what care people must take to make sure their pets are safe, especially in really hot or really cold weather
- Learn about pet first aid or how to prepare your pets for an emergency
- Participate in an SPCA event, such as the Dog Jog or Alley Cat Bowl
- Do some research about the history and work of the SPCA in Nova Scotia. Share the results with your unit.
- Discuss the importance of spaying and neutering pets
- Help the SPCA (for example: make up a care basket of tinned cat or dog food or old towels, help at a Shelter or SPCA event)
To order your patches please provide the following information:
- Name of Unit and contact
- List the three (or more!) completed challenges (comments welcome)
- Provide the number of Guides and number of Leaders to receive patch (If multiple units complete the challenge together please provide the information for each unit)
- Mailing address and phone number
- Photos because we love pictures! (Only include photos if you have the proper releases for them.)
