Rich With Enrichment

Easy Ways to Enrich the Lives of Animals in Shelters and Foster Care

The shelter environment can create an enormous amount of stress for animals -- stress that can lead to many negative outcomes, including illness. If animals in your care are circling in their cages with anxiety, your guests are walking past the dog kennels with their fingers in their ears to block the noise, and you care about the animals at your shelter, this class can help. The 90-minute workshop features in-depth discussion of the educational value enrichment holds for the public, your staff and volunteers, and how it is an incredible opportunity to foster service learning while addressing the needs of animals. The workshop ends with hands-on opportunities and take-home information on ways to ensure animals in your care are rich with enrichment. Discover how enrichment improves the lives of animals and educates communities. And find out how to increase volunteer retention, adoptions, and public support while decreasing euthanasia rates and staff turn-over.