The Humane Society of Boulder Valley's Camp Muddy Paws offers a unique experience by giving campers a chance to make a difference in the lives of homeless animals through lessons around responsible pet guardianship, veterinary care, philanthropy and community volunteerism.

Summer Camp - registration opens on March 1

Our popular summer camp program is perfect for animal-loving kids ages 6 - 10. Camp consists of five, two-week sessions that focus on making a difference in the day-to-day lives of shelter animals - dogs, cats and small mammals.

Each camper will choose between activities such as learning how to be an Animal Adoption Friend, a Junior Animal Trainer and a Junior Veterinarian. We'll unleash the creative side of our campers, too! Campers may become an Animal Fun Time Expert, creating toys and games for the animals in the shelter. They may also become a Junior Promoter, learning hands-on ways to help get our shelter animals adopted in the community, creating digital photographs and videos for actual use on the animal adoption pages of our website.

Because of the varied dietary restrictions of many of our campers, lunch and snacks are not provided through our camp program. We ask parents/guardians to provide a lunch and two healthy snacks for your camper each day.

Cost: $525 per 2-week session

Session Dates:

• Session 1: June 4 - 15
• Session 2: June 18 - 29
• Session 3: July 2 - 13 (no camp on July 4) - due to the shortened session, this camp is $475
• Session 4: July 16 - 27
• Session 5: July 30 - August 10

Hours: Camp takes place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with drop-off starting 8:30 a.m. and pick-up ending at 4:30 p.m.

Have questions about summer camp? Click here to see a list of answers to frequently asked questions.

Questions / Contact

For questions or to be added to our camp e-newsletter list, please email camp@boulderhumane.org. You can also call the "camp hotline" at 303-442-4030 x613.

How to register your child

Camp registration is online only and opens March 1, 2012 at 9 a.m. at www.boulderhumane.org/camp.

There are a limited number of scholarships available that will be filled based on need and first come, first served. Click here to download the application. Deadline for submission is February 24, 2012.