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Give the Gift of Kindness

Give the Gift of Kindness

KIND News teaches K-6 students to care for pets, respect wild neighbors, and be kind to peers. Provide this award-winning publication to children in your community through our Adopt-a-Classroom program.

Boost Your Humane Education Program

Step-by-Step Guide

Animal care pros: Reach more elementary students with our Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Funds for Your Adopt-a-Classroom Program and other support materials.

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Research & Evaluation

What impact are your humane education efforts having? What strategies are most effective? Research related to humane education can help classroom teachers and animal-shelter-based educators answer those fundamental questions, assess their own programs, and stay up to date.

Although some of the studies discussed in this section were conducted during the 1970s and '80s, the lessons learned from that work are no less relevant today than they were ten or twenty years ago.

We invite those of you who have evaluated your humane or environmental education programs to submit summaries of your studies so that they can be referenced in this section. Send your reports to NAHEE at, 67 Norwich Essex Turnpike, East Haddam, CT 06423, or via e-mail. We also welcome any comments or suggestions you may have.