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Humane Education

Our Education Unit teaches school children about pet care, animal welfare principles and the goals and mission ofthe SPCA. Education Officers visit schools throughout the greater Cape Town area to give talks and present either a DVD or puppet show.

School children are encouraged to bring their pets for free sterilisation and parasite control as part of our Ani-pals education programme.

In 2007, the Cape of Good Hope SPCA’s education programme was awarded top honours by the World Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (WSPA), which considered the animal welfare educational efforts of 90 countries.

For more information please contact one of our Education Officers by emailing educ1@spca-ct.co.za or call 021 700 4181.

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA’s Ani-pal School Enrichment Programme – launched in 2003 – is available in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa. It teaches children about the basic needs of animals (through the five Ani-Pal Care Rules: food and water; shelter; health; exercise and sterilisation), and extends to social and health issues.

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The Ani-Pal Programme

The programme consists of two legs:

  • an exciting puppet show, starring Sipho, Chané, Side-Walk and Ginger, aimed at Grade 2 to 5 pupils. This teaches them the five Ani-Pal care rules. Role-play using puppy ears, and educational posters highlight the five rules and the relation between healthy pets and healthy children;
  • a special SPCA Mobile Clinic day at the school. Schools in underprivileged areas – and community members from the surrounding area – are encouraged to bring their pets to the Mobile Clinic for treatment. The dipping, deworming and sterilisation of pets is done free of charge in these cases.

To recognise responsible, caring behaviour, children who bring their pets to the Mobile Clinic for treatment on these days are rewarded an Ani-Pal toy puppy. This ensures that the Ani-Pal pet care rules remain uppermost in their minds and they continue to be responsible pet owners.

Although these educational efforts are targeted at schools in the Western Cape’s disadvantaged communities, the Ani-Pal material and puppet show is also available to children throughout the greater Cape Town area.

To register for the Ani-Pal programme please e-mail educ1@spca-ct.co.za or call 021 700 4181 and speak to an SPCA Education Officer.

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School Community Service and Job Shadowing

The Cape of Good Hope welcomes enthusiastic, hard working learners who would like to volunteer and complete their School Community Service hours.

Because we get so many requests, we have a few rules:

  1. Students must contact us at least one month before their hours need to be completed. No ‘last minute’ requests are accepted.
  2. No community service and job shadowing is conducted over weekends or public holidays.
  3. Students must be 16 years of age.

Are you motivated? The first step is to motivate, in writing, why you’d like to complete your hours at the SPCA. Please also mention how many hours need to be completed and also provide a letter from your school (on the school letterhead).

We can only accommodate two students per week. You can complete your community service or job shadowing projects during school holidays – but not over weekends or public holidays.

For further information, kindly contact Juan August on 021 700 4180 or email events@spca-ct.co.za




 
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