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'Friends of Animals' Workshops (Recommended for ages 6-12)

Understanding and providing the best for our pet animals!

In this species-specific series, explore the unique features of different pet animal species and their specific needs to live an enriched life.
Classes are curated and conducted by veterinarians and animal educators. Class sizes are kept small to allow for individual attention and support.

Workshops under the Friends of Animals Series:

Friends of Rabbits
Friends of Hamsters
Friends of Dogs
Friends of Cats

December 2023 Schedule

Date, Time	Workshop, Venue	Fee
15 Mar (Sat) 9.30am – 11.30am	Day at the Vets (Junior) Canopy Vet Centre	$68
15 Mar (Sat) 1.30pm – 3.30pm	Day at the Vets (Senior) Canopy Vet Centre	$78
19 Mar (Wed) 2.30pm – 4.30pm	Day at the Vets (Senior) Canopy Vet Centre	$78

Date, Time	Workshop, Venue	Fee
1 Jun (Thu) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Dogs Kovan	$98
5 Jun (Mon) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Dogs Tampines	$98
6 Jun (Tue) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Hamsters Upper Thomson	$98
6 Jun (Tue) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Rabbits Upper Thomson	$98
8 Jun (Thu) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Cats Upper Thomson	$98
15 Jun (Thu) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Cats Kovan	$98
16 Jun (Fri) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Rabbits KAP Mall	$98
16 Jun (Fri) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Hamsters KAP Mall	$98
18 Jun (Sun) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Dogs (Parent-Child) KAP Mall	$148
19 Jun (Mon) 9am – 3.30pm	Cats Day-Camp Upper Thomson	$156
21 Jun (Wed) 9am – 12.30pm	Friends of Cats Tampines	$98
23 Jun (Fri) 9am – 3.30pm	Dogs Day-Camp Kovan	$156

Venue
KAP Mall – 9 King Albert Park, KAP Mall, #02-04/07/25/26, Singapore 598332
Stars of Kovan – 988 Upper Serangoon Road, Stars of Kovan, #01-42, Singapore 534733
Siglap – 55 Siglap Road, Siglap Centre, #01-12 and #02-30, Singapore 455871
Upper Thomson – 246C Upper Thomson Road, Thomson Garden Estate, Singapore 574370
Tampines – Pantheon Education Centre @ 6 Tampines Street 92, Singapore 528893

Fees (All prices include materials)
Friends of Animals – S$98/workshop
Parent and Child Edition – S$148/workshop
Day-Camp – S$156/workshop

In this workshop, children will learn about:

Unique body features and adaptations of the animal
Dietary requirements
House-keeping and grooming
Basic animal behaviour, handling, and how to approach a pet animal in public

Activity highlights include:

Hands-on experience with using real pet care items (eg: choosing appropriate items and building suitable homes)
Learning to choose appropriate pet diets by comparing pet foods and ingredients
Pet animal interaction* and practise reading animal behaviour

Friends of Rabbits 2.0 (Ages 9-14) NEW!

Had a hoppy good time at our ‘Friends of Rabbits’ workshop but still want to learn more about these furry friends? This 3.5-hour programme will dive deeper into rabbit health, care, and behaviours. Children will also get to create enrichment items and toys for rabbits, which is also an important part of being a responsible pet owner and helps to strengthen the bond between pet and owner!

In this workshop, children will explore the:

Anatomy of rabbits (Dental, digestive, and reproductive systems)
Life stages of rabbits and the appropriate care needed
Advanced diet and treats selection
Rabbit behaviour (How do we tell when a rabbit is feeling unwell?)
Designing, creating, and testing of enrichment items for rabbits

*Due to safety and animal welfare considerations, live animals may or may not be used during the teaching of all workshops. A classroom environment can be stressful for an animal and studies have shown that replacements, such as puppetry and animal models can achieve similar learning outcomes. Where live animals are used, the activity will be under the direct supervision and instruction of a veterinarian to ensure the welfare of the animal and safety of the class. The participants’ amount of direct interaction with the animal is not guaranteed. We seek your understanding that in introducing the exciting world of animals to our children, safeguarding animal welfare and our participants’ safety remains an important priority to us and something which we wish to inculcate in our participants during our class.

Fees (All prices include materials)
Friends of Animals – S$98/workshop
Parent and Child Edition – S$148/workshop
Online Microscopy Discovery 1.0 – S$118/workshop

Gallery

Friends of Dogs Camps

Friends of Cats Camps

Friends of Rabbits Camps

Friends of Hamsters Camps

Testimonials

Thank you Dr. Han. Appreciate the effort from you guys. The boys had a great time and they have been sharing with us what they had learnt at the workshop. Thanks so much.

Attended the “Animal and Us” workshop and my boy absolutely love it! Dr. Han was patient and taught the children on how to interpret animal’s emotion and the responsibility involved in having a pet. It was an awesome experience as the boy had fun listening to the animal jokes that Dr. Han shared and at the same time gain a lot of knowledge about animals!

My girl attended the “ Animal and Us “ Workshop conducted by Dr Han during the Sept hols and has been telling us about how fun it is. She loved Dr Han's jokes and is able to share with us knowledge on how to take care of pets. Dr Han is very good with children and engages them with interesting videos and demonstrations like using the microscope to learn about fleas. Thank you for the wonderful experience! 🙂

Dr Han and his team were very welcoming and interactive towards the children. They were also very patient in answering every child’s question. The sessions were very informative and presented well. The relevance of story and the showcased animal was spot on, could tell the kids learnt a lot from that one animal. Even after the session, the children were still talking about the animal and looked forward to the next session. Dr Han and his team did a great job! 👍🏻

We would like to extend a warm thank you to Dr Han, a veterinarian, from the Animals and Us Academy for organizing an amazing zoom session for the p1s and p2s of Meridian Primary School. Not only was the session very informative but it was also very interesting. It made learning so much more fun for our young learners. The talk was very clear and concise and could hold the students' attention throughout the interactive and engaging session. It was a great job done and we are looking forward to having more of such sessions with you, Dr Han.

My kids attended the “Hamster and Rabbit” workshop and they simply loved it. They enjoyed learning about the feeding habits of rabbits and the proper way to look after small animals. Dr Han was ever so friendly and patient with their endless questions. The team from “Animal and Us” have done an awesome job. I know because my kids can’t wait to sign up for the next one!