Paul G. Blazer High School, Ashland, KY Abby M. is not letting this time of social isolation stop her from taking action! As a Mutt-i-grees National Ambassador, Abby continues to mentor a group of peers, at her own school as well as other local schools, to help raise awareness and - Read more
Six Tips for Remote Working
I never worked remotely before for an extended period of time at home. I found myself basically glued to my chair, not finding the right separation between work and home. Not surprisingly, I had a headache at the end of each day. I knew I had to change what I was doing and I - Read more
The Mutt-i-grees Virtual Internship Series
The Mutt-i-grees Virtual Internship is an online video series demonstrating the connections between social-emotional learning, humane education, and the work of animal shelters and rescue groups. Although filmed at North Shore Animal League America, the series represents the goals of shelters across the country. The below segments may be used - Read more
A Special Grant Brings Mutt-i-grees to 24 Arkansas Classrooms
Child Care Aware of Northcentral Arkansas (CCANA) is a resource and referral agency serving 14 counties in Northcentral Arkansas. CCANA provides professional development to early child care educators and is always looking for quality, researched based classroom tools to share with the teachers. Consistently our number one request for assistance in - Read more
Australia Relief from our Student Ambassadors
Where do we go from here? How does one begin to grasp a world without Koalas? The denial of climate change? A continent that may never be restored to its natural habitat? Australia is experiencing unprecedented fires, which has resulted in the death of over 1 billion animals native to the country. Not only - Read more
Unaccompanied Minors Get Comfort from Mutt-i-Grees
Every month the Mutt-i-grees team at North Shore Animal League America travels to NYC to visit the unaccompanied minors at Catholic Charities Immigration Services. The team brings puppies along with games and puzzles to play with the children who can be as young as 5 years old. - Read more
How one teacher in California Uses Mutt-i-grees
The Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum is being used in schools all across the country. Educators have their own methods of integrating the Curriculum to build social emotional competence in their students. Nina Ferman of Fenton Primary Center in Los Angeles, CA shared her experience with the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum and its impact at her school. - Read more
Abraham Lincoln High School Internship Program
Abraham Lincoln in Brooklyn is not your average high school. Upstairs there is a room filled with animals, and not just your usual class pets. In addition to hamsters and gerbils, you’ll find ferrets, chickens, turtles, and more. The school has its own pre-veterinary program and the students to go - Read more
You Have a Rescue Dog, Now What? Tips for Schools with a Mutt-i-grees Dog – Part 3 of 3
Mutt-i-grees School Dog Impact If you don’t happen to be one of the lucky ones to have a dog at your school, the goal of this blog is to share with you all of the benefits as to why your next great hire might be a rescue dog! If you do have - Read more
Meet the 2019/20 Student Ambassadors
Every year this program engages and recognizes students who want to advocate for shelter animals. We are thrilled to announce 21 National Mutt-i-grees Student Ambassadors will lead the way across the nation in raising awareness. Spanning the country from New York to Los Angeles from seven to fourteen years of age, these students will take action - Read more
