Pets at Home stores across Wakefield to host free workshops for children this May half-term

Children can learn about animal behaviour and companionship by discovering which animals can ‘buddy up’ and enjoy living together and which prefer their own space.

The ‘My Pet Pals’ workshops include exciting activities such as creating and designing animal characters, fun activity sheets and learning how to safely handle small pets like guinea pigs, rabbits, rats and hamsters.

Every child will also receive a certificate and sticker for taking part.

Starting on Saturday, May 24 the workshops will run every day until Sunday, June 1.

Dr Samantha Butler-Davies BVSc MRCVS, veterinary services director at Pets at Home, said: “We hope that children nationwide enjoy our half-term My Pets Pals workshop - this time designed to teach children the difference between animals that can cohabit and those that cannot.

"We remain committed to educating the next generation about responsible pet ownership.”

To book a place, visit: https://community.petsathome.com/events/child-workshop/my-pet-pals-may-half-term/