The pet food industry is able to develop tailored pet food formulations that meet the nutritional requirements of pets due to their nutritional expertise.
FEDIAF hopes to encourage as many schools as possible to incorporate messages about Responsible Pet Ownership in their teaching. We believe that responsible Pet Ownership teaches children valuable lessons about responsibility and caring for others, which are important throughout childhood and as an adult.
BOOKLETS FOR CHILDREN
FEDIAF has produced three detailed booklets, which are comprehensive guides for children. Two of these booklets are for primary school children and live up to their names: “Fascinating Cats” and “Fascinating Dogs”! The third booklet is an essential guide for younger children (from age 3) on how to deal safely with dogs.
‘Fascinating Dogs’ and ‘Fascinating Cats’ aim to explain to children in an easy, lively and interactive way the origins of cats and dogs, their domestication, their biology, some breeds, their role in society and in particular how these pets behave and how we should behave with them. We believe that children can learn a lot about animal behaviour and understand more about animal welfare by studying the cat and dog, two of our most popular and familiar pet animals.
‘Dogs and Young Children – living together in harmony’ gives advice for children on the importance of caring for pets responsibly and therefore reducing the risk of receiving a dog bite. This booklet was distributed to every junior school in Hungary to educate younger children and we hope it will be used in many other regions too.
All booklets are available in English, Polish, Lithuanian and Hungarian. “Fascinating Cats” and “Fascinating Dogs” are available also in Romanian and “Dogs and Young Children” is also available in Slovenian. Please click through to download.
These classroom materials and their parts are protected by copyright. They may be duplicated for use in school lessons or internal school study groups. Circulation of parts or all of the classrooms materials to third parties for other purposes, particularly for commercial reasons, is prohibited.
FEDIAF Primary School programme cats
“Fascinating Cats” was developed by educational experts and is already used by teachers and children in German schools to great success. The teachers have appreciated having a stimulating, useful and well-documented subject for primary school use while the pupils have enjoyed having such a lively and interactive topic as part of their curriculum.
Download “Fascinating Cats” (English version)
Download “Fascinating Cats” (Hungarian version)
Download “Fascinating Cats” (Lithuanian version)
Download “Fascinating Cats” (Polish version)
Download “Fascinating Cats” (Romanian version)
FEDIAF Primary School programme dogs
This booklet ‘Fascinating Dogs’ is aimed at explaining to children in an easy, lively and interactive way the origins of dogs, their domestication, their biology, some breeds, their role in society and in particular how dogs behave and how to behave with dogs. Just as all children should be taught how to cross the road safely, we believe that all children should be taught how to understand and behave with any dog that they will meet including their own family dog.
Download “Fascinating Dogs” (English version)
Download “Fascinating Dogs” (Hungarian Version)
Download “Fascinating Dogs” (Lithuanian Version)
Download “Fascinating Dogs” (Polish version)
Download “Fascinating Dogs” (Romanian version)
FEDIAF Kindergarten programme dogs
The aim of this booklet is to provide basic, practical information and suggestions on how to look after a pet dog to ensure that children and dogs can live in harmony together. By using the advice and knowledge contained in this booklet,
we hope that children will learn to understand why it is important to care for their pets responsibly and thereby reduce
the risk of receiving a dog bite. This information booklet includes general information for children between the ages of three and six years old.
Download “Dogs & Young Children” (English version)
Download “Dogs & Young Children” (Hungarian version)
Download “Dogs & Young Children” (Lithuanian version)
Download “Dogs & Young Children” (Polish version)
Download “Dogs & Young Children” (Slovenian version)
