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How to Teach Respect for Animals
Bites and scratches can be preventable. Teach your children early on to care for animals in ways that foster love and respect. Show them how to pet gently, handle carefully and to give an excited animal plenty of space when necessary. Learning these skills early helps children foster life-long friendships with animals. It also goes far in keeping them safe from the wounds a frightened animal can inflict when it feels threatened.
Take the kids outside to observe nature on its own terms. The salamanders and frogs that inhabit the shores of lakes and ponds and the ants and slugs that live under your garden rocks are almost always a sure thing. If you live in a city where it’s difficult to connect with nature, check out a few videos from the library or tune into zoo and nature webcams on the computer.
Pick up a few books on animals from the library to share with the kids during nightly story time. Choose books written by authors with a proven love of animals -- writers such as James Herriot, Beverly Cleary and E.B. White. For younger kids, read titles such as "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion, "Stellaluna" by Janell Cannon and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
Encourage you child to pick an animal and find out all you can about it. Read books, do Internet research and visit the zoo to see the animal in person. Write a story, do an art project and watch a movie that pertains to your animal. Learn what the words "conservation," "endangered" and "humane" mean. Visit a no-kill animal shelter and talk to the staff about how each animal finds a home. Find out how you can help by donating food and supplies.
Experiment with keeping a pet at home. Choose one that's low-maintenance, possibly a cat, and that's relatively safe to keep in a household with children. Keep in mind that some pets, such as reptiles and amphibians, carry bacteria that can be harmful when transmitted to children. Whatever type of pet you choose, supervise your child closely in the beginning to keep him safe from bites and scratches and to keep your pet from accidentally getting cuddled to death.
Take the kids outside to observe nature on its own terms. The salamanders and frogs that inhabit the shores of lakes and ponds and the ants and slugs that live under your garden rocks are almost always a sure thing. If you live in a city where it’s difficult to connect with nature, check out a few videos from the library or tune into zoo and nature webcams on the computer.
Pick up a few books on animals from the library to share with the kids during nightly story time. Choose books written by authors with a proven love of animals -- writers such as James Herriot, Beverly Cleary and E.B. White. For younger kids, read titles such as "Harry the Dirty Dog" by Gene Zion, "Stellaluna" by Janell Cannon and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
Encourage you child to pick an animal and find out all you can about it. Read books, do Internet research and visit the zoo to see the animal in person. Write a story, do an art project and watch a movie that pertains to your animal. Learn what the words "conservation," "endangered" and "humane" mean. Visit a no-kill animal shelter and talk to the staff about how each animal finds a home. Find out how you can help by donating food and supplies.
Experiment with keeping a pet at home. Choose one that's low-maintenance, possibly a cat, and that's relatively safe to keep in a household with children. Keep in mind that some pets, such as reptiles and amphibians, carry bacteria that can be harmful when transmitted to children. Whatever type of pet you choose, supervise your child closely in the beginning to keep him safe from bites and scratches and to keep your pet from accidentally getting cuddled to death.
How to Open an Animal Shelter
Many people can start a small rescue group or organize rescues on a small scale. Running an animal shelter, however, takes skill, business knowledge, leadership, dedication and often a lot of money. According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, having good management, marketing and accounting skills also goes a long way to opening and running an animal shelter.
Analyze the Situation
This means not only looking at the needs of the community -- how many shelters are currently operating, whether they're no-kill shelters, how effective they are in placing animals -- but also at your own situation and your ability to run the shelter properly.
For example, make sure you truly understand the operating costs, including property rent or mortgage, utility bills, feeding the animals, cleaning and medical care. The Humane Society International recommends having funding enough for two years of operations before opening a shelter.
You will need expert support to maintain a shelter. This includes people well-versed in animal care, but also somebody who can help you deal with promotion and the administrative side of things. You should hire a lawyer, an accountant and a board of directors to help you get things started. If you plan to take volunteers, assess how much support the community might be able to offer in terms of fundraising and volunteering.
If you don't have experience in the ins and outs of operating a shelter, consider volunteering at a local shelter or sanctuary to get experience, make contacts and gain an understanding of day-to-day operations.
Get Ready to File
To be a proper animal shelter, you'll need to file to become a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit charity. This requires filling out specific forms and sending them to the IRS. The help of an attorney is invaluable at this point, as he'll be able to examine any local regulation requirements that might affect how you file. For example, depending on where you live, you might need a kennel license, insurance and more.
You also will need to develop protocols and policies, as well as the organization's bylaws and mission statement. This will ensure that your shelter gets a proper start and will improve your chances of developing community support and good relationships with other local organizations and companies who eventually might become sponsors.
Finally, you'll also need to understand local zoning laws. This will determine what kind of buildings you can set up to house the animals and how many and what types of animals you can house. Whether you're renting or buying a property, you also will need to ensure the cages and common areas are properly set up to comply with requirements and to ensure the animals' safety and comfort.
Raise Funds
Part of your initial plan should include details on how to raise funds to sustain the shelter. A well-developed financial plan should cover capital expenses -- large expenses such as housing -- and operating expenses.
Basic ways to get funds include membership programs, selling products such as T-shirts and calendars through the mail or booths -- and setting up special benefit dinners and events. You also should establish a team in charge of phoning or writing local organizations and individuals to ask for donations.
Analyze the Situation
This means not only looking at the needs of the community -- how many shelters are currently operating, whether they're no-kill shelters, how effective they are in placing animals -- but also at your own situation and your ability to run the shelter properly.
For example, make sure you truly understand the operating costs, including property rent or mortgage, utility bills, feeding the animals, cleaning and medical care. The Humane Society International recommends having funding enough for two years of operations before opening a shelter.
You will need expert support to maintain a shelter. This includes people well-versed in animal care, but also somebody who can help you deal with promotion and the administrative side of things. You should hire a lawyer, an accountant and a board of directors to help you get things started. If you plan to take volunteers, assess how much support the community might be able to offer in terms of fundraising and volunteering.
If you don't have experience in the ins and outs of operating a shelter, consider volunteering at a local shelter or sanctuary to get experience, make contacts and gain an understanding of day-to-day operations.
Get Ready to File
To be a proper animal shelter, you'll need to file to become a 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit charity. This requires filling out specific forms and sending them to the IRS. The help of an attorney is invaluable at this point, as he'll be able to examine any local regulation requirements that might affect how you file. For example, depending on where you live, you might need a kennel license, insurance and more.
You also will need to develop protocols and policies, as well as the organization's bylaws and mission statement. This will ensure that your shelter gets a proper start and will improve your chances of developing community support and good relationships with other local organizations and companies who eventually might become sponsors.
Finally, you'll also need to understand local zoning laws. This will determine what kind of buildings you can set up to house the animals and how many and what types of animals you can house. Whether you're renting or buying a property, you also will need to ensure the cages and common areas are properly set up to comply with requirements and to ensure the animals' safety and comfort.
Raise Funds
Part of your initial plan should include details on how to raise funds to sustain the shelter. A well-developed financial plan should cover capital expenses -- large expenses such as housing -- and operating expenses.
Basic ways to get funds include membership programs, selling products such as T-shirts and calendars through the mail or booths -- and setting up special benefit dinners and events. You also should establish a team in charge of phoning or writing local organizations and individuals to ask for donations.
How to Teach Children to be Kind to Animals
The love of animals seems to be innate for all children, but that doesn't mean they always know how to behave around animals. Children can be cruel to animals often because they don't know any better. It is important to teach children to be kind to animals so they grow up with respect for others.
Demonstrate kindness towards animals through your own actions. Always show your child that animals deserve respect. Pet and hold animals correctly and never speak of harming animals.
Show your child the correct way to pet and hold animals. Teach your child to ask permission before approaching another person's animal. Talk about why an animal may react negatively around people.
Discuss with your children why it's inappropriate to tease animals. Tell them that animals are living, breathing creatures capable of feeling pain. Ask your child to describe proper ways of playing and interacting with animals.
Watch your child's interactions with animals. Make sure an adult is present when an animal is around your child. Observe your child showing kindness to animals.
Contact your local Human Society or animal shelter. Ask the staff if they teach animal safety and kindness classes. Take your child to the shelter to learn about how to behave around different types of animals.
Allow your child to have a pet of their own. It can be as simple as a fish. A child who has the responsibility of caring for an animal learns to love and care for animals in general.
Demonstrate kindness towards animals through your own actions. Always show your child that animals deserve respect. Pet and hold animals correctly and never speak of harming animals.
Show your child the correct way to pet and hold animals. Teach your child to ask permission before approaching another person's animal. Talk about why an animal may react negatively around people.
Discuss with your children why it's inappropriate to tease animals. Tell them that animals are living, breathing creatures capable of feeling pain. Ask your child to describe proper ways of playing and interacting with animals.
Watch your child's interactions with animals. Make sure an adult is present when an animal is around your child. Observe your child showing kindness to animals.
Contact your local Human Society or animal shelter. Ask the staff if they teach animal safety and kindness classes. Take your child to the shelter to learn about how to behave around different types of animals.
Allow your child to have a pet of their own. It can be as simple as a fish. A child who has the responsibility of caring for an animal learns to love and care for animals in general.
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