Humane Education

New York and California have enacted LAWS that
Require Compassion and Humane Education as far back as 1947 for New York
and 1965 for California.

New York is now in the hot seat for actually ENFORCING this law
Section 809 of New York's Education Law, passed in 1947

ANIMALS AND CHILDREN

It is vitally important to teach compassion and respect for animals.
We instinctively grasp the natural bond between children and animals.
We fill babies' cribs with stuffed animals, put floating rubber ducks in their baths, and enjoy animals as the main characters in many children's books. This natural connection, the child-animal relationship, provides a great opportunity for parents and teachers to instill the core value of leading a compassionate life.

Support the connection.
A child's bond with a companion animal builds social competency, social sensitivity, interpersonal trust, responsibility and empathy - all necessary qualities to building emotional intelligence and compassion.

Provide books about animals.
For example"
Charlotte's Web, Black Beauty, Victor's Picnic..

The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?" ~Jeremy Bentham

This is an excerpt from Author Unknown

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