National Puppy Day By: RaNay Casper
National Puppy Day is held on March 23rd every year in hopes of improving the lives of puppies everywhere. National Puppy Day is celebrating the unconditional love of puppies that bring happiness to people ' s lives. It is also a day to save orphaned puppies all across that world. It is also to educate people about puppy mills and their many horrors. Puppies are young dogs and depending on the breed, some remain puppies for longer than others. The founder of National Puppy Day is also the founder of National Cat Day; her name is Colleen Paige and she founded the celebration in 2006. Since then, National Puppy Day has become an international celebration and has trended on social media every year since 2012.
Here are some National Puppy Day Facts and Quotes:
● There are approximately 500-600 million dogs, including strays, throughout the world.
● In the USA, it is estimated that 2.11 million puppies are sold from puppy mills.
● Puppies Behind Bars is a training program that helps inmates to raise service dogs in prisons.
● Puppy mills are commercial dog-breeding organizations that focus on profit, while ignoring the health and welfare of the animals. 3 million puppies are killed in puppy mills because they are too full and not enough have found homes.
● A dog is the only thing on Earth that loves you more than he loves himself. – Josh Billings, famous humorist Here are some things that you can do on National Puppy Day:
● Visit and animal shelter and adopt a puppy in need. Most cities have a local shelter where you can visit and adopt a pet in the same day. Remember to spay or neuter your pet in order to control the stray dog population.
● Spread awareness by using the hashtags # nationalpuppyday and # puppyday on social media and also share pictures of your dog or pictures of dogs you like.
● Watch the documentaries Dog by Dog, Madonna of the Hills, and I’ m Alive to learn about the realities of puppy mills
● Share a picture of your puppy( or dog as a puppy) on Facebook where you will be entered to win a complimentary nail trim, toy and treat from Briar Wood Animal Hospital.
● Donate your time or money to a local animal shelter or an organization that supports stray animals. There is always a need for help walking, feeding, playing with and cleaning up after the animals. You can also make a financial donation to organizations such as ASPCA and the Humane Society.
Source: http:// www. wincalendar. com / National-Puppy-Day
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP CONFERENCE By: Joseph Ptacnik
On February 1, Litchfield students 4th through 12th attended a Digital Citizen Conference in Loup City. The session was broken up into two groups; 4th through 8th went in the morning and 9th through 12th went in the afternoon. In the conference, Nebraska Attorney Doug Peterson spoke to us about safety precautions in online use. He explained that you should review your privacy settings on social media accounts and download an app which will alert you when your information gets put online. He also spoke to us about sexting and cyberbullying. The presentation held a lot of knowledgeable information about online citizenship and students were grateful for the opportunity to continue their education on these subjects.
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