Animal Club Teaches Children How to Care: ; Kids Learn About Empathy As They Care for the Creatures

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WASHINGTON - Speak softly. Move slowly. Be gentle.

These are the basic rules at PAL Club, an after-school program in Northeast Washington in which children learn how to interact with animals.

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Animal Club Teaches Children How to Care: ; Kids Learn About Empathy As They Care for the Creatures

Antoine Hawkins, 7, recently took his turn holding Sherrell, a guinea pig. He used to have an unpredictable cat, an experience that made him think all animals "are crazy and mean."

But the pets at PAL Club are different, he said.

"I like the animals here. ...

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