Be Kind To Animals Week

Be Kind to Animals Week has been an annual American Humane event since 1915. The event celebrates and promotes animal advocacy, and includes education on shelters.

American Humane is an organization dedicated to protection children and animals, so it's not surprising that this yearly event is designed to engage children.

The celebration also includes a contest. For 2010 (May 2 to 8), the contest theme is "Lemonade for Shelter Aid."

According to their website:

"Lemonade for Shelter Aid encourages children to set up lemonade stands to raise money for their local animal shelters. The contest runs from April 15 to May 10, 2010, and is open to children and teens (ages 6-14). One grand-prize winner/team will be randomly selected to receive three Nintendo DS Lite game systems. Proceeds raised from the lemonade stand must be given to a local animal shelter or rescue group in order to qualify for the contest."

Here's the contest entry form.

American Humane's website has a ton of information on animals, including more information on how you can contribute to the cause of animal welfare.

Do you run a shelter? List your cat shelter here.

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