Gyeonggi-do Conducts 'Pets Are My Friends' Children's Education Program

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Gyeonggi-do is conducting the 'Pets Are My Friends' educational program for kindergarten students at Banryeomaru Yeoju.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 29th that it will conduct the "Pets Are My Friends" educational program for 241 kindergarten students over 8 sessions from the 24th to November 19th at Banryeomaru Yeoju.

"Pets Are My Friends" is an educational program for daycare centers and kindergarten students, first planned at Banryeomaru Yeoju, consisting of a day with a pet dog, stories about working dogs, and safety education programs.

The children participating in the program learn basic knowledge about pet dog care (toilet training, feeding, sleeping, walking, cleanliness, and accident prevention), take quizzes, use monitors, and visit exhibition halls about professional working dogs. By directly meeting and interacting with pet dogs, they are expected to deepen their understanding of the relationship between dogs and humans, promote social development, emotional stability, and foster respect for life and a sense of responsibility.

The educational program can be found on the Banryeomaru website, and daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools can inquire with Banryeomaru to participate.

Lee Eun-kyung, Director of the Companion Animal Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "At Banryeomaru, we conduct year-round pet education courses ranging from respect for life to basic knowledge, hobbies, and professional courses," adding, "We will expand various courses that not only pet owners but also non-pet owners can participate in to establish a proper pet culture."

At Banryeomaru Yeoju, they operate life respect education for kindergartners and students (prevention of animal abuse and abandonment), life cycle education (basic care, nurturing, pet etiquette, elderly care, etc.), animal-assisted education for children with disabilities (animal love), adopter education (public manners, behavior correction, sports), professional specialized education (groomers, trainers, pet sitters, etc.), and university field education (school-linked). This year, 1,831 people completed 176 sessions of education.

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