Book your weekend Birthday Party or Scout Workshop by clicking the "Book Now" button to the right! Click "Show Calendar" to see all available times. 

Birthday Parties

Children ages 6 and up can join us to party like an animal at Dane County Humane Society! Birthday parties are available on Saturdays and Sundays.

Birthday Party Details:

90 minute rental of DCHS Training Room

$250 for up to 10 children

$300 for up to 15 children

Includes:

• Tour of DCHS & adoptable animals
• Interaction with DCHS education animals
• Opportunity to name a future DCHS animal
• DCHS birthday gift

All parties are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend scheduling at least two months in advance. Click Book Now above to see availability! 

Please note that if you book a party for up to 15 children, and less than 15 children are able to attend, we will not be able to refund to the up to 10 children birthday party fee. 

Scout Workshops

Scouts can join us to earn an animal-related badge while helping animals in need! Workshops are available Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. We are only able to hold small group (1-10 participant) workshops on our weeknight sessions. This workshop includes a tour of the Main Shelter, a chance to meet our education animals and fun activities to complete badge requirements. Are you looking to earn an animal-related badge? DCHS offers workshops for:

Any Scout: 

• DCHS Shelter Badge

Girl Scouts:

• Brownie - Pets badge
• Cadette - Animal Helpers badge
• Junior - Animal Habitats badge
• Senior - Assistance with Voice for Animals badge

Cub Scouts:

• Bear- Critter Care Adventure Loop

Each workshop includes a tour of DCHS, a project, interactions with our education animals, activities to complete the badge requirements and the appropriate badge. Workshops take approximately 90 minutes to complete. Adults can attend for free, but siblings are included in number of participants.

Scout badge workshops are available in two formats:

• $250: Weekend workshops (1-20 participants)
• $150: Weekday workshops for small groups only (1-10 participants)

Workshops can be held on Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. All sessions are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. We recommend scheduling at least two months in advance. Click Book Now above to see availability. If the times listed do not work for your group, please reach out to our Humane Educator.

If you have scouts in different levels, we recommend the DCHS Shelter Badge workshop, or contact our Humane Educator for more information.

DCHS Humane Education Programs Information

Education Opportunity Statement

At Dane County Humane Society, we know our education programs thrive from having diverse and inclusive participation. Diversity and inclusion are celebrated and embraced at Dane County Humane Society. We will not discriminate against or give preference to any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, handicap or disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, arrest record, genetic information, veteran status or other class protected by applicable law. DCHS puts people first and we are happy to work with learners to remove barriers and put any reasonable accommodations into practice to the extent that it is safe to do so.

Cancellation Policy

Refunds may be granted up to 24 hours after payment has been submitted, less a $25.00 administration fee, if requested in writing to the Humane Educator at education@giveshelter.org. After 24 hours from payment submission, fees are non-refundable but the event reservation may be transferred to another date in some situations. Dane County Humane Society reserves the right to cancel events due to various circumstances.

Allergy Information

DCHS utilizes peanut butter for animal enrichment throughout the shelter, and therefore is unable to provide a peanut-free facility. We are unable to make accommodations for children with severe peanut allergies. DCHS also uses various forms of hay throughout the shelter, and comes in contact with some of our education animals. 

Please email education@giveshelter.org if you have questions or need assistance.