This is Luca Arpin, better known to his neighbors as “Poopa Scoopa Luca.“
His moniker is well-earned, as the 6-year-old styled himself the neighborhood’s #1 number to call for cleaning up after dogs and cats.
“People hate picking up dog poop,” said the first-grader from Warwick, Mass. Speaking with WJAR, Arpin said he has an appreciation for all things tidy, and prefers cleaning up above other activities.
His rate is $15 for one dog, or $20 for multiple dogs. He even has his own business card.
His mother says that volunteering is one of their family’s core values. She and Luca have an enduring love for animals and together have fostered 98 four-legged friends through her work at a local animal shelter.
First to fold laundry or mop a floor, Luca’s mother said that his tendencies to offer his help pro bono at the shelter slowly landed him in a predicament where he wanted to afford to permanently adopt a cat, but couldn’t afford to do so.
Asking mom how he could earn money, the two settled on that poo patrol, which he says is work he doesn’t mind at all.
“I have the coolest kid in the entire world,” said his mother proudly.
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It didn’t take long for Luca to save enough money to bring ‘Pebble’ a little female kitten he decided he couldn’t live without, into the busy embrace of their home. Luca continues to work, raising money which he hopes can go to help other animals.
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Luca, you are my brutha from anutha mutha! You are the best. Keep it up, buddy.
I already know that YOU KNOW these beautiful 4-legged ones are our family & we must help them.
You are the best! I shake your hand & give you a hug. :>)
Your Mommy raised a great being. Thank you!!!
Enterprising lads and lasses are our world’s greatest natural resource. You’ll be doing even more for the world kiddo than just scoopin’ by the time you grow up!