Animals & Shelters
What do we call the places where animals without homes are cared for?
Animal shelters.
In what year did Operation Santa Paws start?
2001
During which dates each year does Operation Santa Paws run?
December 1–24 every year
Name one food or supply that animal shelters need.
Pet food
Operation Santa Paws started in Long Beach, which is in what state?
California.
Name two types of animals, other than cats and dogs, that can be found in shelters.
Rabbits and hamsters (also acceptable: ferrets, guinea pigs)
Who started Operation Santa Paws?
Justin Rudd
What do volunteers ask people to donate? Name one item type.
New pet toys (also: pet food, collars, blankets, cleaning supplies).
Name one type of toy mentioned that each animal could get during Operation Santa Paws
A new pet toy.
Long Beach is on the coast of which ocean?
The Pacific Ocean.
Why do animals in shelters need homes? Give one reason
Because they do not have homes and need families to adopt them
In which city did Operation Santa Paws begin?
Long Beach, California
After donations are collected, what do volunteers do with the items?
They deliver the items to animal shelters
Besides toys, list two other kinds of donations volunteers request
Blankets and pet collars (also acceptable: cleaning supplies, pet food)
Name one place or attraction in Long Beach mentioned in the text
The Aquarium of the Pacific (also acceptable: beaches, shops, museums).
About how many animal shelters are there across the U.S. (choose the best answer from the article)?
More than 4,000
The first animal shelter in the U.S. started in what year and in which city?
1869 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why do shelters need items like blankets, collars, and cleaning supplies? Give two reasons
To keep animals warm and comfortable, and to help keep them clean and healthy.
Explain why new pet toys are important for animals in shelters (use a complete sentence).
New pet toys give animals mental stimulation, reduce stress, and help them feel loved
When the text says “cities across the U.S. participate,” what does that mean? Explain in one sentence.
It means many different cities around the country have volunteers who collect and deliver donations for Operation Santa Paws.
Explain one task that people at animal shelters do to help animals. Use a full sentence
People feed and care for the animals and try to find them new homes
Describe one reason Justin Rudd started Operation Santa Paws (use a full sentence)
He wanted to help animals in shelters during the holiday season by giving them gifts and supplies.
Describe the steps (in order) Operation Santa Paws uses to help animals, using 3–5 short sentences.
Volunteers ask people to donate new toys and supplies. People donate the items. Volunteers collect and deliver the donations to animal shelters. The animals receive toys and needed supplies during the holiday season.
Create a short persuasive sentence students could use to ask neighbors to donate items to Operation Santa Paws.
“Please donate a new pet toy or blanket to help shelter animals have a happy holiday!”
The first animal shelter began in Philadelphia. Explain one way animal shelters today are similar to that first shelter and one way they are different (two short sentences)
Similar: Both provide care and shelter for animals without homes. Different: Today there are thousands of shelters with organized volunteer programs and donation drives like Operation Santa Paws