Portal de Cartagena
www.portaldecartagena.com
A total of 25 students of 4th of Primary CEIP The Cartagena Asomada have visited in the morning the Welcome Centre and Treatment of Domestic Animals ( CATAD ).
It is a pioneering initiative launched by the Councils of Education and Health of the City of Cartagena with the aim of raising awareness among smaller the importance of having an animal at home. This opening day was attended by councilor Health, Ã ngel Nicolas Bernal.
In the words of Bernal, thanks to this activity the students will know firsthand that getting a pet involves a commitment to No only based on care or play with it, but also, for example, to know what are the diseases most affect animals and how to treat them.
Meanwhile, David Cervantes, head coach CATAD, has emphasized the need to familiarize children with owning pets. Having a pet is not a whim we bought in a store, it is a responsibility.
The center will work with basic concepts to try to make the most of this initiative playful.
The visit has been organized into two groups, and the hand of one of the workers of the center, the facilities have been discovered, while they explained what is a communicable disease, parasites or what are some basic rules of hygiene .
Although slightly disheveled, schoolchildren have waited in a line entry to the center.
Most already had a pet.
So, Mario admits to having a dog, a parakeet and two hamsters, but says it is the dog with the most plays. Victoria is one of the students who did not have pets at home, but believes that it is important to treat them well and play with them, while Paul, 9, defends it must have a good diet.
To make this initiative more attractive, those responsible have been prepared CATAD membership cards will be distributed among the students. Children are a good vehicle to convey to the family all the tips learned during this visit, says Cervantes, for those who work with animal always has its reward, regardless of the bittersweet experiences.
The CATAD hosts an average of 100 animals from dogs and cats, and l being most critical period in the months before the summer holidays, according to David Cervantes.
Also, the head of school has recognized that the number of adoptions has increased since 2002, when this center was born, although still insufficient because there are many abandoned animals.
A total of seven people working in the CATAD, which currently is designing a program to encourage volunteerism, with the public, how the adoption and what animals can be purchased.
The CEIP La Asomada is only the first of the twelve schools in Cartagena during the academic year 2012-2013 will visit CATAD.
Aimed at children aged between 8 and 12 years, Councillor of Health has said that if the program is well received, it will repeat in the coming years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
Privacy policy
- Legal notice
- Cookies