Yes it is true, animals do need love too, maybe even more than we do and that is exactly what the Trinidad and Tobago Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TTSPCA) does. Hats off to them for taking in these abandoned cats and dogs and taking care of them with such love and affection. The TTSPCA is a Non- Profit and Non-Government funded organization with a true passion for caring for abandoned animals and helping them to get adopted into a good home.
The TTSPCA has started a volunteer program where anyone older than 13 years can volunteer their time and services to help make the lives of these animals better. All volunteers must first undergo an orientation held on the fourth Saturday of every month. TTSPCA is giving our children an opportunity to not only give love but to also receive love from these animals. They are giving our kids a chance to learn the value of volunteering and how it can change lives and that every life is important whether it be human or animal. Through TTSPCA, we can imbed in the minds of our kids values like compassion and kindness. We need to teach them how to give back to society starting with animals. Volunteering not only benefits the animals but it also benefits those who volunteer.
The TTSPCA encourages us to adopt instead of buying animals since they have some extremely amazing dogs and cats that cater to whatever you are looking for in an animal. They have dogs that are very friendly and playful and perfect for kids, even very cute puppies that can grow up with your children and bond with them. Pets are the ideal way to teach kids responsibility from a young age. They even have bigger breed dogs for security purposes, but these animals are so gentle you need not be intimidated by their size.
took my kids to visit the (TTSPCA) in Mucurapo and they absolutely loved it! They enjoyed visiting the dogs and cats and my four year old was very disappointed when she found out she couldn't volunteer but she intends to when she is older. She was extremely touched by these animals and has already asked to visit again. I am very sure that your kids will be impacted in this way as well.
As parents, we need to know what is best for our kids and allow them the ability to be the best that they can be, not only in academics but as human beings as well. They are the future, and imagine how beautiful our future will be if we can instil in them these good values, teaching them to love instead of hate, to help instead of judge, to give instead of take and to be grateful instead of complain. We need to encourage the good light inside of them to grow brighter each day and their goodness will become contagious engulfing everyone they contact.
