Spring kitten season seemed to have hit Shanghai overnight.  The city has been swamped with litters and single baby kittens in boxes, bags, lane ways, gardens, gutters, and even office ceilings! SCAA's fosters, lovingly raised in foster homes, well socialized, and healthy thanks to our vet partner PAW, are looking for forever homes.  Check out the sidebar for some snapshots and visit this Sunday's Adoption Day to meet the animals in person.



This spring school semester has also been a busy one for SCAA and supportive students and school administrations around Shanghai. We're pleased to share some highlights of efforts to spread the message of humane animal welfare, responsible pet ownership, and the connections between people, animals and our environment.  A future general of animal advocates is the key to improving our community for everyone's benefit.

Middle and secondary school students from around Shanghai hosted SCAA and helped animals with projects and fundraisers to raise awareness of animal welfare and the benefits of a positive human-animal bond.   

Shanghai Liaoyuan High School students and faculty worked hard to help many charitable causes at their Second Annual Charity Day. SCAA is grateful to be the organization picked by the Black Dragon House, who raised RMB1,500 for SCAA animal care thanks to their fresh fruit & juice stall sales.

Thanks to Parkside Plaza for sponsoring such a great venue that attracted many families, shoppers and passers by.  

        


Shanghai American School (Pudong) Girl Scouts eagerly participated in a presentation about what animals need and how SCAA's work makes a visible difference to needy, rescued companion animals.  It goes without saying that Pepe was their favorite part of the visit! Taking turns giving him treats and enjoying a walk around the green campus, the girls had a great time and contributed to a good cause, donating RMB500 of their own funds for SCAA foster animal care.

The Girl Scouts' contributions continue with a summer project to earn their sewing badge making catnip pillow toys for our foster cats.  

     



Pepe was a big hit again (of course!) with the 2nd graders at the 
World Foreign Language School - all 76 students, thankfully divided into 3 classrooms!

SCAA and the students enjoyed an interactive animal welfare presentation highlighting safe interaction with dogs. The students were more than happy to practice lessons learned in meeting Pepe, giving him treats, and grooming him.