Summer Series: Pre-Vet Behavior & Body Language

In response to requests from teens and parents alike, the Arizona Humane Society is delighted to introduce this exciting summer camp offering --- the first in our Humane Ed-visor Leadership Intensive Series --- and it is designed exclusively for teens. Our six day Behavior & Body Language Series is designed to prepare serious students of animals with the tools they need to better understand the behavior of animals for whom they care so deeply.

Our camp schedule of three, mid-week, half-days was structured at the request of parents who wish to have Mondays and Fridays open for summer travel and family fun! It is also scheduled to coincide with our Summer Camp Compassion for children ages 8 – 12, so that parents with children in both age groups can have summer offerings for their animal-loving kids!

Teens, ages 13 to 16, are invited to join us on this summer journey as they learn more about the body language and behavior of dogs, cats, birds, horses, rabbits, rodents and more! Our days will consist of visits from our internal staff of extraordinary subject matter experts and behind the scenes visits to other parts of our shelter. Our Humane Ed-visor candidates will engage with and study animal visitors from local, species-specific rescue groups and then put their learning to practice via clinical observations of our own shelter animals. And this year, we’re adding an expanded service and leadership component to each day by ending with roundtable brainstorming activities to discuss how each of us can help improve conditions for the animals about whom we have learned! Each teen receives a large binder which will be filled to the brim with pertinent information about the animals they study.

Sessions run from 12:30 pm until 5:00 pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the second and fourth full weeks of June and July, respectively. Sessions I and II are previewed in June and repeated in July. This way, teens can attend both weeks in either month, or mix and match by attending one session in one month and the other section in another. Because our framework is flexible and fluid, teens can attend one day, one week or both weeks and still feel GREAT about their experience!

There will be two sessions in June and then repeated again in July. All sessions are at our Nina Mason Pulliam Campus for Compassion.  Registration for a single day is $50, the four-day week is a discounted $175 and the full eight-day, two-week session is $325. Thirty-minute before/aftercare is available for $15 per session.

Upcoming Sessions

June Session I: June 9-12, 1-5:30 p.m.

June Session II: June 23-26, 1-5:30 p.m.

July Session I (repeated): July 7-10, 1-5:30 p.m.

July Session II (repeated): July 21-24, 1-5:30 p.m.

***TO REGISTER BY MAIL: Please print out, complete and sign the Complete Registration Form, Liability Waiver, Policy Agreement and Model Release forms and send them to the address above, attn: Humane Education. Please be sure to include payment in the correct amount. Checks can be made out to Arizona Humane Society.***

*Snacks are not provided (Due to varying nutritional needs and food sensitivities, we ask that parents provide all meals, snacks and beverages; water provided upon request).

Please direct any questions to humaneed@azhumane.org.

NINA MASON PULLIAM CAMPUS FOR COMPASSION, 1521 W Dobbins Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85041