2. Animal Outreach Club provides students with resources to help
animals in need in the community around you
The purpose of the Animal Outreach Club is to promote and foster animal welfare locally and
globally through the support of animal interest groups. Initiatives include humane education, Empties for
Animals, and fund raising efforts. The club will plan and support opportunities to volunteer, take field trips,
attend workshops, sponsor speakers, incorporate animal protection issues into humane education and
legislative initiatives..
Animal Outreach Club Website
Adoption
Education
Holiday Sale 12/3
Empties for Animals
Volunteer Opportunities
Find us on Facebook.
”Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that
matter.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

3. Programs available at HVCC
Animal Policy Certificate
With increasing knowledge and awareness in this area, the link between cruelty to animals and human violence is becoming more
established and actions are being taken to prevent, educate, and seek justice
Veterinary Assistant
Prepare for a new career working with animals with the help of the Veterinary Assistant online training program. You'll learn about animal care
and how to recognize signs of illness and disease.
Pet Certificate Program-includes Pet First Aid & CPR
Offers a variety of resources to help begin or enhance your career working with animals including but not limited to pet-sitting, kennel work,
daycare, training, working for a veterinarian and other animal-related fields.
The course content includes: pet health and illness, communication, behavior management, safety, basic hygiene care for pets, and even
writing a resume and preparing for an interview.

4. GET INVOLVED
Top Ways to Help Animals in Your Community
Report Animal Cruelty- Keep a list you can reference
to call incase of an emergency; humane law enforcement officer, veterinarian, the
police department.
Neighborhood Watch- Keep an eye out around your community for any
suspicious behaviors- abuse and neglect, mistreatment of wildlife, animal left in car during extreme
weather conditions.
Volunteer- A great way to make a difference in the lives of many animals. From walking dogs,
and organizing fundraising events, to fostering animals, shelters across the country are in desperate need of
volunteers. LOCAL RESCUES: Rensselaer County Humane Society, Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, Happy Cat
Rescue, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary…

5. GET INVOLVED
Promote Spay/Neuter- Millions of adoptable animals are euthanized in
shelters every year. By spay/neutering animals, whether they are yours, or a stray you have come across and
was able to capture, you’ll make sure you are not contributing to the problem. Rensselaer County Humane
Society is providing low cost spay/neuter as well as vaccines for Hudson Valley C.C. Students. Promoting this
around campus, and hanging up flyers allows students to be aware of this great opportunity.
Animal Advocacy- Raise awareness for animal rights. Call or write local law
enforcement officials. Let them know that animal cruelty is a crime and investigating these cases should be a
priority. Help fight for the passage of strong anti-cruelty laws on federal, state, and local levels. The ASPCA has
the ADVOCACY BRIGADE, as a member you’ll receive updates on current laws to pass.