Pet Teams
Pupils learn about responsibility and how people work in teams to care for animals. Pupils also learn about the importance of understanding about the needs of an animal before choosing one as a pet.
Introduction
As part of this lesson pupils develop an understanding about how everybody has some responsibility towards caring for animals; and those responsibilities have to be carefully considered before choosing to buy a pet. A range of games, quizes and videos help pupils understand the importance of team work when caring for animals.
Download the Pet Teams lesson pack (ZIP - 3.07 MB)
Who's responsible?
See who is responsible for your pet's needs, is it you, your friend, family or the vet?
Vets work in teams too!
Watch the video and see how our PDSA vets work as a team to treat sick and injured pets.
See a PDSA PetAid team in action
What does your pet need?
Choose a pet and see if you know what that pet needs to keep them happy and healthy.
Think carefully before buying a pet
Before buying a pet there are lots of things to consider, it is important that you can provide for all of their needs. Our PDSA vet talks about buying a pet.
Now that you have seen the video, test your knowledge and see if you know what different pets will need.
Pet care tips
To find out more about how to look after your pets check out the pet care tips below:
Cat pet care tips
(PDF - 1.25 MB)
Dog pet care tips
(PDF - 1.13 MB)
Rabbit pet care tips
(PDF - 1.31 MB)
Or check out our downloads page with lots more information.
There are 8 links on this page which are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. In order to view them you will need the free
Acrobat Reader
software installed on your computer.
Download the Schools Club leaflet for more information (PDF - 7.68 MB)
Download the Education Programme leaflet for more information (PDF - 7.88 MB)
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