New Hampshire Spca

The learning center for pets and people provides a community resource for training classes and behavior counseling for privately owned pets. The programming accomplished here ranges from beginning puppy classes through high level agility courses and specialty classes for difficult dog behavior. The focus is on pet retention and building a bond between human and animal. Additionally, our trainers assess the behavior of adoptable dogs and make recommendations about the type of home and family into which they may best fit. In addition to pet education, our learning center is the hub of our extensive humane education programming. In our classrooms, children are taught kindness, respect and caring for animals by our educators and in the community each year. Programs include children from 2 - 16. Summer camp, animal-centric children's clubs, junior volunteer opportunities, birthday parties and advocacy clubs are all offered here on our campus. Also, on our campus, tours are offered for scout troops, school groups, clubs and daycares, etc. Our educators are also invited to speak to school assemblies, classrooms, library groups and more. All with the same messaging, kindness and caring and respect for every living thing. Additionally, we provide programming for individuals living with memory loss at our alzheimer's caf. Beginning in 2019, we have been holding these monthly gatherings for individuals in all stages of the alzheimer's or other memory impairment, and their caregivers. It is wonderfully rewarding to see the participants connect with animals, often in ways that they haven't been able to experience in a long time.

The field services division of the new hampshire spca works to reduce animal cruelty and neglect and to rescue animals that are being victimized. Working in conjunction with police departments state-wide our investigator responds to hundreds of suspected cases of cruelty or neglect each year. In a typical year, our cruelty investigator receives approximately 800 reports of cruelty or neglect. In addition to direct investigative work, our investigator will advise owners of lost pets, providing traps and other tools to help track and capture a scared, lost pet. Our investigator also works with other agencies in the state to strengthen the laws that protect animals.