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Hartpury Animal facilities

Learn as you manage and interact with • Animal Management Centre: our vivarium of reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and fish • Walled Animal Garden: home to rodents, rabbits, ferrets, meerkats, prairie dogs and our giant Sulcata, Millie • Orchard paddock: green pastures with emus, llamas, chickens and goats • Commercial farm: access to domestic livestock including our dairy herd • Equine yard and therapy centre: horses at peak fitness or in rehabilitation • Canine Hydrotherapy Centre: opportunities to gain rehabilitation and business experience • Equine and Animal Assisted Activities Area: for training and research • Animal science labs: specialist equipment for teaching and research • Campus estate: study British wildlife species including birds, bats, and moths.

Gain access to over 70 different species on site, with opportunities to develop hands-on experience in our commercial animal therapy centres and labs. You’ll apply the theory to practice and gain real-life experience, ready for your industry work placement and dream career. We’re continually investing in your future with our ever-expanding facilities. In 2022, our students took part in the first practical training sessions in our new Equine and Animal Assisted Activity Area, to gain a deeper insight the human-animal bond, as well as health and safety.

"The facilities are amazing, you only have to look at the animal collection to see why it’s a popular choice." Jasmine, BSc Human-Animal Interaction (now called BSc Human-Animal Interaction with Psychology) student

Do what you love | www.hartpury.ac.uk/uni-animal-facilities