Humane Education

SPCA Humane Education programs teach compassion for all animals to children and the community at large

Decades ago the National Parent Teacher Association of the United States proclaimed the value of humane education. The PTA publicly declared that humane education teaches the principles of justice, goodwill, and humanity toward all life.

As experts have recognized the link between child abuse, animal abuse and violence against people, the value of humane education in schools is greater than ever. Our programs teach children, including at-risk youth, the traits needed to be caring, thoughtful, and respectful citizens: responsibility, caring for one another, trustworthiness, knowledge, respect, and a positive attitude.

Humane education programs also play an important role in the adult community. SPCA outreach programs provide community members with resources to:

Assist in solving companion animal behavioral problems in order to prevent owner relinquishment
Provide the proper level of care for all types of companion animals
Understand the consequences of irresponsible behavior toward animals
Live with respect for and compassion towards the earth and all creatures

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Humane Education Report August through October 2008

During the month of August, I worked in the front office of the shelter 3 days a week or more as needed. This helped our short staffing while Sarah was on vacation. I enjoyed getting to actually spend some time with the team as I am usually out in the schools. During this month we did so well on adoptions that we were actually at a point where we were asking other shelters for dogs as we only had 2 or ...

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008

Hello from Humane Education

September 2008 was an excellent beginning to this school year for the SPCA Humane Education Department. I reached 400 students in 11 schools across the county to start out the fall season. I had a booth at the 2008 Kid's Day held every year by the Boys and Girls club. I brought an adoptable dog with me for the kids to meet and many visitors answered dog and cat trivia questions to win a small prize from our grab bag. We had coloring books, volunteer information, SPCA pencils and SPCA wish lists for the kids to take. I responded to many questions from the kids and adults about the SPCA. It is clear to me that I need to continue working on educating our entire community on who the SPCA is and what we do. Many people still get us mixed up with Animal Services who now calls the brand ...
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Humane Education Department

831-566-3753

education@santacruzspca.org