Released in 2011.
The Brownie Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has the information on when all badges were released.

Five steps are needed to complete this badge:

1. Find out what care different pets need
2. Keep a pet comfy
3. Help a pet stay healthy and safe
4. Make a pet feel loved
5. Feed a pet

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Resources

• Leader Guide available in Girl Scout Shop online
  (Part of 5 badge set)
• Official badge is available in Girl Scout Shop online
  or look for your local shop to save on shipping
• PDF Online Booklet from GSUSA Council

Troop Meeting Ideas

• Webpage at Bluehouse School
• Webpage at DS Brownie Girl Scouts
• Webpage at Earn Brownie Try-Its Blog
• Webpage at Girl Scout Wiki
• Downloadable Content at Teachers Pay Teachers for Growing Girl Scout Helpers
• Instructions under “Week 2” from GSCI
• Virtual Meeting Plan with accompanying Video from GSHPA
• Slideshow from GSNWGL
• PDF Meeting Plan from GSRV (River Valley)
• Blueprints for Troop Leaders from GSUSA
• GSUSA VTK – No links
  Only Accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website
• Webpage at Katie De La Rosa
• Workbook fromLeader Connecting Leaders
• Downloadable Content on Etsy fromOn My Honor Downloads
• Webpage from Scouts Honor Wiki

At Home Individual Girls

• Instructions (1-5 of 5 posts) from GSCO Blog
• Google Classroom link under “Virtual Badges for Brownies” from GSHS
• PDF from GSKentuckiana (not all badges they have are full steps)
• PDF  from GSKSMO at Home (Archived Original At Home Program)
• PDF from GSKSMO Virtual (New At Home Program)
• PDF from GSSEF
• Instructions under “Brownies” from GSSI
• 5 Videos under “Brownies” from GSVSC

Multi-Level Matches

Check out other badges that might work well with this badge when doing activities with multiple levels.  These are simply suggestions and may take some creativity and extra steps to earn all the badges in various levels.

A Multi-Level Troop will need to do extra steps when earning different badges across levels. It depends on how many requirements overlap. Some will only have one or two matching requirements.

If there is no badge in a level, we suggest that a level earns a Fun Patch related to the rest of the badges instead of an official badge.

• Daisy – 5 Flowers, 4 Stories, 3 Cheers for Animals! Journey (Brownie My Best Self and Pets works well for 2 of the 3 parts of this journey, just add a TAP)
• Brownie – Pets (and My Best Self if doing Daisy 3 Cheers Journey)
• Junior – Fun Patch (Animal Habitats does not correlate well)
• Cadette – Fun Patch (Animal Helpers does not correlate)
• Senior – Fun Patch (Voice for Animals does not correlate)
• Ambassador – Fun Patch (no equivalent)

Uniform Vest Placement

This badge should go where #10 is stated on the GSUSA Uniform Guide.

(Note – Badges and pins on a sash simply go in order (top of sash to bottom of sash) of Identification badges, bridging badge, pins, journeys, and other badges. Anything that does not fit on the front can be placed on the back of the sash. Sashes will not hold a lot of badges and vests are recommended if you plan to earn badges.)

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