Scout programs

We welcome Boy and Girl Scout troops to visit our shelters for tours and classroom programs. Find out more about these programs by visiting the shelter tour and classroom program pages on our website.

Earn your Girl Scout Junior Pet Care Badge at the Animal Humane Society!

The Animal Humane Society offers a Pet Care Badge program for Girl Scout Juniors. Our comprehensive 2-hour program features a shelter tour and other activities which meet all the requirements to earn a Pet Care Badge.  Activities include:

• "Don't Pass It On" - lesson on common pet diseases, including heartworm and rabies, and how they can be prevented
• "Animal Talk" - explores how we can learn to interpret animal communication in order to stay safe around them
• "The Facts of Life" - discusses pet overpopulation and why spay/neuter is so important
• "To Have or Have Not" and "What Pet is Right For Me" - explore the varying responsibilities related to different kinds of animals, and how people can choose the best pet for their lifestyle (or whether to have a pet at all)
• "Add It Up" - calculates the lifetime costs of owning a pet
• "Other Ways to Be Around Animals" - a shelter tour highlighting some of the many ways people can work with animals

Who: Girl Scout Juniors (grades 4-5)
Where: Any AHS location - call for availability
Cost: $10 per scout (includes badge)

Call our education department at (763) 489-2220 or contact Education online to learn more about the program or to reserve a time.

Service Projects

Is your group looking for a fun community service project? Why not gather the animal-loving troops and conduct a project that benefits Animal Humane Society? We can help you get started with project ideas and tips – click here for more information.

Please note that we do not have any opportunities for short-term volunteering at our shelters. To learn more about our volunteer program, please click here.