Most children like animals. Even toddlers, being pushed in their strollers on the street, barely able to walk or form words, will start giggling wildly and trying to pet a dog walked by them. Most children live in a world where pets are all perfect and have perfect homes with perfect families.
Few children are aware that it's all very far from reality, that millions of pets are not only homeless and desperate, but are killed at municipal pounds every year, all over the United States.
Olivia Jean Pedrick lives in the state of New York and while she is only 10 years-old, she's already dedicating her life to helping animals in need. Olivia is a very talented young artist, and she sells her artwork to benefit small rescues. She paints and draws dogs, cats, horses, penguins, and she even takes requests from pet owners. Her art is not only a visual pleasure, but it's also the chicken soup for the rescue soul: whether it's a gift for a friend or a gift for oneself, those who own one of her pieces, will always know that they helped a little girl help animals.
Her artwork is sold for $10 a piece, including shipping (that is less than the price of a movie ticket in New York,) and - among others - she has already raised hundreds of dollars for rescues and sanctuaries like AmsterDog, Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center, and Rosemary Farm.
To see her art currently for sale, or to submit a request, please, check out her Facebook page.
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