May 2013
The BC SPCA wants your input on its next five-year strategic
plan.
As a charity that relies on community support, we always
have to evaluate and assess how we can use our limited resources most
effectively for the animals. Feedback from the public is an important part of
our decision-making as it helps us determine how we can best serve community
needs.
Since education is an important component of prevention,
your expertise is particularly valuable when planning for the future. We know
your schedule is busy this time of year, so we have kept our survey
short. It should only take 5-10 minutes.
Thank you in advance for your input.
Saving Lives &
Changing Hearts: Animal Sanctuaries and Rescue Centers by Rob Laidlaw
In his newest non-fiction book, Rob Laidlaw tells the
stories of unwanted animals and the people committed to helping them.
Recommended for grades 4 and up, this moving and informative
book begins by addressing the question, “What is an animal sanctuary?” and
establishing the differences between sanctuaries and rescues.
Each subsequent
chapter features the personal story of an animal or animals’ journey from
suffering to sanctuary or rescue, with specific details about the individuals
and organizations that have saved them.
The book touches on potential animal
welfare concerns when a facility isn’t set up properly and also offers readers
eight action steps they can take to help animals in need of sanctuary.
Featuring plenty of colour photographs and an engaging
design, Saving Lives & Changing
Hearts can be used effectively in the classroom for independent student
reading, research projects and group discussion.
Read
more BC SPCA book recommendations
Spring is here, and for many people that means getting their
hands dirty in the garden. When planting your garden at home or creating a garden
space at school, consider planting some food to donate to small animals at the
SPCA.
Cilantro, parsley, kale, carrot tops and leaf lettuce are
easy to grow and are a favourite among the animals – and donations save the
shelter from having to purchase the veggies, meaning more money to help the
animals in other ways!
Just snip some greens once a week and bring them down to
your local shelter.The staff and volunteers will appreciate it, and you’ll
make the bunnies, guinea pigs and other small animals very happy!
Don’t forget to send us pictures of your projects so we can
put them up on our website
as well as enter your club into a draw for some cool club prizes.
For students who love animals and are looking for ways to
learn more about them, BC
SPCA summer camp is the perfect place to spend a week this summer.
In addition to learning about pet care, animal health and
welfare, campers will come away with a wealth of knowledge about farm animal
welfare, wild animals, the environment and careers in the field of animal
welfare.
Camps are offered at 17 locations around the province.
Online registration has begun in the Lower Mainland, Victoria and Penticton.
Online registration for all other locations will begin soon.
If you would like to spread the word about camp to students
in your school, let us know if you have space in your school newsletter and we
can send more information, including a copy of our poster.
Learn more about this news item and other BC SPCA
news that you may want to include in class discussions.
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The BC
SPCA has classroom resources for grades K-7. The lessons integrate
animal issues and information into existing provincial learning
outcomes. Bite Free is on the recommended resource list for Health and
Career Planning for grades K-5.
Click on a lesson plan below to learn more.
Kindness Counts (for K- Gr. 2)
Companions for Life (Gr. 3-5)
You Can Make a Difference (Gr. 5-7)
Cluck - The life of an egg-laying hen (Gr. 4-6)
Bite Free (K - Gr. 5)
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