Welcome to our Youth Programs!

Compassionate Community

HSBC adoption, education, engagement, and health services are designed to impart a humane understanding of animal welfare and build a compassionate community of advocacy for their wellbeing. We are excited to help you learn more about our shelter work and the animals we care for in an environment that is supportive, engaging and inspiring. Let’s learn something wonderful and build a compassionate community together.

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Programs

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Clinic Tour

Clinic Tours

HSBC offers clinic tours for groups that will be engaged in a presentation about the pet overpopulation problem we face and get a behind the scenes look of our clinic.

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Shelter Tours

Our Guided Pawsome Tour engages groups in an age-appropriate humane education lesson and provides a chance for groups to explore the shelter and see all the amazing adoptable pets.

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VIP Shelter Tours

Our VIP tour packs in all the fun of a shelter tour and cranks it up with animal playtime and activities that benefit the shelter pets.

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Animal Education Resources

Great for all ages!

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Education Partners

HSBC is proud to partner with local organizations that nurture and inspire our young people. We even have our own “No Bones About It” Girl Scout Patch!

Animal Assisted Therapy

The purpose of the HSBC Animal Assisted Therapy Program is to build a humane community while providing unconditional love, embracing the human-animal bond and establishing healing connections.

We provide animal-assisted therapy to a wide range of facilities and offer the Wags & Tales Reading program at local schools and libraries. 

Interested? Questions?

Please contact VP of Education Caroline at 954-266-6815 or email.