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
Service Learning Thought Starters
Put FUN into Service Learning Now. Accept this Mutt-i-grees Ambassador Mission. From a classroom activity to a community event, there are many ways you can amplify the mission. Small Actions have BIG Impact! Don’t sweat this. We are the wind at your back all the way! Where to Begin North Shore Animal League America - Read more
Working with the NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Program
The Mutt-i-grees team collaborated with the NYC Mayor’s Office for a visit to Vanderbilt Hospital in Staten Island to show the staff and patients how animals can help us heal. When the team arrived at Vanderbilt Hospital in Staten Island, bringing 3 adorable pups along, it was no surprise that - Read more
Teaching Empathy at MS 88
MS 88 fosters SEL learning through a school-wide Core Values Program, an SEL elective class and the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum. They are also one of the schools participating in the Mutt-i-grees Student Ambassador program which helps to support our mission by empowering students of all ages allowing them to make a - Read more
M.S. 88 Prospect Park Adoption Event
On Saturday, June 1st, North Shore Animal League America’s adoption team collaborated with M.S. 88 and their national Mutt-i-grees ambassadors for an adoption event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Animal League America’s mobile unit – our “shelter on wheels,” was onsite and full of puppies, dogs, cats and kittens ready to be adopted into a - Read more
How a Dog Named Sugar Sweetens the School Day
Since we launched it in 2010, the Mutt-i-grees® Curriculum has prompted teachers, counselors, and librarians across the country to adopt shelter pets and make them lovable, calming members of their educational communities. Every day, students from Pre-K through high school are learning lessons in empathy, compassion, and self-confidence through this remarkable program. In Oklahoma, for - Read more
Student Ambassadors Rescue Animals in Need
Similar and Different is one of the profound topics within the Mutt-i-grees Curriculum as it relates to recognition and appreciation of diversity. Observing and discussing similarities and differences in animals and in people always resonates with students. The National Student Ambassadors, who participated in a recent rescue, epitomize the concept. Their - Read more
