Humane Canada’s Summit for Animals
Details of the upcoming national event, both online and in-person this year, are shared by Humane Canada’s Natalia Hanson on Defender Radio.
March 21, 2022
Tag: humane education
Getting To Know The Humane Education Coalition (531)
The Humane Education Coalition aims to provide resources, programs, research and more to help humane educators. Hear more from the Coalition’s Megan Moon in this in-depth interview!
June 28, 2018
NEWS BRIEF – 531: Getting To Know The Humane Education Coalition
Megan Moon and her colleagues at the Humane Education Coalition want to provide resources, programs, and research to help humane educators – hear more in this 5-minute news brief!
June 25, 2018
News Brief: 519 – Fostering Compassion Thru Storytelling
The Gryphon Press is printing books to help children be more compassionate and learn about important issues facing dogs, cats, wildlife and other animals! Get it in five with this Defender Radio News Brief!
March 19, 2018
The Fur-Bearers’ Humane Education Program growing in 2018
Humane education grows compassion for wildlife and the environment in children by encouraging curiosity and critical thinking skills. Free sources available for teachers and parents!
January 3, 2018
Multilingual wildlife advocacy tools being developed by The Fur-Bearers
Finding a way to compassionately communicate and advocate for the animals across Canada’s rich, diverse cultures and populations a priority.
November 9, 2017
Can Raccoon Rescue kick start compassion?
It isn’t often that a children’s storybook about a family of raccoons can make you smirk, cause your heart to race, fall in love with a character, and walk away feeling good, all within 80 pages.
October 20, 2017
445: Turtle Power
Turtle rehabilitation, why some turtles are pretty much living dinosaurs, and what 3,000 turtle eggs are doing in plastic containers in Peterborough are discussed with the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre.
September 13, 2017
444: Bark To School
Dog behaviour expert Joan Weston talks separation anxiety, back to school changes, and finding effective, science-based training for family pets as we go Bark To School.
September 5, 2017
One dam good field trip for Vancouver ESL class
New Canadians working to improve their English-language skills received an environmental lesson that took them into the (urban) wilds. Lesley Fox, Executive Director of The
April 25, 2017
Bring The Fur-Bearers into your classroom
Critical thinking and compassion can go hand-in-hand in classrooms across Canada this year as The Fur-Bearers unveils new additions to their Humane Education program. Humane
August 23, 2016
Humane classroom brings back feelings of wonder, hope
Marcy Potter, The Fur-Bearer’s Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator, was able to help conduct one of our Humane Education programs in a Vancouver-area school. Her impressions,
April 5, 2015
The Fur-Bearers went back to school
We went back to school last week in a serious way. Over five days we reached thousands of students from kindergarten to university – and
February 9, 2015
Living With Wildlife 2014 a resounding success
The Living With Wildlife 2014 conference was a resounding success! Nearly 100 guests and speakers arrived at the Holiday Inn Carlton in Toronto on October
October 23, 2014
Going back to school with humane education
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For parents, at least. Kids rarely look forward to heading back to the classroom, but we think
September 3, 2014
Caiman in Toronto park shows need for greater humane education
As though taking a page out of Lake Placid, the City of Toronto has successfully captured a caiman in High Park. The cousin of an
July 8, 2014
Episode 126: A brief history of humane education
This week’s episode is the first of many to come that will focus on a subject of the utmost importance to us – humane education.
April 7, 2014
