Beltzville Lions, in cooperation with Pet Angel Animal Watch Society, will be offering a series of pet-related seminars beginning Wednesday at St. Peter's Resource Center, 177 Main Road, Lehighton (East Weissport), formerly St. Peter's Evangelical Church. Doors open at 5:45 p.m.

Seminars will be held from 6-8 p.m., with an intermission for refreshments.Since children and pets are a natural combination, the first seminar will be "Your Child and Animal Safety," explores that special relationship between kids and dogs. This kid-friendly seminar will be presented by Pat Bach, ASC and her therapy dog.Any Girl Scouts looking to complete badges, will find that this session will meet badge requirements.A second topic, "Feral Cats in the Neighborhood?" will teach the do's and don'ts of these vulnerable animals and their survival during the upcoming winter.The next seminar, "100 Percent Animal Training," will be held on Nov. 18. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m., with the seminar to begin at 6 p.m. To 8 p.m. This seminar will be presented by Rose Reese of Training From the Heart." Rose has been a certified T Touch Practitioner and brings awareness to alternative training methods in a positive setting environment other than traditional methods.This seminar will focus on training your pet with positive reinforcement. Kim Mulik of Carbon County Friends of Animals and Donna Crum, humane officer for Carbon County, will discuss who to call in cases of suspected animal cruelty, who to call when dog laws are broken, the benefits of lifetime licensing and where and when are all the local rabies clinics and options for spay/neuter clinics available in Carbon County.The third seminar will be presented by Diane Buhl of Making it Pawsable. She will present, "Animal First Aid and and CPR Basics" on Dec. 9. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. and the seminar will begin at 6 p.m. Until 8 p.m.Buhl is a certified instructor in Pet First Aid/CPR- Red Cross. She studied Animal Care, Training and Behavior and is qualified to do behavior and temperament evaluations. She has experience in law enforcement as a humane officer and dog law.Upcoming seminars will be held Jan. 13, "Wildlife, Who to Call and Why," and learn why you should not take wild animals home and on Feb. 10 the topic will be "Feral Cat Housing and Feral Cat Information."All workshops include all available resources to help low income Carbon County residents with pet-related needs.For additional information, call Gail Maholick at 610-533-9311.