Australian Rat Fanciers Society
(AusRFS Victoria)
An organisation dedicated to the
welfare and promotion of pet rats.
Founded in 1996 ... for the love of rats!
AusRFS Education Team
School Presentations
The AusRFS Education Team are kept busy teaching in schools. The Pet Rat class is aimed at students studying veterinary science and companion animal studies, but is available to all students.
The class is accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation and is comprehensive, informative and entertaining. Students are given the opportunity for hands on time with some rats, with instruction on how to correctly pick up and handle a rat.
A full presentation takes around 2 1/2 hours but the duration and content and can be tailored to suit the needs of the class.
Please contact the AusRFS Education Team Co-ordinator via email to ausrfs@ausrfs.org.au
RECENT CLASSES
For a snapshot of the classes conducted so far this year please go to the Education Presentations 2024 page.To see the classes conducted in the last few previous years go to the appropriate page under the Education & Talks tab. To see all the photos from all our classes please visit our Facebook page.
CLASSES HELD
See below for a snapshot of some classes we've conducted
To see all the photos from all our classes please visit our Facebook page.
Johanna and Julian from AusRFS went to Box Hill Tafe in late February to deliver an education presentation to the students studying the Diploma and Animal Technicians. Much was learnt and the ratties had a great time being the centre of attention!
Australian Rat Fanciers Society
The Education Team ventured East again to Gippsland to Warragul Tafe on the 27th June. 11 ratties met the students completing a Cert IV in Animal Companion studies. Meet 'n' Greet time was eagerly awaited with more than enough ratties to share around. A great and informative day for all.
Australian Rat Fanciers Society
29 March 2021
Certificate IV Companion Animal Studies, Box Hill TAFE
Another class conducted via Zoom. 20 students studying Certificate IV in Companion Animal Service at Box Hill TAFE attended the class to learn all about pet rats.
All went well apart from running over time but that was only because the students had so many questions.
Thank you to AusRFS Education Team co-ordinator Julian for conducting the class.
2nd March 2021
Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing Pocket Pets Workshop
Melbourne Polytechnic, Epping Campus.
How wonderful to be back in the classroom face to face!
The AusRFS was pleased to take part in the Safe & Gentle Handling of Pocket Pets Workshop for the first year Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing students at Melbourne Polytechnic, Epping.
Everyone had a hold/wrapped a rat into a burrito. There were lots of questions and genuine interest.
Thanks to AusRFS Education Team members Julian and Megan, along with Megan’s ratties Fly, Pizza, Will-Bear, Curie, Rorschach, Dot and Jessica.
To see lots more photos taken during this workshop, please go to our Facebook page.
Box Hill TAFE Online Class
19th May, 2020
Regardless of the restrictions in place due to Covid-19, the AusRFS Education Team were ready for another challenge. Box Hill TAFE, asked us to deliver one of our presentations to a VIRTUAL class!
The presentation went well, with students asking questions via the chat facility. One student, showed us one of his two rats, which were recently rescued from hard rubbish!
We were very fortunate to have several short video clips to show the students. AusRFS member Lisa had graciously recorded them a week earlier and effectively were a welcome substitute for not having ratties in a normal classroom environment.
Many thanks to Julian for the presentation and Lisa for all the work she put in to the enhancement of the Presentation.
