The following information was obtained from a press release.
Full Week of Shelter Dog Adoption Episodes. Begins Monday, October 3, 2011, on PBS KIDS (check local listings)
(Boston, MA, Monday, September 19, 2011) ?PBS KIDS? television series Martha Speaks is teaming up with The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to support National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, November 6-12, 2011. To celebrate, Martha Speaks will feature a special week of shelter and dog care themed programs, including a brand-new episode premiering Monday, October 3, on PBS KIDS (check local listings).
?Pet adoption is very important to Martha and her friends,? says Senior Executive Producer Carol Greenwald. ?As an adopted pet, Martha gives children a dog?s-eye view of animal shelters. She also teaches families how to properly care for their new furry family members once they?ve been adopted.?
A Meaningful Partnership for Author Susan Meddaugh
The real-life Martha, who inspired the popular children?s book series, was a stray, so for Martha Speaks author Susan Meddaugh, helping shelter animals is a cause that is near and dear to her heart. ?Martha has taken me on an incredible ride. She has given me far more than I could ever have imagined ? including the adoption of five more dogs over the years,? says Meddaugh. ?If we hadn’t adopted Martha, we would have missed so much. It makes me sad to think of all the dogs in shelters, and all the love and surprises they could bring to a forever home of their own.?
Resources and Opportunities for Families
Martha Speaks is supporting The Humane Society of the United States with community engagement activities through PBS stations across the country and online resources for families. On the Parents and Teachers section of the Martha Speaks website, families can find resources and information about supporting animal shelters, understanding and caring for pets, and responsible pet adoption in a new Helping Animals section at http://www.pbs.org/parents/martha/helpinganimals/index.html. Families also can view tip sheets on dog behavior and breeds, dog-themed activities and crafts, and ideas for holding their own shelter drives.
?When looking to add a pet to the family, your local animal shelter or rescue group is the best place to turn,? says Betsy McFarland, vice president of Companion Animals for The Humane Society of the United States. ?The Humane Society of the United States is proud to work with Martha Speaks to increase awareness of the many wonderful pets waiting for new homes at shelters and rescue groups across the country. We hope that more families will take this message to heard and save a life by choosing to adopt their next pet.?
Families that have already adopted a shelter animal are invited to share their photos and stories on the Martha Speaks Facebook Fan page.
Martha Can?t Stop Talking about Shelter Animals!
Beginning Monday, October 3, 2011 in the brand-new ?Carolina Picks a Lily,? Carolina adopts a new puppy because it matches her purse! When the gang points out the pup won’t stay pocketbook-sized for long (check out those paws!), she regrets her impulsive adoption. Tune in as Martha teaches Carolina about responsible pet ownership and helps her find a forever home for her puppy.
Rounding out the week are four additional episodes:
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
- ?Martha?s Life in Crime? (two-parts): Martha tells the story of her puppy days in the animal shelter. As it turns out, Helen wasn?t the first person who adopted Martha.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
- ?Ain?t Nothin? but a Pound Dog? (two parts): Martha loses her collar and winds up in the animal shelter. When Martha?s family comes to take her home, she decides she can?t leave her shelter friends behind. Martha, Helen, and TD cook up a plan to find families for the pound pooches.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
- ?Paws and Effect?: When Martha gets a piece of glass in her paw, Helen, TD, and Alice realize the importance of environmental awareness for the safety of their pets.
- ?Trouble with Teddy?: Teddy, a neighborhood dog, is sick, and the vet doesn’?t know why. When Martha is called in to consult, she learns that certain foods that look tasty to a dog can be hazardous to their health.
Friday, October 7, 2011
- ?Martha in the White House? (two-part): The new president is looking to adopt a dog from an animal shelter to live in the White House! Martha knows the perfect dog for the job!
About Martha Speaks
The underlying goal of MARTHA SPEAKS is to help increase children?s oral vocabulary ? and how better to get kids excited about learning new words than with a dog who just can’t stop talking? Throughout the series, Martha teaches young children vocabulary words like imaginative, splurge, experiment, and more. Martha?s antics also continue online at http://www.PBSKIDS.org/martha, a comprehensive website that builds on the series? curriculum to bolster the oral vocabulary of four- to seven-year-olds, and on the critically acclaimed iPhone app, ?Martha?s Dog Party,? which has been shown to raise a child?s vocabulary by as much as 31 percent.
Martha Speaks is a production of WGBH Boston and DHX Media. Martha Speaks is funded in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready to Learn Grant. Corporate funding is provided by Chuck E. Cheese’s®, Kiddie Academy® Child Care Learning Centers, and Chick-fil-A, Inc. Additional funding provided by individual donations to local public television stations.
Distributed internationally by Decode Enterprises, Martha Speaks also airs on TVO, Knowledge Network, and SCN and has been acquired by broadcasters across Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
About WGBH Boston
WGBH Boston is America?s preeminent public broadcaster and the leading producer of PBS?s prime-time lineup along with some of public television?s best-known lifestyle shows, many public radio favorites, and a roster of children?s programs that empower kids with innovative, entertaining, curriculum-based content. Among the WGBH produced children?s titles: Arthur, Curious George, Postcards from Buster, Between the Lions, Design Squad, Martha Speaks and Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman. WGBH is the number-one producer of websites on pbs.org, one of the most trafficked dot-org websites in the world, and a pioneer in educational multimedia and in technologies and services that make media accessible to the 36 million Americans who rely on captioning or video descriptions. WGBH has been recognized with hundreds of honors: Emmys, Peabodys, duPont-Columbia Awards . . . even two Oscars. In 2002, WGBH received a special institutional Peabody Award for 50 years of excellence. For more information, go to http://www.wgbh.org.
About DHX Media
DHX Media is a leading international producer and distributor of television programming and interactive content with an emphasis on children, family and youth markets. DHX Media Ltd. shares are listed on the TSX, the Toronto Stock Exchange. DHX Media has offices in Toronto, Halifax, Vancouver and Los Angeles and has a growing library of over 2,300 half-hours of mostly children?s and youth-oriented properties from own and third party producers. Live action series include That?s So Weird and How to Be Indie alongside animated series such as Animal Mechanicals, Franny?s Feet, Kid vs. Kat, dirtgirlworld, and new preschool show Rastamouse. http://www.dhxmedia.com.
ABOUT PBS KIDS
PBS KIDS <http://www.PBSKIDS.org>, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, online and community-based programs. For more information on specific PBS KIDS programs supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit <http://www.pbs.org/pressroom>, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter <http://twitter.com/pbskids> and Facebook <http://facebook.com/pbskids>.
ABOUT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation’s largest animal protection organization ? backed by 11 million Americans, or one of every 28. For more than a half-century, The HSUS has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education and hands-on programs. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty ? On the Web at humanesociety.org
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