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Humane Education: Teaching Compassion
Programs: We offer a variety of education programs that fit the needs of the many people and groups in our community. Please click on the listing for more information.
Portland Children’s Museum
Every third Saturday of the month AWS host an hour-long program at the Children’s Museum in Portland on different animal subjects.
Classroom Visits- Our Humane Educator visits local school classrooms to teach a variety of informational animal-related programs. (more...)
Shelter Tours- School groups, community groups, girl and boy scouts and others are invited to schedule a visit and tour of the shelter. Take a behind the scenes peek at what we do! (more...)
Community Presentations- Our Humane Educator will visit local community groups to talk about the shelter or other animal related issues. (more...)
High School Community Service- If you are a high school student and need some community service hours, you can volunteer at the shelter and make a difference for the animals, while earning your hours! (more...)
AWS Kid's Summer Camps - Children ages 7-14 can attend our fun and exciting summer camps and learn all about animals! (more...)
Kid's Birthday Parties!
Bands of Mercy Kids Club
Bands of Mercy is an after school kids club that meets every Monday afternoon from 3-4:30pm. The club consists of students who love animals and want to be involved in animal welfare. Each week the club learns about a different topic ranging from humane animal care to the crisis threatening arctic animals. We spend a great deal of time with the shelter animals, learning about gentle handling, proper care and behavior.
 We also visit The Children's Museum of Maine on a monthly basis with shelter animals and fun activities! Check out our Calendar page for more info.
WishList: The Humane Education Department is in need of the following items:
- Animal Related Magazines
- Animal Related Books
- Art and Craft Supplies
- Carpet Squares
- Polaroid Film
- Animal Related Games
- Animal Related Videos/DVDs
Looking for more information? Check out our Information Links page to access helpful sites dealing with many areas of animal welfare.
Questions or Comments? If you would like more information, please contact our Humane Educator at (207)985-3244 x109 or send mail to awshe@animalwelfaresociety.org. Please visit our Contact Page for links to our Behavior Helpline, Spay/Neuter Helpline and Obedience classes.
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