North Carolina 4-H Presentation Guidelines: Small And Companion Animals
Purpose/Objectives:
To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibilities.
To acquire scientific and veterinary knowledge about small animals.
To learn how to care for small animals.
To develop creative skills in the demonstration of small animals.
To develop skills in public speaking.
NOTE:This category covers Dog and Small Animals. For example, the basic care of a dog, dog obedience, care of pets during a hurricane, picking the right pet, etc. are included in this category.
Eligibility:
Individuals or teams may compete.
9-10 - 4-H'er must be 9 years old prior to January 1 of the current year and not have reached their eleventh burthday before January 1 of the current year.
11-13 - 4-H'er must be eleven years old prior to January 1 of the current year and not have reached their fourteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.
14-18 - 4-H'er must be 14 years of age prior to January 1 of the current year, and not have reached their nineteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.
Rules/Regulations:
The demonstration must be no more than 12 minutes in length.
The demonstration must include information about a small animal which includes dogs, snakes, lizards, birds (including ostriches, emus, and rheas), mice, rats, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, and cats.
The use of a live animal is not allowed.
Score sheet is the standard 4-H Presentation score sheet.
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