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Dogs Trust, Ireland’s largest dog welfare charity, are celebrating having delivered educational workshops to 350,000 children in schools all over Ireland.
The Education and Community team from Dogs Trust along with their dogs deliver a variety of free curriculum based workshops based around responsible dog ownership and safety around dogs, to primary school children. During mid terms and school holidays, the team also visit libraries, Montessori schools and after school groups.
Suzie Carley, Executive Director at Dogs Trust said;
“Our nationwide education programme continues to be a primary focus for us at Dogs Trust. Investment in knowledge certainly pays the best interest and with our growing team, we now cover 95% of Ireland and we will continue to reach wider audiences going forward. We are delighted to celebrate this important milestone of having delivered free workshops to 350,000 primary school children since the beginning of the campaign in 2005.”
“Our aim is to educate the next generation of dog owners about the responsibilities of being a dog owner and in turn, continue to reduce the number of dogs entering Irish pounds in the future.”
Dylan Keating, aged 11, attends St Mary's National School in Clogheen, County Tipperary, received a visit from South East Education and Community Officer Heather and her dog Ted, and said;
“It was fun having a dog in the school, we learnt how to be safe around dogs and we got wristbands!”
If you are interested in a free visit for a primary school from the Education and Community team, you can contact them via email to education@dogstrust.ie or by phone (01) 8791827.
