Help Them While They’re Young
The Children and Animals Together program was developed to fight animal cruelty in Phoenix, and includes assessment, intervention, consultation, referral, and follow-up for children ages 6-17 who have a history of animal abuse. More...

Behavior Department: Making Babies? First, Make Baby-Ready Pets
For a pet who’s used to being the center of attention, the arrival of a newborn child can be an upsetting experience. But some shelters are showing expectant parents how to adjust their routines beforehand to make their pets baby-ready—and prevent them from being relinquished unnecessarily. More...

Online Extra - Wider Horizons in Western Pennsylvania
A Western Pennsylvania Humane Society (WPHS) program broadens teens’ attitudes about animals and life. More...

Reach Kids with Humane Lessons and Earn Extra Funds
The KIND News Adopt-a-Classroom program from Humane Society Youth offers an effective way to start a communitywide youth education initiative—and raise some cash for your shelter. More...

To the Rescue: Mini-Marketers Make Matches
Fifth-grade students help their local humane society promote shelter animals seeking a forever home. More...

Show Me the Money: The Art of the Matter
California fundraiser aims to grow a more humane community. More...

Poodle Power
Animal activist Jana Kohl takes both her new book and her dog, Baby, on the road to spread the grim truth about puppy mills. More...

People Power: Rescue Ink
They may not look like a typical group of animal advocates, but from performing day-to-day rescue to presenting animal housing workshops to running a large humane education program, the men of Rescue Ink get the job done. More...

Book Review: The Sit! Stay! Read! Series
These five children's books from the Gryphon Press introduce young readers to an array of issues from pet care to puppy mills. More...

Field Trip: Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary
The Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary rescues livestock from factory farms and educates the public about food choices that are better for the planet, the animals, and people. More...

Teach the Children Well
In the age of standardized testing and mandated curricula, you can get your foot in the schoolhouse door by tying humane education lessons to new educational requirements. More...

They're All Ears
Lots of children like reading books about animals.  But these lucky kids get to read books to animals. More...

Show Me the Money: It’s My Party (and I’ll Go to the Shelter)
Some animal shelters are getting festive, raising funds, and educating people about their work and the humane treatment of animals by hosting birthday parties for kids. More...

What Is Animal Cruelty? And What Can You Do About It?
The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education has produced a 22-page coloring book that educates kids aged 7 to 9 about animal cruelty. More...

Finding the Weakest Link
Dogs Deserve Better, an advocacy group based in Pennsylvania, is determined to break the chain for backyard dogs. More...

A Little TLC for Kids and Canines
Program provides training lessons to dogs and life lessons to preteens. More...

ACOs: Learn to Teach the ABCs of Sheltering
If kids aren’t able to visit a shelter to find out more about its role in the community—or if youragency isn’t quite ready to handle 25 energetic fourth graders—this lesson plan can bring the shelter to them. More...

Available for Teens: Companion Animal Study Guide
Covering everything from puppy mills to free-roaming cats, this study guide introduces young adults to companion animal issues. More...

Book Gives ACOs a Lesson in Crafting Lesson Plans
If you'd like to talk to local elementary school students about what you do but you aren’t sure where to begin, a new book from the National Association of Humane and Environmental Education can help. More...

Why Generation Y?
As more schools integrate service-learning programs into their curricula, animal protection organizations have become a popular choice for young people seeking volunteer opportunities. More...

Music with a Message
A well-known bluegrass singer gives a refreshing voice—and a twangy twist—to the spay/neuter message. More...

Catskills Author Donates a Mountain of Goodies
Volunteer uses profits from sales of wildlife book to benefit shelter animals. More...

The Character Connection
Our schools’ renewed focus on the Golden Rule is a golden opportunity for animal care and control agencies to give humane education a more prominent—and permanent—place in the classroom. More...

BARK May Lead to Fewer Bites
Pilot study confirms that education increases children's awareness of safe dog bite prevention measures. More...

A Little Humane Education—Minus the Naughty Bits
Performing sterilization "surgeries" helps kids bring lessons home to parents.
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At What Age Exactly Did We Forget How To Treat Animals? (Reproducible)
This ad, created by the San Francisco Ad Club Public Service Advertising Committee, appeared in the newsletter of the Peninsula Humane Society in California. More...

Learning Big Lessons on a Small Scale
A museum in Providence, Rhode Island, teaches children respect for animals by replicating the sights and functions of a real animal shelter. More...

Humane Education
Whether you have an established youth education program or are looking to start one from the ground up, the National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE), The HSUS’s youth education affiliate, can help. More...

Shelter Pages 2010
Shelter Pages 2010 is full of valuable information. In addition to the extensive product and service listings, we have included listings of major grant foundations, national animal-related organizations, state humane federations, animal-related websites, and more! More...

Humane Career Toolbox
Humane Society University's Humane Career Toolbox will be of interest to people of all ages who seek to professionally assist animals. The toolbox contains resources for both beginning and enhancing a career helping animals. More...

Job Descriptions and Fact Sheets from Humane Society University
The essential purposes, duties, tasks, responsibilities, and salary information for a variety of animal care and control positions. More...

Pit Bull Resources
As the breed of choice for dogfighters, pit bulls attract many people who want them for all the wrong reasons. As a result, they are often abused and misunderstood—comprising a large number of dogs housed and euthanized in urban animal shelter systems. This page provides resources to tackle the problem from every angle. More...

Reach a Teacher: Arranging and Conducting In-Service Workshops
This self-paced how-to course will instruct participants in the development and presentation of workshops designed to introduce classroom teachers to humane education. Developed by Lisa Cushing, Outreach Coordinator, National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE) — the youth education affiliate of The HSUS. More...

Humane Education and the Magic of Stories
Participants in this self-paced online course will learn ways of using narrative to make lessons in respect, responsibility, kindness, and caring come alive—and stick—using lively activities and ready-to-use materials that can be incorporated into humane education programs and presentations. Part of the Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program. More...

The Character Connection
This online course will show you to how to bring humane education to classrooms through already established character education curriculums. Part of the Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program. More...

Rebels with a Cause: Reaching Teens through Service-Learning
Teens care, and this self-paced online course will show participants how young people can contribute to humane organizations in ways that don't have to involve handling animals or working at shelters. This online course will focus on service-learning, a component of school reform that mingles community service with academics. Part of the Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program. More...

Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees from Humane Society University
Humane Society University's School of Arts and Sciences offers undergraduate degrees and graduate certificates in Animal Studies, Animal Policy and Advocacy, and Humane Leadership. Courses are 8-weeks in duration. In all courses, students start on the same date and progress through the course together, submitting assignments on the date set by the instructor. Successful completion of each course will receive 3 academic credits. Courses are taught in online, hybrid, and classroom formats. More...

Simon Says, "Let's be kind to animals!"
No longer the "terrible twos," preschoolers (ages 3 to 5) are ready to listen, share, identify with others, and lend a hand. What a great time to teach compassion, respect, and responsibility for animals!  This self-paced online course is part of the Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES) program. More...

Certified Humane Education Specialist
The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE) and Humane Society University are proud to offer the Certified Humane Education Specialist (CHES). The CHES program will help animal care and control administrators, board members, humane education specialists, and humane law enforcement officers enhance their credentials and use their limited time and resources in the most effective ways possible. Take four online courses plus an exam to earn your certification from NAHEE. More...