Animal Experience Day - SECONDARY SCH SESSION
Schedule
Wed May 27 2026 at 10:00 am to 01:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Cheltenham Animal Shelter | Cheltenham, EN
About this Event
Our three-hour Animal Experience sessions are a unique opportunity for young people aged 12-16 years old to attend the shelter during the school holidays to meet our animals and learn about responsible pet ownership and pet safety in a fun, relaxed environment.
This session is aimed for young people aged 12-16 (secondary school students.) If the young person is in year 7, but has not had their 12th birthday, they are welcome to book onto the session.
The session follows the same fun and engaging format as our regular experience days, but are specially designed for older students, allowing them to attend alongside others of a similar age.
During the session, the attendees will learn about how to safely interact with our pets and understand their behaviour, prepare animal enrichment items, as well as experiencing animal interactions with some of our rescue animals which includes dogs, cats, and small animals.
*Please note animals participating on our Animal interaction sessions are dependent on what suitable animals we have at the time of the session*
These sessions are perfect for young people who love animals or are considering a future career working with them.
Please note whilst parents are not permitted to stay our sessions are inclusive and cater for all disabilities and additional requirements. Therefore if 1:1 support is required for attendance parents/ guardians are of course welcome to attend.
Agenda
Kennel Cleaning
Break
Info: We stop for a short break so attendees are welcome to pack a drink and a snack.
An Enrichment Making Activity
Info: We make a toy or a treat for a pet, which attendees can take home for their pet or donate to a rescue animal.
Animal Interactions
Info: Animal interactions with a dog, cat, and rabbit(s). This should include meeting a rescue or ex-rescue dog, a dog training activity, meeting a cat, and feeding the rabbits some tasty treats. Please note animals participating in the session are dependant on suitable animals we have in at the time.
Learning
Info: During our sessions attendees learn about pet safety and behaviour. We also include a talk and discussion on caring for your pets which may include topics such as nutrition, enrichment, health etc. Our secondary school sessions allow us to go into more depth into training and our pets behaviour, which makes this session perfect for young people considering a career working with animals!
Where is it happening?
Cheltenham Animal Shelter, Gardner's Lane, Cheltenham, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 20.00
