WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) – A 6-year-old Rhode Island boy with a passion for helping animals is doing all he can for them.
He is only in the first grade and started a “poop scooping” business.
In the backyard of a home in Warwick, 6-year-old Luca Arpin is ready to work.
With an unusual love for chores, the first grader appreciates all things tidy.
“It’s fun. I love cleaning. It’s like one of my favorite things,” Luca said.
That includes something that many of us find tedious – picking up pet poop.
“People hate picking up dog poop,” Luca said. “I don’t mind that. I don’t mind it at all.”
A few weeks ago, he started offering his removal services calling himself “Poopa Scoopa Luca.:
“$15 for one dog or $20 for multiple dogs,” he said.
“Luca just has a knack for reading animals,” Luca’s mom Robyn Bouchard said.
Bouchard works …