Animal Contact Compendium and Resources
Animals in Public Settings Toolkit
These selected items are examples of educational resources that stakeholders can use to encourage implementation of the principles outlined in the Animal Contact in Public Settings Compendium.
Fact Sheets for Event Organizers
- Animal Exhibitor Packet Cover Letter (Arizona)
- Animal Care Recommendations for Exhibits (Arizona)
- Tips for Making Your Petting Zoo Safe for the Public (Arizona)
- Disease Prevention for Fairs and Festivals Toolkit (Kansas)
- Petting Zoo Best Practices Checklist (Minnesota)
- Key Facts for People Exhibiting Pigs at Fairs (CDC)
- Safe Interactions with Animals at Your Agritourism Business (Minnesota)
- Tips for Keeping People Healthy at Petting Zoos and Farms (Seattle/King Co.)
- Guidelines for Petting Zoos and Farms and Other Public Places with Animals (Seattle/King Co.)
- Q Fever Safety at Livestock Birthing Exhibits (CDC)
Fact Sheets for Visitors
- Staying Safe at Petting Zoos and Fairs (Minnesota)
- Prevent the Spread of Flu between Pigs and People (CDC)
- Tips for Staying Healthy at Petting Zoos and Farms (Seattle/King Co.)
- Flu Can Spread between Pigs and People (CDC)
Courses & Websites
- Excellence in Exhibition: Preventing Disease in Animals and People (CFSPH)
- Safer Farm Animal Contact Exhibits (Safer FACEs) (Minnesota)
- Zoonotic Disease Train the Trainer Course (Maine)
- Integrating Safety into Agritourism (Nat’l Children’s Center for Rural & Ag Health & Safety)
PowerPoint Presentations
- Agritourism and Fairs (USDA)
- Healthy Animals, Healthy People: How to Prevent the Spread of Zoonotic Diseases at Farms and Fairs (Maine)
Signs: Disease Prevention
- Poster: Animals Can Carry Germs (Washington)
- Poster: KNOW How to Be Safe Around Animals (Arizona)
- Poster: Reduce Your Risk (North Carolina)
- Poster: Reduce Your Risk (North Carolina) (Spanish)
- Keep Pigs Healthy (Maine)
- Do Not Enter Sign (North Carolina)
- Farm Signage Bundle (Vermont)
- Stay Healthy Around Animals (CDC)
Signs: Handwashing
- Wash Hands when Leaving Animal Exhibits (CDC)
- Help Kids Wash Hands (Washington)
- Wash Hands After Visiting Animals (Washington)
- Poster: Welcome to the Fair: Wash Your Hands (Washington)
- Wash Hands Poster with Arrow (Washington)
- Don't Spread Germs – Wash your Hands (Minnesota)
- Don't Spread Germs – Wash your Hands: Spanish (Minnesota)
- Sanitizer Doesn’t Kill All Germs (Minnesota)
- Wash your Hands with Soap and Water (Minnesota)
- Wash your Hands: Multilingual (Minnesota/Maine)
Statutes and Regulations
- Aedin's Law: Animal Exhibition Regulations (North Carolina)
- State Statutes for Animal Exhibitions (North Carolina)
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