Shelter Thanks Lucky Stars for 13-Year-Olds

Published by PETA Staff.
2 min read

Amanda Huhman and Libby Burks are a dog-loving duo who rallied their community and helped the Central Missouri Humane Society win first place in Zootoo’s national shelter-makeover contest. The girls collared folks in parking lots to ask them to go online to support the shelter, papered the city with posters and fliers, did radio appearances, and gave speeches to civic groups in order to earn Zootoo’s top prize of up to $1 million. The prize will allow the Humane Society to make much-needed changes to the shelter, including better ventilation so that disease doesn’t spread, an isolation room for sick animals, a separate area away from the dogs for stressed-out cats, room to accommodate more animals, and attention to a drainage problem that flooded the building last fall.

For their dedication to a worthy cause, the girls have been awarded our Compassionate Kid Award, and peta2 is sending them animal-friendly shirts and stickers.

 

Amanda
Amanda
Libby
Libby

 

Check out coverage from USA Today and the Columbia Daily Tribune about Amanda and Libby’s big victory for animals. And tune in to their first episode of Animal Talk.

Written by Karin Bennett

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