The mission of the Education Center is to educate the public to peacefully co-exist with wildlife, to reduce animal suffering and overpopulation of companion animals, and to foster compassion towards all species of animals. The Education Center hosts a variety of customized humane education programs for children and seminars for adults.

Educational programs for children are aligned to the Sunshine State Standards established by the Florida Department of Education, and each presentation is customized to a group’s age, interest and needs. The interactive programs for children include: You Can Be an Animal Hero, Wild Neighbors, Mother Nature’s Story, Free in the Sea, and others.

When the Caring Fields Education Center first opened in June 2006, programs for children and adults were held both on-site and off-site. More than 6,000 people were reached through Caring Fields education programs in the first 18 months. At the end of 2007, the Pegasus Foundation and the Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary staff made a strategic decision to revise the program beginning in January 2008 to only include on-site programs. This revision in the education center program allows more people to visit Caring Fields and learn first-hand about its programs that help animals and the environment. On-site programming also allows for the development of service learning projects that engage children and youth more directly in helping animals while learning about animal welfare issues.

Adult Education
Children and Youth Education

For more information about these Programs, please contact Susan Hargreaves, Humane Education Director, at 561-676-0633 or by email.

Thanks to Whole Foods for donating food for Education Events! (click here for more info)