The Surrendered Pet - Animal Humane Society
The Surrendered Pet - Animal Humane Society
The Surrendered Pet - Animal Humane Society
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Surrendered</strong> <strong>Pet</strong> #3 …<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Surrendered</strong> <strong>Pet</strong><br />
Read the situation and answer the following questions.<br />
A teacher bought two gerbils, a male and a female. She kept them in an aquarium in her<br />
classroom. She wanted the pair of gerbils to have babies so her students could see the joy of<br />
birth. <strong>The</strong> gerbils began to breed and soon there were too many for the teacher to handle and<br />
she was unable to find homes for them. She brought three aquariums filled with gerbils to the<br />
<strong>Animal</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>.<br />
1. What could the teacher have done differently to prevent this situation from happening<br />
2. What feelings does the pet have<br />
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