SPCA PAWS After School Program

PAWS (Promoting Animal Welfare with Students) After School Program

Mondays, January 15 -29, 4 – 6pm

The SPCA PAWS Tier One program is for animal lovers 7 to 9 years. It introduces children to how a shelter operates and teaches how to recognize animal behavior and body language. It helps the children conduct “consent tests” with the animals and emphasizes the importance of letting the animal come to you voluntarily. The children help socialize the animals and allow them to increase their confidence with a variety of people. Basic animal training techniques are developed, and advertising posters are created to promote the shelter animals to potential adopters.