NC Students Build Houses For Dogs In Need
High school students in North Carolina build much needed dog houses for their community. According to My FOX 8, Sam Linkous, the construction teacher at North Pitt High School in Bethel, North Carolina, was looking for a way for his students to give back to the community, but he didn’t know how. Then he was contacted by Chad Singleton at Pitt County Animal Services and an initiative to provide shelters for outside pets was started.
Using donated materials, the North Pitt construction students get hands-on experience putting their new skills to work building dog houses. It takes about two days to put one of the structures together and then Animal Services distributes them to community members who have pets that need them.
Deputy director of Pitt County Animal Services, Chris Arnold, says the dog houses are definitely filling a need. “We get a lot of the welfare calls when it’s raining, when it’s cold, and when it’s hot,” he says. “And when they go to these calls and see dogs don’t have proper shelter, now we have a resource to be able to give back to the community.” And the students really appreciate being able to give back. “You’re actually helping the dogs,” says student Hayden Manning. “When people can’t afford stuff, you’re helping them get stuff that they need to take care of their animals. It feels good.”
Source: My FOX 8
