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.
25 Ways Your Animal Care/Control Organization and Community Can Benefit from KIND News
KIND News
1. Inspires a love of reading in children through “high
interest” animal stories in a newspaper format.
2. Teaches kids to be responsible pet caregivers by regularly covering licensing, the need to properly train pets, and the importance of spaying & neutering.
3. Teaches character concepts like kindness, respect, and responsibility.
4. Fosters empathy, thought by child development experts to be the main preventive to violence.
5. Improves students’ treatment of one another (according to our teacher surveys).
6. Teaches kids respect for wildlife and their habitats—including problems associated with wild animals as pets.
7. Teaches kids to be good citizens by taking part in community-based projects to help animals.
8. Inspires kids by featuring other students who are making a difference.
9. Helps students learn about other countries and the animals there.
10. Provides positive role models by featuring celebrity humane heroes.
11. Teaches kids how to recognize and report animal abuse.
12. Helps students learn current events.
13. Encourages students to make their voice heard by contacting their elected officials.
14. Helps teachers incorporate character education in the classroom.
15. Covers National Education Standards in the major subject areas including science, social studies, and language arts.
16. Teaches kids the vital role animal care and control agencies play in the community.
In addition, KIND News can
17. Help you reach more children more often about the issues your organization faces every day.
18. Serve as a ready-made humane education program for your organization.
19. Enhance your organization’s existing humane education program.
20. Help you create partnerships with your schools.
21. Raise funds for your organization through the Adopt-a-Classroom program.
22. Help your humane agency develop a positive relationship with teachers, children, and parents in the community.
23. Generate positive publicity for your organization.
24. Help your organization attract new donors and community partners who support children and character building.
25. Keep important lessons about animal protection resonating in the classroom long after students’ last shelter tour or your last school presentation.
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2. Teaches kids to be responsible pet caregivers by regularly covering licensing, the need to properly train pets, and the importance of spaying & neutering.
3. Teaches character concepts like kindness, respect, and responsibility.
4. Fosters empathy, thought by child development experts to be the main preventive to violence.
5. Improves students’ treatment of one another (according to our teacher surveys).
6. Teaches kids respect for wildlife and their habitats—including problems associated with wild animals as pets.
7. Teaches kids to be good citizens by taking part in community-based projects to help animals.
8. Inspires kids by featuring other students who are making a difference.
9. Helps students learn about other countries and the animals there.
10. Provides positive role models by featuring celebrity humane heroes.
11. Teaches kids how to recognize and report animal abuse.
12. Helps students learn current events.
13. Encourages students to make their voice heard by contacting their elected officials.
14. Helps teachers incorporate character education in the classroom.
15. Covers National Education Standards in the major subject areas including science, social studies, and language arts.
16. Teaches kids the vital role animal care and control agencies play in the community.
In addition, KIND News can
17. Help you reach more children more often about the issues your organization faces every day.
18. Serve as a ready-made humane education program for your organization.
19. Enhance your organization’s existing humane education program.
20. Help you create partnerships with your schools.
21. Raise funds for your organization through the Adopt-a-Classroom program.
22. Help your humane agency develop a positive relationship with teachers, children, and parents in the community.
23. Generate positive publicity for your organization.
24. Help your organization attract new donors and community partners who support children and character building.
25. Keep important lessons about animal protection resonating in the classroom long after students’ last shelter tour or your last school presentation.