Leslie's historic UK Guide Badge Syllabuses

Note: For the purpose of this bade, animal may mean amphibian, bird, fish, insect, mammal or reptile.

1) With the owners' permission, get to know several different kinds of pet. Decide which would be right for you and which would be best for an old person living alone.

2) Either

If an animal already lives in your hose, explain to the tester how you attempt to care for it.

Or

a) how much space your pet will need

b) the amount of exercise it will require

c) the type and cost of food it will eat

d) how to keep it clean 

e) how much company it will need.

3) Find out about the best conditions for keeping two of the following animals happy and healthy:

* cat

* dog

* rabbit or guinea pig

* hamster, mouse or gerbil

* goldfish, cold-water or tropical fish

* stick insect

* canary, budgerigar or parrot.

You can make the information known to the tester in any way you choose.

Note: For the purpose of this badge, animal may mean amphibian, bird, fish, insect, mammal or reptile.

1) Take a full share in looking after your pet or another animal for at least three months.  The other animal might belong to someone else, for example, you might help to look after an older person's dog, or it could be a classroom animal.

2) Arrange for the tester to meet your animal and tell her or him how you look after it.  Do not forget to mention anything special it does.

3) Know what to do if you find a stray animal or lose your own animal.

4) Explain to the tester the differences between the work of the following:

a) PDSA or Blue Cross

b) RSPCA

c) a veterinary surgeon.

5) Know the obedience training for your pet where appropriate.

Note: For the purpose of this badge, animal may mean amphibian, bird, insect, mammal or reptile.

1) For three months or more, look after an animal suitable for keeping as a pet.

2) Know the causes and treatment of two common diseases or two reasons why your animal could be unwell.

3) Visit an animal or bird sanctuary, refuge, reserve or somewhere similar.  Describe to the ester what you learned there about the care of animals or birds.

4) Understand that close contact with some animals can pose health hazards for some people.  Find out and discuss wither the tester two possible health problems and how these could be avoided.

5) Pet owners have responsibilities.  Discuss with the tester topics such as:

a) noise and nuisance

b) obedience training

c) local by-laws relating to animals.

Note: For the purpose of this badge, animal may mean amphibian, bird, fish, insect, mammal or reptile.

1) Take full responsibility (for at least three months) for an animal suitable for keeping as a pet.

2) Understand and be able to explain to a younger person how and why breeding is controlled in your selected animal.

3) explore the possibilities of showing your selected animal.  This should include the breed standards and any special requirements.  Visit a show and note what arrangements are made to prevent the animal suffering, for example, from heat or lack of water, during the show.

4) Using any interesting method, tell the story of St Frances, or an equivalent story in another religion, to a group of younger people.

5) Explain to a younger person why a working animal does not often make a suitable pet.