A PET store is offering local Brownie groups free workshops to help them gain their animals badge.

Pets at Home, on the Braintree Retail Park, is offering workshops which are specially tailored to Brownies at the store, where they will receive advice from experts on how to care for pets responsibly.

The children will be working towards their Friend to Animals badge and will need to learn about the five welfare needs of the animals - shelter, food and water, good health, appropriate company and the right environment.

To obtain the badge, Brownies must complete a number of tasks which might include making a poster about their favourite pet, helping a pet charity, or creating a quiz about endangered animals.

Keith Allison, store manager at Pets at Home Braintree, said: “Our friendly colleagues are always happy to share their extensive knowledge of pet care.

"The free workshops and workbooks will help local Brownies find out all the information they need to achieve some of their badge activity tasks, teaching them how to care for pets responsibly.”

For further information on book a free workshop contact the manager of the Braintree store.