While planning Animals Who Educate, I’ve learned that there are a lot of things I don’t yet know about starting a non-profit humane education organization. [click to continue reading...]
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Humane Education
Snickers and I take the opportunity to educate the public about responsible dog ownership and empathy for animals wherever we go. We participate in public events, spending time educating people one-on-one regarding companion animal over population, rescue and responsible dog ownership. (We were able to do this much more before leaving NYC.) As registered Delta Society Pet Partners, we visit schools together and participate in Humane Education programs. I utilize the web and talk to people in my day-to-day life about the responsible acquisition and thoughtful care of companion animals, including the plight of pets in shelters and what can be done about it.
My ultimate goal is to get my new organization – Animals Who Educate – off the ground and, eventually, functioning in schools throughout the country.
Few children who harm animals grow up to be serial killers, but many do grow up to abuse their intimate partners and their children. Stopping abuse towards animals is a worthy activity in and of itself. But if we teach children early to be compassionate towards animals, we can also help to reduce domestic violence and child abuse in the human community. [click to continue reading...]
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I’m inspired by the fact that so many people said they’re looking forward to learning more about AWE. I hope that means you’re all also looking forward to discussing it, because our conversations are going be a major driving force in building the organization. [click to continue reading...]
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I am passionately committed to changing the future of companion animals by educating the public. Snickers loves kids. We visit schools together. [click to continue reading...]
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I’ve been spending all my “free” time (of which there is very little) working on the restructuring plan for NYC Shiba Rescue and recruiting volunteers to fill the new positions. Snick and I manage to post tidbits on twitter and facebook occasionally, but finding time to write a whole blog post has been difficult. One thing that has been on my mind a lot is Humane Education. I was very excited during the summer, because Snickers and I had plans to work with our local shelter’s humane education program. I [click to continue reading...]
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For the last month, Snick and I have been visiting a small school for developmentally challenged children once a week. We visit three classrooms ranging in age from four to nine and each class has about 10 kids in it. Each visit is only about 20 minutes long. One class has invited us to the playground with them for the last two weeks, so our morning has been like this 9:00 to 9:20 – 7 to 9 year olds 9:30 to 9:50 – 5 & 6 year olds 10:00 to [click to continue reading...]
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Something I did not know until last week… this is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. I received an email asking if I would blog about it and at first I thought "I’m not a dog trainer. What do I know about dog bite prevention?" Then I realized, it isn’t about training dogs so much as it is about training people and I do know a little about preventing dog bites! First off, the statistics… according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention each year, 800,000 Americans seek medical attention [click to continue reading...]
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We have a new little foster dog, Penny. She makes the fourth confused Shiba girl that has moved in to Snick’s territory. (Counting? Secret, Shayna, Lola – who didn’t stay long – and now Penny.) I’ll write more about Penny in a day or two… the point is that watching Penny and Snick made me realize what a great host and teacher Snickers has become. To add to that feeling of pride, when I opened the mailbox today, mine and Snick’s Delta Society Pet Partner IDs were in there! We [click to continue reading...]
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