Pets in the Classroom

Posted by admin on Apr 7, 2010 in cool stuff | 3 comments

We have been proud to serve Pets in the Classroom a Grant program developed by the Pet Care Trust, a non profit organization led by the Pet Industry to help promote public understanding regarding the value of and right to enjoy companion animals, to enhance knowledge about companion animals through research and education, and to promote professionalism among members of the companion animal community.

A few of the services we provide them:

Media engagements for Public Relations efforts
SEO and Website revisions for Pet Care Trust and Pets in the Classroom
Social Media Management
Analytics
Teacher and school engagements
Industry interaction to support this non-profit
Link Building Strategies

Benchmarks:

Substantially increased teacher grants applied for (began with just 5 grant awarded to now over 20,000 grants awarded in 3 short years!)
Developed Grants in turn to support the Pet Care Trust Programs
Significant engagements from bloggers, media and industry
Social Media growth, engagement, and promotion
Established contacts within the Teacher Associations, Pet Industry, and other organizations to promote this delightful program

Some really great posts of late:

Pet Age Magazine

New Goals for Pets in the Classroom

http://www.petage.com/index.php/digital-edition/

Associated Press

Groups lend a hand to teachers with classroom pets

By: Sue Manning

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=&oq=Groups+lend+a+hand+to+teachers+with+classroom+pets&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enUS458US458&q=Groups+lend+a+hand+to+teachers+with+classroom+pets&gs_l=hp….0.0.0.749………..0.YUagl7FPiW0

Scholastic.com

Welcoming a Class Pet, a Living Mascot

By Alycia Zimmerman

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/01/welcoming-class-pet-living-mascot

ohmidog! – A site for dog lovers

Bringing more pets to more classrooms
Considering that, a Washington DC-based non-profit organization is thinking pretty big: Within the next five years, the Pet Care Trust hopes to reach a point …
www.ohmidog.com/tag/pet-care-trust/

PetsLady.com

A Pet In Every Classroom: How One Nonprofit Is Trying To Make That …
Pets in the Classroom grants are given to public and private elementary and middle schools so that children may learn to bond with and care for small …

http://petslady.com/articles/pet_every_classroom_how_one_nonprofit_trying_make_dream_reality_60509

Missouri State Teachers Association http://www.msta.org/professional/resources.aspx?ID=121&Classroom%20and%20library%20grants

Zootoo.com

Pet Care Trust Brings Four-Legged Friends Into Schools
The money allows them to adopt or buy small classroom pets, or in some cases … In the 2010-2011 school year, Pets in the Classroom provided 3200 grants to …

http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/pet-care-trust-aims-to-bring-four-legged-friends-into-classrooms-2030

DigitalJournal.com

Pet Care Trust Names New Board Members
The Pet Care Trust, a non-profit organization that promotes the public understanding of the joys and benefits of pets through education, support, …

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/978435

WALB News for Albany, GA

Pet Care Trust Names New Board Members – WALB.com, Albany …

http://www.walb.com/story/20359382/pet-care-trust-names-new-board-members

Washington Post

The classroom is an animal habitat at DC school

“But I love animals.” The animals, whose cages fill most of the classroom’s back wall, didn’t arrive all at once. Blackmon said she started four years ago …

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/the-classroom-is-animal-habitat-at-dc-school/2012/11/12/fd410194-00f1-11e2-9367-4e1bafb958db_story.html

Mother Nature Network

6 ways kids can do good by helping pets
A nonprofit organization called The Pet Care Trust offers grants to help teachers cover the cost of small classroom pets such as hamsters and guinea pigs …

http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/6-ways-kids-can-do-good-by-helping-pets

Examiner.com “Grants available for Pets in the Classroom”

http://www.examiner.com/article/grants-available-for-pets-the-classroom

All Pet News (blog)“Promoting Responsible Pet Ownership at an Early Age”

http://www.allpetnews.com/promoting-responsible-pet-ownership-at-an-early-age

PetProductNews.com “Pet Expo Efforts Raise $12000 for Pet Care Trust”

http://www.petproductnews.com/headlines/2012/05/25/pet-expo-efforts-raise-12k-for-pet-care-trust.aspx

“Pets in the Classroom” Now up to 8,000 Grants and Growing!

“Pets in the Classroom Grant Program Now Available to 7^th and 8^th Grade Teachers”

Life with Dogs

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/01/pets-in-the-classroom-grant-program-now-available-to-7th-and-8th-grade-teachers/

The Pet Wiki