Humane Education at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control

08/20/2024

Our team had such a wonderful summer! Thank you to all of the families for allowing your children to spend time with us! 🐾

04/30/2024

Don't forget to sign up tomorrow for Read to the Animals! Spots fill up quickly.

As a reminder, registration for May's Read to the Animals dates for ages 5-12 goes LIVE on our website tomorrow at 12 pm!

You can learn more about this program and register on our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/read-to-the-animals.html

We'd love to welcome you to our shelter! ❤📚

04/19/2024

We wanted to share a few photos from our Pet Explorer Spring Break Camp our Humane Education team put together April 1-5!

Children ages 6-12 had a whole day jam packed of learning about cat and dog body language, proper habitats, different careers such as Animal Control Officer and Veterinarian, playing games and meeting adoptable animals! 🐾

We are only able to successfully run these youth programs because of community donations, grants, and the fees from the programs. If you would like to help donate supplies for our upcoming summer camps, that would mean the world to us. We are most in need of disinfectant wipes, coloring utensils and construction paper. Items are listed on our shelter's Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1CLHDEF56WE7M/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex?

Thank you to the students for a wonderful week of camps! Learn more about our programs on our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education.html

03/05/2024

Don't forget to register your animal-loving kiddo for our week long Pet Explorer summer camp!

We will have week long sessions from 9 am to 3 pm the following weeks:

June 3-7 (ages 6-8)
June 10-14 (ages 6-8)
June 17-21 (ages 9-12)
July 8-12 (ages 9-12)
July 15-19 (ages 9-12)
July 22-29 (ages 9-12)
*Please note that you may only register for one week*

This fun-filled animal camp focuses on learning about animal shelters, animal careers, responsible pet ownership, bite prevention, and so much more through crafts, games, lessons and guest speakers! Kiddos will also get to meet and learn about adoptable animals at our shelter and other animals brought in from our guest speakers.

To learn more and register, please visit our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/pet-explorers-day-camp.html

We are also searching for teen buddies (13-18) to help our camp counselors during camps! To learn more and to apply, please visit our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/animal-care-teens.html

02/02/2024

It is time to register your animal-loving kiddo for our annual Spring Break Day Camp!

Our humane education team is providing one-day camps on the following days from 9 am to 3 pm:

Monday, April 1 ages 6-8
Tuesday, April 2 ages 6-8
Wednesday, April 3 ages 9-12
Thursday, April 4 ages 9-12
Friday, April 5 ages 9-12

Registration is $40; please only choose one day to register so this opportunity can be provided to more children.

To learn more and register, please visit our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/pet-explorers-day-camp.html

01/04/2024

13-17 year olds can now register for this year's ACT Volunteering program!

If you know a teenager that loves animals and wants to get involved by volunteering, we'd love for them to come to our Animal Care Teens Volunteering program!

A small group of 10 teens meets the second Saturday of the month from 10 am to 12 pm to learn about FWACC during a tour, meet and spend time with adoptable animals, and make enrichment treats. Our first meeting of the year is Saturday, January 13.

To learn more and to register, please visit our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/animal-care-teens.html

01/02/2024

Register today for Read to the Animals!

Edit: All spots are now filled!

Registration is now OPEN for January's Read to the Animals! 📚 🐾 😻

Register the 5-12 year old animal lover in your life today before all spots fill up. You can learn more about this program and register on our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/read-to-the-animals.html

11/08/2023

We had a great two days at the Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana JobSpark event! We had the opportunity to talk about different careers at our shelter to over 40 schools! We hope we inspired many young minds to consider a career in animal welfare.

11/03/2023

Registration is now open for Deck the Howls!

Our Humane Education team is offering a one-day winter camp for children ages 5-12 on Saturday, December 9 from 10 am to 1 pm. This event is located at our shelter 3020 Hillegas Road, Fort Wayne, IN in our education and adoption center.

Children will be able to come to FWACC in their Christmas/holiday themed pajamas to enjoy reading to our animals, meeting adoptable animals, making enrichment treats and toys all while learning about our shelter!

Learn more and register on our website: https://www.cityoffortwayne.org/education/pet-explorers-day-camp.html

10/30/2023

Wonderful news for our department! Thank you so much to everyone who supported us at our annual Howl-O-Walkoween!

10/24/2023

Attention high schoolers: don't miss out on this once a year opportunity! Click the post below to learn more.

Our Humane Education department has teamed up with our medical team again to provide the "Job Shadow a Vet & Vet Tech" program. This is a wonderful opportunity for high schoolers that are interested in veterinary medicine!

The two available dates are Thursday, December 28 and Friday, December 29 either from 9:30 to 10:30 am OR 10:45 to 11:45 am. Please only pick one date!

Who: For grades 9th – 12th

Where: Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control’s triage and surgery suite 3020 Hillegas Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46808

What: Students who are interested in a career in veterinary medicine may learn from FWACC’s very own Veterinarian and Vet Techs as they watch animals get prepped for surgery and watch actual spay and neuter surgeries on cats and/or dogs. Students are encouraged to ask questions along the way. This is also a great opportunity for students to include on their future resume once it is time to apply for college.

Price: $30 donation to the Humane Education Department

We have limited spots available. Register here: https://fwacc.campbrainregistration.com/

Disclaimer: Teens will be watching real surgeries on animals. This includes seeing blood, organs, and needles/sharp tools. If you know this makes your teen uneasy, please reconsider registering for this session.

10/24/2023