 Animal
Yellow Pages: Resources
for Teachers and Students
Absolutely
Awesome Animal Awareness Camp of Alexandria
Sponsored
by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Four sessions are
usually offered each summer, for children between the ages of
10-12 years. Each session comprises one week, from 8:30 a.m. until
12:00 noon, Monday - Friday.
Anne
Arundel County Animal Control - Humane Education Programs
Programs
for Grades K-3, Graes 4-6, and Grade7-Adult Lectures
Call Candi Nilsson at (410) 643-1323.
All Programs are free of charge and last approximately one hour.
Companion
Animal Rescue & Education
P.O.
Box 3323
Reston, VA 20190
tel: (703) 318-3292
"Our mission is to keep animals from entering the shelter
system by providing support to their guardians. We provide the
public with education, awareness, rescue and placement of companion
animals. We promote spay/neuter and responsible care. Through
our work with other groups, we strive to end the killing of unwanted
animals."
Humane
education network
The
H.E.N., based in California, maintains the "Animals
in Lab Info Service" online database.
Maryland
SPCA - free Pet Basic class
Classes
are held every Saturday from 9:3 0 - 11 a.m.. For more information,
please call 410-235-8826.
National
Association for Humane and Environmental Education
The
National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE)
is the youth education division of The Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS). NAHEE publishes materials available to educators,
including KIND News , The Sharing the Earth In-service Guide and
The KIND Workshop Leader's Guide. It also sponsors Breaking the
Cycle of Abuse workshops and the Adopt-a-Teacher Program.
National Center
for Therapeutic Riding
Situated
on a beautiful 38 acre farm in Burtonsville, MD, the NCTR provides
therapeutic riding to both children and adults with physical and
emotional disabilities. They also hold a summer riding camp for
children. For more information, please call (301) 421-0380 or
email: nctriding@aol.com.
National
Humane Education Society
NHES
provides brochures and books for educational use. Please call
(703) 777-8319 for more information.
Paws
& Claws Animal Rescue and Humane Education of Northern Virginia
A
nonprofit 501c3 organization dedicated to helping pets in need.
PO Box 2504
Reston, VA 20195
tel: (703) 689-0500
President: Suzette Conlon
Email: Skofod@aol.com
PETA
kids
Online
resources for students providing materials to promote awareness
of animal issues, including in-classroom materials for elementary,
middle, and high school students as well as for college-level
students, and an online
magazine for kids.
Prince
Georges County Humane Education Program
tel:
301-499-8323
Reptiles Alive! LLC
Annandale, VA
tel: 703 560-0257
Email: reptilesalive@earthlink.net
Exciting and educational live animal programs perfect for schools, birthdays and all kinds of special events.
Scales
and Tales
Educational
programs about reptiles and other animals.
Soldiers Delight NEA
5100 Deer Park Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
tel: (410) 922-8825, (301) 888-1410
The
Shiloh Project
Based
in Fairfax Virginia, the Shiloh Project's mission is to break
the cycle of violence for juvenile offenders and children at risk
by instilling them with a sense of compassion, respect and responsibility
toward animals and others through the experience of training and
nurturing homeless dogs awaiting adoption.
Call (703) 591-3600 for more information.
Youngsters
Against Animal Cruelty
Antwonye
Kirkpatrick Executive Director, Director of Communications
Email: yaac@msn.com
tel: (202) 726-1229
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