I believe the total cost of this recipe is less than $2.00. The dog cookie cutter was fifty cents and I had the other ingredients already in the pantry, so small amounts were available. This recipe makes 44 dog cookies. Wrap up and take to animal shelter for treats.
Pea-Mutt Butter Dog Biscuits(Or Pee-Mutt, whichever is apt)
2 T. Crisco Oil
½ Cup Peanut Butter
¼ Cup Milk
3/4 Cup Water (approx.)Heat Oven to 350˚
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
½ Cup Wheat Germ
1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
Combine, Oil, Peanut Butter, Milk, and most of the water. Stir. Combine dry ingredients, then add to liquid mixture about a cup at a time. Knead into a very firm dough. Use a spoonful more water or a tad more flour as needed. Roll out and cut with bone-shaped cookie cutter. Be sure dough is firm so cookies will dry out.Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Prick each dog cookie decoratively, using a fork, to look like Milk Bone. Bake 25 minutes, then turn over and bake 10 more minutes on other side. This makes 44 dog biscuits.Let cool completely before storing.
What could we do with $2. - feed a cat dry food for a week - feed a cat wet food for 2 days - feed a dog wet food for 1 day - feed a dog dry food for a week - vaccinate a cat or dog (depends on the vaccination) FVRCP-cat DHLPP- dog - drive an animal to a medical visit - drive and animal to adoptions
2.00 DOLLARS COULD PAY FOR ALOT OF THINGS ... HORSES NEED ALOT OF THIS FEED, FLY SPRAYS, O..R A PICTURE OF ONE OF MY RIDERS SMILEING FACE... THAT WOULD COST ABOUT 2.00 IF LIKE GO TO THE WEBSITE SPIRITTHERAPIES.ORG .. LAURIE
With two dollars one horse could have a ½ lb of apples for a snack.
Patricia L. Muncy President Founder Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue Inc. P.O. Box 13 1725 Edwardsville Rd. Hardy Va 24101 540-797-1999 Fax: 540-721-1910 www.rvhr.com
Carolina Raptor Center will gladly help with this project; I am getting information from my staff and will pass it on.
Best,
Joy
Two dollars would provide food for a bird a day.
It would half the cost of an education program for a student.
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2 dollars can:
·Feed a raptor for a day
·Provide critically needed medications for a day or more (depending on the species, drug, etc).
·Provide for suture material for a surgical procedure
·Send a screech owl thru mouse school
The first thing that came to mind was that a mouse costs about $1 so we could feed two EASOs or AMKEs on $2 a day. I was trying to come up with printing costs, or some other rehab/RRK (resident raptor care) expense but I don’t know about all their ins and outs. I’ll try to think of a few more of these today….
For $2 we could donate this to a child who was visiting our center to see the flight show. This child’s parents might not be willing to spend 2 extra dollars to see this, but with a free admission to the show, they would have to oblige us. With the opportunity to see the flight show, this child may deepen his/her understanding and love for birds, especially our birds. After seeing the flight show, this child may be more apt to grow up to be a volunteer, member, rehabber or even employee. This child may encourage his/her family to visit CRC again or adopt a bird. The message of not throwing trash out the car window may resound louder and he/she may even spread this message, in turn saving countless raptor from getting hit by a car. You never know how far the benefit of $2 could go. The flight show could be a life altering event for a young child.
The first thing that comes to mind are office supplies. I took a look on line and here are a few items:
·500 sheet-ream of multipurpose copy paper
·Jumbo paper clips, smooth or non-skid
·#2 yellow pencils, dozen
·#3 hard Dixon Oriole pencils, dozen
$2....it would buy a large rat that could feed the two display golden eagles
$2....it would buy 6 mice - enough to feed all of our American kestrels
$2....it would buy a couple of dozen crickets - enough for one of our Mississippi kites
$2....we could add it to the donation bucket to help with the red-tailed hawk display make-over
$2....it would pay for Oshem's (Turkey vulture) arthritis medicine for several weeks
$2....it would buy a week's worth of dish-washing soap
$2....we could fix our broken traveling eagle boxes
$2 would by 6.25 live mice to help put our orphans through mouse school....
$2 would buy 4-6 live mice. Those mice could be used to evaluate the vision of an impaired owl to determine if it can be released. If the owl passes “Mouse school” and is released, that would certainly make a memorable occasion for the finders. People love to attend the release of “their” bird and this event might be the inspiration or the first small step for that family to become more conservation-minded.
We went to the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington today. I'm attaching a picture of Katie donating the two dollars to "Operation Roar," which is the zoo's tiger conservation program. Apparently it targets Sumatran tigers in particular (fewer than 400 of them left in the wild, according to the sign in the other attached picture). We were so glad to have a chance to participate in your project. Thanks for giving us this opportunity.
Many people believe that only those with a lot of money can make a big impact when helping others. This project started with a big idea from Amy Krause Rosenthal. Then, with a few dollars and a lot of input, it has grown into a place where (hopefully) you are inspired to know that it's not just the big money amounts that make a difference. People all over this world are taking little amounts (even two dollars) and making huge differences in the lives of animals and people. I'm so glad you're here and hope that you will contribute not only large or small amounts of money, but also your time.
"It's not about doing it all yourself-it's about participating in the world around us." -Char
