| Humane Education
Learning about KHS, Pet Guardianship
& Humane Care of All Animals!
Thank you for your interest in the Kentucky Humane Society! KHS offers tours, community event participation, presentations and behavior demonstrations for groups interested in learning more about KHS, responsible pet guardianship and humane care of all companion animals.
Shelter Tours
Presentations
Event Participation
Wish List Drive
Community Service
Behavior Demos & Pet Visits
General Requirements & Request Form
Shelter Tours - KHS Main Campus
KHS currently offers on-site tours for interested groups. These tours are only available at our main campus, located in South Louisville. Each group gets the opportunity to:
- participate in a 20-30 minute tour and presentation about KHS
- interact with adoptable pets during the tour
- ask any questions during a brief question-and-answer session following the tour
For tours, the requirements are as follows:
- Tours can only be scheduled Monday-Friday during our regular adoption hours
- Minimum: 10 participants (excluding chaperons)
- Maximum: 15 participants (excluding chaperons)
- One chaperon is needed for every 10 children/persons needing supervision
Group Presentations
KHS representatives are available to give presentations on KHS, pet care, volunteering, animal issues and more. Presentations will last no longer than 20 minutes and include a 10-minute Q&A session.
For off-site presentations, the requirements are as follows:
- Minimum: 25 participants
- Maximum: 50 participants
- One chaperon is needed for every 10 children/persons needing supervision
Event Participation
KHS representatives are available to host a booth at community events throughout the year. Please submit a request form for consideration.
Wish List Drive
Students can earn community service hours upon completion of "wish list" drives!
Groups can participate in a monetary or "Wish List" drive to help needy animals. Once the project has been completed, we will schedule a date for the group to drop off the in-kind donations and participate in a brief tour at the KHS main campus, allowing them interact with the animals they are helping.
*Please note that all "wish list" tours must be scheduled in advance according to the requirements stated above for all engagements.
Click here for an up-to-date list of items needed to help KHS continue caring for thousands of unwanted and neglected animals.
Community Service
You can complete community service hours by helping KHS! If interested in learning how you can earn community service hours, contact the Volunteer Manager at (502) 515-3145.
KHS does not handle court-ordered community service hours.
Behavior Demonstrations & Pet Visits
KHS can schedule behavior demonstrations, on- or off-site, for your group. However, we do not handle pet visits at this time.
If you are interested in pet therapy, please contact W.A.G.S. (Wonderful Animals Giving Support) of Kentucky at (502) 562-WAGS.
Scheduling Tours, Presentations, Behavior Demos or Event Participation
We require the following for all engagements:
- Must be scheduled at least 90 days in advance
- Children must be at least 8 years old
To schedule a tour, presentation, event participation or behavior demonstration, click here to download our humane education request form. (Adobe Reader needed to view PDF documents. Click here to download the free software.)
Once you complete the form, fax it to the attention of Volunteer Manager at (502) 366-3653 or send it by snail mail. An e-mail confirmation will be sent if a valid e-mail address is provided.
KHS also offers summer camps, June through August. Click here to learn more!
KHS now offers birthday parties for children! Click here for more information.
Questions or comments? Contact the Education Manager at (502) 515-3149.
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