Outreach Guidelines

If you are a member and wish to be involved in presenting outreaches on behalf of PNWHS then these are the requirements and expectations that need to be fulfilled. Please contact us if you have questions.

1. First and foremost, these are PNWHS events. We attend as representative of the Society as a whole and must be a member in good standing at the time of the presentation.
1. An apprentice/assistant can come to help with handling and presenting animals belonging to the member but cannot bring their own animals. It is the members’ responsibility to ensure their assistant is providing correct information
2. Presenters must sign up, either by Forum post email phone or sign up list, at least 24 hours in advance for the outreach. We understand that there will be times when someone can’t make it to an outreach they have signed up for. If not able to attend, please inform the outreach coordinator as soon as possible so that other arrangements, if needed, can be made.
3. The Society and its membership attend outreaches by invitation. Any presenter asked to leave, either by the host or by the senior member in attendance, and not doing so will not be invited to attend future outreaches and risks their membership in the Society.
4. We recognize that there is a wealth of knowledge and experience in our younger membership and encourage their participation whenever possible. Minors, however, need to be accompanied by adults responsible for their guardianship. Unless those adults are presenting animals they need not be members of the Society.
5. Presenting adults who bring their children are responsible for both their animals and their children.
6. The health and safety of our animals, our membership and our community as a whole are of the utmost importance. Please be considerate of other members in attendance by not bringing animals with known or suspected health issues. Animals that are aggressive either by nature or individual temperament are welcome for display but may not be the best candidates for direct interaction with the public. Know what your animal is capable of and how to prevent or protect against biting, clawing or any other aggressive or defensive reactions that could result in injury to any person or animal in attendance.
1. It is appropriate to be a defender and advocate for your animals by monitoring how it is being treated by anyone you allow to handle them.
7. Outreaches are an educational opportunity. While it is not expected to be expert on all aspects of your animal it is important that information, especially where care and husbandry is concerned, is accurate. Be prepared to talk about how to keep your animals healthy and happy.
8. Come early enough to set up and stay late enough to clean up. Clean up after your animal. Be respectful to all those in attendance. Most of all, come out and have fun sharing your passion with others!

If after all that you think you are ready, and want to know a little more about what to expect at an outreach hop on over and read our Outreach Expectations page to get a better idea.