
TeachKind Educators encourage students to discuss fairness and ethics. Have you started a conversation with your students about what rights animals should have?
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Schools these days focus mostly on preparing students for tests of reading and math, but during lunchtime at Kenmoor Middle School in Landover, the youngsters sitting in a small circle were tackling the really deep questions: Ethics. Fairness. How to split dessert.

TeachKind Congratulations to Free Stuff Friday Winner Zoie Godwin- Mcneill! Check back this Friday for another chance to win!

TeachKind UGC in New Delhi is considering banning all animal dissection in favor of humane alternatives. Has your school made the commitment?
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UGC panel mulls banning dissections, Universities News, UGC panel mulls banning dissections News

TeachKind What do you think: Should all schools provide dairy alternatives for students who choose to live a dairy free lifestyle due to religious, health, or moral reasons?
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A national petition to provide dairy alternatives in public schools is quickly reaching it's halfway mark with the input of concerned Americans. Care2 petition site is collecting signatures nationwide ...

TeachKind FREE STUFF FRIDAY! Comment and let us know how you plan to make a difference for animals in 2010 for a chance to win One Can Make a Difference by Ingrid E. Newkirk
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Ingrid E. Newkirk has compiled more than 50 thought-provoking essays written by an intriguing, diverse group of people, including His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Sir Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Dennis ...

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We
have a brand-new shiny year in front of us in which we can make even
more of a difference for animals. Need some ideas for inspiration?
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positive psychology news / cc Today is the last day of 2009, and once again, it's that time for making resolutions for the year ahead. We have a brand-new

TeachKind What has this decade revealed? There is definitely a connection between animal welfare and public health:
Aysha Akhtar: How the Top Ten Animal Stories of the Decade Reveal the Connection Between Animal Welf
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There is more to animal protection than the well-being of animals; human welfare is integrally tied with it and during this past decade, this connection was highlighted in unprecedented ways.

TeachKind UC Davis transforms student cafeteria into a sustainable eating haven for vegetarian and vegan students!
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By Greg Lucas. UC Davis transformed a student cafeteria into a sustainable eating haven. Published on December 31, 2009 as Sustainability in the Green Guide section of the Sacramento News & Review

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Compassionate student starts an
animal rights club at her school. Start one at yours, too: http://teachkind.com/ar-club.asp
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TeachKind Who do you think is the USDA's first client? The public or the industry?
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In Washington today, politicians too often just stand their ground. Liberal strategist Bob Beckel and conservative columnist Cal Thomas provide a better model.

TeachKind Ready to head back to school next week? Kick off the New Year by launching TeachKind’s “Change for Chained Dogs” program at your school!
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With winter setting in, countless chained 'backyard' dogs will soon be struggling to survive long days and nights outside in the bitter cold. Host a Change for Chained Dogs fundraiser at your school.

TeachKind Nine-Year-Old Wins PETA's 'One Can Make a Difference' Award
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With all that 9-year-old Zach Wilson has already done for animals in his life, it's impossible not to stop and take notice. Upon learning of the large number of abandoned cats and dogs left starving and ...

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Did you know there's a link between violence to animals and violence towards humans? Does your school have an early warning system? Read more here: http://teachkind.org/pr-abusivestudents. asp.
DA office will take appropriate action in teenagers' case | action, case, appropriate - Local - Brow
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Cameron County District Attorney Armando R. Villalobos said that his office would take appropriate action regarding the case of two teenagers charged in connection with the recent killing of a small mix-breed puppy.

TeachKind Students in the U.K. receive awards for caring for "spent" battery hens, planting vegtables at their school.
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Teenagers determined to improve their community have made it to the finals of a Prince’s Trust competition.

TeachKind North Carolina schools are participating the USDA's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Has your school participated?
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Willis Hare Elementary School Principal Barbara Stephenson, right, watched as some of her students make their fruit and vegetable selections.


























