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Bear – 3rd Grade
Critter Care
Elective
Requirement 3

Shelter Visits

Bear – 3rd Grade
Critter Care
Elective
Requirement 3

Shelter Visits

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts investigate how to properly care for pets by visiting with an animal shelter.

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Before the meeting:

  1. Contact a local animal shelter and confirm a date and time for a visit.
  2. Establish a person to serve as your point of contact for the animal shelter.
  3. Inform the point of contact that the den is made up of third graders and they are learning about the proper care of pets. Share with the point of contact the list of animals that each Cub Scout has chosen to make sure they cover how to care for each type of animal.
  4. Remind Cub Scouts, parents, and legal guardians that the Cub Scouts will be visiting a local animal shelter and to make sure Cub Scouts wear appropriate clothing and footwear.
  5. Remind parents and legal guardians of the meeting location date and time and bring a completed Activity Consent Form.

During the meeting:

  1. Gather Cub Scouts outside the meeting space. Discuss with Cub Scouts the expectations when visiting:
    • Be respectful during the presentation
    • Raise your hand when you want to speak or ask a question
    • Stay seated while the speaker is talking unless they ask you to stand up
    • Use your listening ears
  2. Encourage Cub Scouts to ask questions. Ask the animal shelter host to explain the following:
    • Regular exams
    • Spay and neuter
    • Preventing parasites
    • Maintain a healthy weight
    • Get regular vaccinations
    • Provide an enriched environment
    • Microchip and tattoo your pet
    • Dental care
    • Proper restraints

After the meeting:

  1. Send a thank you note to the organization

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Pet Responsibilities

Indoor
2
3
2

Cub Scouts describe the responsibilities, care, and activities that are required for the family pet or an animal that would make for a good family pet.

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Trainer Visits

Indoor
3
1
5

Cub Scouts investigate how to properly care for pets by visiting with an animal trainer.

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Bear – 3rd Grade

Veterinarian Visits

Indoor
3
1
5

Cub Scouts investigate how to properly care for pets by visiting with a veterinarian.

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.