Links & Resources

About Humane Education

• Institute for Humane Education (IHE) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to creating a humane world through humane education.


• Assocition of Professional Humane Educators - Providing professional development opportunities and networking for educators who promote humane attitudes toward people, animals and the environment.

For Teachers

• TEACHKind - Free humane education materials and policy resources for K-12 and college educators


• Farm Sanctuary - To Promote Respect, Understanding and Compassion for Humans, Animals and the Environment


• ASPCA - Providing relevant, quality materials, resources and programs for educators, students and parents.


• BC SPCA - Offering free lesson plans for K-7 that teach compassion and empathy as a focus of social responsibility


• Green Teacher - ENVIS website on environmental education


• The Healing Species - An award-winning character education/violence prevention program


• The Education Revolution - Alternative Education Resource Organization. To advance learner-centered approaches to education. AERO is considered by many to be the primary hub of communications and support for educational alternatives around the world.

For Students

• Humane Teen -Join this e-mail list to get up-to-date action alerts delivered to your e-mail for free by the Humane Society of the United States.


• Farm Sanctuary Kidz Club - A fun place for middle school students to learn about animals, play games, and join a club.


• Animalearn - A vast resource of dissection alternatives for everything from frogs to cats to grasshoppers.


• SAGA - Student's Animal Guardian Alliance assists animal welfare clubs in their goal to promote a more humane society. SAGA is an interactive site that allows students to take part in a larger community and promote change in the way our world behaves towards animals.


• Kind News - This website is another great place for 6th, 7th & 8th grade students. Mission Humane is a nationwide group of young people working to help animals where they need it most. You can be part of it, too! Play games, learn some stuff, do the projects, and get fun rewards for taking action.


• Viva USA! - An international organization, registered in the USA as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that does investigations and produces campaign materials for high school students and activists.

For Everyone

• Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - Doctors and laypersons working together for compassionate and effective medical practice, research, and health promotion.


• CO-OP America - Reports on global research and campaign information regarding the impact of major corporations on human rights, social justice, environmental sustainability and more.


• Adbusters - A not-for-profit, reader-supported, 120,000-circulation magazine concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.


• Organic Consumers Association - The OCA deals with crucial issues of food safety, industrial agriculture, genetic engineering, children's health, corporate accountability, Fair Trade, environmental sustainability and other key topics.

Video Loan Library

• Video Library - A list of videos available from Bridges of Respect.