Animal Welfare Education Initiative A First for NZ
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 2:42 pm
Press Release: Waikato Animal Welfare Foundation
MEDIA RELEASE
30 March 2010
Animal Welfare
Education Initiative A First for New Zealand
The
Waikato Animal Welfare Foundation announced today its
intention to develop the country’s first major animal
welfare education initiative.
The Waikato Animal Welfare
Foundation has purchased a block of buildings and land on
Wintec’s Avalon Campus in Hamilton for $2.4 million.
A
portion of the complex has been offered for lease to the
Waikato SPCA. Wintec vet nursing, as well as animal care
and science students, will have the opportunity to work
alongside SPCA staff as part of their degree
programmes.
The new Waikato SPCA headquarters and
education unit has been named ‘The Animal
House.’
Spokesperson and Trustee of the Waikato Animal
Welfare Foundation, Jan Thomson, says this educational
initiative is a first for New
Zealand.
ENDS
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