By DONITRA DAVIS
DID you know you could read a dog’s body language?
Sean Longley does. “When a dog has its tail between its legs, the dog is afraid or intimidated, or when a dog’s tail is standing up it is aware or curious,” he said. “Also when a dog wags its tail, it is happy.”
Sean has been learning about animals and humane treatment at the Bahamas Humane Society (BHS) summer camp, where Shelley Hardman has been instructing the children. The week-long camp, which is from 9am to noon daily, is held at the BHS headquarters on Dunmore Road, Chippingham.
The students have been learning about marine animals, such as the sea cow, indigenous animals, the importance of adopting an animal and to spay and neuter. They read educational books, watch DVDs and interact with the BHS adoption animals.
The children also take part in Paw-Traits, a programme where they take a picture of an animal and display their character traits to explain why a person should adopt that animal.
This week is the last of three this summer and is for students, returning or new, aged from six to 13. The fee is $25 a day or $125 a week.
Two returning campers enthused about their experience. Rihanne Butler said “I have learned how to be humane and make a better community for all animals” while Rory Lowe’s view was “we are learning how to react when you are attacked or encountered by a stray dog”.
The children involved are from various schools such as Lyford Cay International School, Summit Academy and Meridian. The BHS camp is open during school breaks in the summer and at Christmas and Easter.
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