Animal Care in Christchurch
What you'll learn
The course is the same online course wherever you study from. Its modules:
- 1. Subject 1 – Animal Healthcare
- 2. Subect 2 – Pet Selection and Care
Animal & wildlife near Christchurch
Places in and around Christchurch where you can see this field in action.
Orana Wildlife Park (opens in a new tab)
An 80-hectare open-range zoo on McLeans Island Road, Harewood, holding species such as giraffes, rhinos, cheetahs, lemurs, siamangs and the country's only gorillas. It breeds threatened native species, including kākāriki karaka, brown kiwi, pāteke, whio and pepeketua, for release to the wild.
Daily animal presentations and paid encounters let students watch keepers work with exotic and native species, and the park lists work experience and volunteering under its support pages.
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve (opens in a new tab)
A wildlife reserve at 60 Hussey Road, Harewood, featuring North Island brown kiwi, great spotted kiwi (roroa), kea, South Island kākā and takahē, plus a farmyard. It also keeps rare farm breeds such as Arapawa Island goats, kunekune pigs and Damara sheep as part of a breeding programme with an offsite farm.
A place to see native birds and rare livestock breeds close up; the reserve has its own conservation, foundation and volunteering pages.
SPCA Christchurch Centre (opens in a new tab)
The SPCA's Christchurch centre at 14 Wilmers Road, Hornby, handles adoptions, cruelty reports, lost and found animals and desexing. It is supported by over 500 volunteers and about 40 staff.
Students of animal care and welfare can apply for animal-centre volunteering or fostering roles listed by the centre.
International Antarctic Centre (opens in a new tab)
A visitor attraction at 38 Orchard Road beside Christchurch Airport that houses rescued kororā (little penguins) and huskies.
Visitors can watch rescued little penguins and huskies and learn about Christchurch's role as an Antarctic gateway city.
Banks Peninsula marine mammal sanctuary and marine reserves (opens in a new tab)
A marine mammal sanctuary around Banks Peninsula protects the Hector's dolphin / upokohue, and the Akaroa and Pōhatu (Flea Bay) marine reserves protect marine life.
Within a day trip of the city, students can observe Hector's dolphins and protected coastal ecosystems.
What our students say
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It is one of the most fun and easiest courses, It has all the information you need, plus if you do it in order there is no doubt you can pass it.
I enjoy it so much and its a course that has helped me decide on what I want to aim for in the long run. The tutors are awesome and help you throughout and give great feedback on each module/lesson you do! Highly recommend it!
When I decided that I wanted to study I…
When I decided that I wanted to study I was quite hesitant and wasn’t too sure at first but from the first phone call till even now has been quite amazing.. the tutors are just absolutely great and really friendly and caring… The course is easy to follow assignments not too hard but still challenging… I would recommend them to anyone thinking about online study for sure…
Easy to understand and great support
I have been conducting a 12 week course, the information provided has been easy to understand and extremely informative. If at any point i have run into difficulties, my tutor has been there to give assistance and advise me the best way to progress forward.
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