EDUCATION OUTREACH

What happens on a classroom visit? Click HERE to see!

Click HERE to schedule a visit to your classroom! Call early as we are frequently booked several weeks in advance.

Visit our Kids Korner to see drawings/letters from young animal lovers!

Children under 10 years of age make up the largest percentage of dog bites. For more information: visit our Internet Links to Dog Bite Safety list.

Here's a helpful article about "YOUR DOG AND THE MAILMAN"

Ian Dunbar reports there are 6 levels of bites ....level 1-- barking, lunging no teeth touch skin, no puncture ....level 2-- teeth touch skin & no puncture ....level 3 --1 to 4 holes from single bite, no bite deeper than .................. 1/2 of canine length -sometimes a tear ....level 4 --1 to 4 holes deeper than 1/2 of canine tooth (dog bit and clamped .................. .down) deep black bruising within 24 hours. Rips in both directions ....................(dog bit and shook head) ... level 5 -- Multiple bite attack with deep punctures, or multiple attack. Rips .................... in both directions. Vast amounts of flesh. These are the bites that .................. . people die from. .....level 6 -- killed victim and/or consumed flesh ....99% of bites are level 1 thru 3 ....20 people a year killed by dog attacks of those 20, 12 were children. ....2000 children were killed by their parents.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Education Director Carol Byrnes, Eddie the whippet, Sprocket the rex cat, Norman the hedgehog and Murphy the tortoise have just begun a new school year, visiting area classrooms and talking about responsible pet care, safety and kindness to animals. Calls from teachers began before the first day of school. We will speak to over 4,000 kids again this school year. Here's just one example of why our visits are so important:

"Dear Carol Byrnes, Thank you for coming to Longfellow and showing us your neat animals. I use to have a dog named Norman but he ran away. I still have a dog named Teddy, he got his leg ran over but he's o.k.. I use to have a cat his name was Mr. Tux he ran away too. All the cats I had ran away. I like Eddie, Norman and Sprocket. I wish I had animals that did tricks ..."

Children learn by example. If the example set for them at home isn't the best example, perhaps our Humane Education outreach programs will help bridge that gap and open their world to how a relationship with a pet animal could be. We thank the hundreds of teachers who contact us each year for caring enough to share lessons of kindness with their students. Children who learn to love and respect animals may have a better chance of growing up to love and respect each other.

Call early! Our calendar fills fast. To schedule a classroom visit, teachers should contact us at least 2-3 weeks in advance. Donations are greatly appreciated, as that funding makes our ongoing education outreach programs possible, but we do not charge for classroom presentations.