When it was time for Ariela Robinson to pick a project for her Girl Scout Gold Award (the organization’s highest achievement), the teen knew just what she wanted to focus on: her love for animals. Specifically, she wanted to help pets in shelters who were dealing with stress or boredom.
Ariela came up with a toy rotation program for her local shelter, so the pets there could routinely receive new-to-them toys to help keep playtime fun and interesting. She started a nonprofit group, Reducing Animal Stress, through which she organizes shelter drives, builds foster and adoption kits, and gives presentations in which attendees can volunteer to make toys for homeless pets. She also frequently tables at local events, where she promotes adoption, sterilization, and other companion animal needs.
From Best Friends Animal Society and PETA
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