Item Name: First Aid to Animals 1920 - 1933

Item ID: FirAni-AT3

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

Requirements October 1914 until November 1927

1. Have a general knowledge of domestic and farm animals.

2. Be able to treat a horse for colic.

3. Describe symptoms and give treatment for the following: wounds, fractures and sprains, exhaustion, choking, lameness.

4. Know what to do for horses in harness when they fall on the street.

5. Know what to do when animals are being cruelly mistreated.

 

Requirements January 1928 until May 1940.

            Demonstrate a knowledge of the following domestic animals:  horses, cattle, sheep, swine, dogs, and treatment of the same in the following emergencies:

1. A broken leg in any animal.

2. Severe colic of a domestic animal.

3. Lameness in the horse.

4. Exhaustion in the horse.

5. Choking in cattle or horses.

6. Bloat in cattle and sheep.

7. Milk fever in cows.

8. When a horse in harness falls in the street.

9. When animals are being cruelly treated.

10. In case of suspected rabies in the dog.

11. In case of severe bleeding in any animal.