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EDUCATION RESOURCES


Animaland

www.animaland.org

The ASPCA website for children



Animalearn
Animals, Ethics and Education
a branch of the AAVS

801 Old York Road #204
Jenkinstown, PA  19046-1685
tel.: 215-887-0816
800-say aava
fax: 215-887-2088
e-mail:  aavsonline@aol.com
www.animalearn.org

Offers many cool classroom learning kit to teachers/educators at minimal cost ($3.00)

  • Frog Fact Files including a great poster and stickers
  • Teen Animal Issues Kit
  • Animalearn Kid Kit
  • Teacher Resource Kit: with activity suggestions, follow up curricular activities and addition resources
  • Rat Pack: Information and poster about rats and mice Animalearn offers a Science bank of non-animal methods- videos, CD-Rom models, science kits, biocam etc. - to teach and study science which can be borrowed, free of charge, by teachers.

    For more information on the lending process or to order a catalog of options:
    phone: 1-800-729-2287 or 1-215-887-0816
    e-mail: aavsal@aol.com
    fax: 1-215-887-2088



    ASPCA

    424 East 92nd Street
    New York, NY 10128-6804
    email:  education@aspca.org
    212-876-7700
    Humane Education Department               ext. 4400
    (information for librarians, parents, teachers)
    Web of Life curriculum orders            1-800-427-7228
    
    www.aspca.org

    ASPCA Learning to Care Catalog of Humane education materials
    The ASPCA offer free literature (reproducibles )on a wide variety of topics on cats, dogs and other animal related issues

  • Samples of Humane Education Materials including children's activity sheets, teacher newsletter and magazine
  • A is for Animals Teacher Newsletter free subscription form (for up to 100 copies per organization)
  • National Shelter Outreach program free literature
  • Dog bite prevention Activity worksheet
  • Free literature kit

    The ASPCA also produces a "starter kit" containing information on how to begin or teach a Humane Education Program.



    CIRCUSES.COM

    www.circuses.com

    The circus web site of PETA offers a variety of educational material for teachers and has several informative pamphlets on circuses.



    Doris Day Animal League

    Suite 100
    227 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
    Washington, DC  20002
    202-546-1761
    ddal@ddal.org
    

    Free booklet examining the link between animal abuse and violence.
    Also Animal Facts, a series of fact sheets on animal issues.
    The DDAF is a sponsor of AnimalsAloud! a program kit for educators promoting empathy and compassion for animals.



    The Elephant Action Project

    P.O. Box 42430 
    Washington, D.C. 20015
    

    Free comic book entitled An Elephant's Life. Teachers also can receive free copies for their classroom from PETA, 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510



    Fund for Animals

    965 Alamo Drive #306
    Vacaville, CA 95687
    888-405-FUND
    email: KimSturia@aol.com
    
    www.fund.org

    Fur Crying Out Loud, a comic book story about three children who got involved in helping animals who are raised and trapped for their fur. 35 FREE copies for the classroom.

    Circuses: Cruelty for Profit, a free fact sheet about circuses.

    Contact directly the Circus Action Project for a cruelty-free teaching unit with activity sheets and handouts for grades K - 3.

         Circus Action Project
         200 West 57th St.
         New York, NY 10019
    

    The Fund for Animals also offers a FREE newsletter for teachers and educators Animal Crusaders - The Newsletter for Teachers & Students Who Want to Help. Each issue covers a different animal topic and is filled with activity suggestions and reproducible activity sheets.



    Humane Teen

    HumaneTeen.org

    Do you know a teenager who helps care for homeless pets? Educates the public about an important issue affecting animals? Raises funds for our furred, feathered, or finned friends?

    NAHEE wants to hear from young people who are making a difference for animals.


    The Humane Society of the United States

    2100 L Street, NW
    Washington, DC  20037
    202-454-1100
    
    www.hsus.org

    Offers animal information, including The Big Lie Under the Big Top, a collection of circus information.



    Kids' Planet

    www.kidsplanet.org

    A web site featuring an animated story about the web of life, wildlife fact sheets, games, wolf curriculum and more.



    MSPCA AHES

    Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - 
    American Humane Education Society
    171 Union Street
    Springfield, MA 01105
    413-750-7658
    e-mail:  mnagy@mspca.org
    

    Information handbooks on a variety of animal related subjects and The Best of Animalia - a collection of stories and activities from the MSPCA for children.

    The Pet Protection Kits are a series of lesson plans easily integrated into a school curriculum for targeted age groups. The lesson units include masters of handouts and classroom activities.



    National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)

    53 West Jackson Blvd.
    Chicago, Illinois 60604-3703
    Tel: 1-800-888-NAVS (1-800-888-6287)
    1-800-922-FROG (student hotline)
    e-mail:  navs@navs.org
    
    
    www.navs.org

    NAVS supplies teachers and school districts with alternatives to animal dissections at no cost. They currently supply plastic model frogs, fetal pigs, earthworms, cats, perch and other animal models for every grade level. They also offer CD -ROM's to teach life science.

    Call 1-800-888-6287 for information on the dissection alternatives free loan program.



    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    501 Front St.
    Norfolk, VA  23510
    757-622-PETA ext. 602
    fax: 757-622-0457
    
    
    www.peta.org

    Free education packets including posters, lesson plans, a magazines for teens and adults, comic books and various other information and services.

    PETA's Teachers Network keeps educators informed of opportunities to information about animals and promote humane education.



    Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

    www.pawsweb.org

    The Performing Animal Welfare Society has done extensive undercover investigations on the animal abuse inside circuses. Ask about their 45-page booklet, The Circus: A New Perspective. It outlines what is wrong with circuses, compiles the animal injuries, and gives tips on how to prevent circuses from coming to your town.



    PetFinders

    www.petfinders.com

    Pet care and training advice and monthly activities.



    The Pet Savers Foundation

    75 Port Washington Blvd., Suite 2
    Port Washington, NY  11050
    tel.:   516-944-5025
    fax   516-944-5035
    

    Offers samples of educational material and an extensive library of resource material on a variety of animal topics and subject matter. Call 516-767-8654 with questions or requests for material on a specific subject.



    Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

    5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW 
    Suite 404 
    Washington, DC   20016
    202-686-2210
    
    www.pcrm.org

    Publishes the Vegetarian Starter Kit with information and resources about diet for children and adult.



    Planet Protectors Club
    Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    
    1-800-424-9346
    

    The EPA offers a kit which includes:

  • Two pocket guides (one for adults, one for children) and an order form
  • An official membership certificate
  • An official Planet Protectors Club badge
  • Activity guides for grades K-3 and 4-6
  • A Planet Protectors Club poster
  • A board game about recycling

    To order the kits call the RCRA hotline at 1-800-424-9346 or e-mail orders to: rcra-docket@epamail.epa.gov



    Share The World

    P.O. Box 42430
    Washington, DC  20015
    

    Produces a free video that teaches that animals experience life in much the same way people do. Included are a classroom poster, reproducible activity worksheets, teachers guide and follow up activities.




    United Federation of Teachers

    www.uft.org

    The United Federation of Teachers has published a unit called The circus, the circus is coming to town. Should you take your class? It is filled with a wealth of information on elephants and the circus.


    OTHER RESOURCES


    Action for Animals Network
    P.O. Box 9039
    Alexandria, VA  22304
    703-461-3283
    


    Alley Cat Allies
    P.O. Box 397
    Mount Ranier, MD  20712
    301-229-7890
    alleycat@igc.apc.org
    


    American Endangered Species Foundation
    P.O. Box 674
    Black Hawk, CO   80422-0674
    


    Animal Place
    3448 Laguna Creek Trail
    Vacaville, CA  95688
    707-449-4814
    e-mail:  porcilina@aol.com
    
    
    envirolink.org/

    Animal Protection Institute
    P.O. Box 22505
    Sacramento, CA  95822
    800-348-7387
    
    api4animals.org

    Animal Welfare Institute
    
    P.O. Box 3650
    Washington, DC  20007
    202-337-2333
    


    Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
    Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
    111 Market Pl., Suite 840
    Baltimore, MD  21202-6709
    410-223-1693
    fax - 223-1603
    
    altweb.jhsph.edu

    Center for Compassionate Living
    
    P.O. Box 1209
    Blue Hill, ME 04614
    207-374-8808
    


    Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade
    P.O. Box 822411
    Dallas, TX  75382
    214-503-1419
    
    banfur.com

    Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting
    P.O. Box 562
    New Paltz, NY  12561
    wildwatch@worldnet.att.net
    


    Doris Day Animal League
    227 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. 
    Suite 100
    Washington, DC   20002
    202-546-1761
    fax -546-2193
    
    www.ddal.org

    Earth Island Institute
    300 Broadway, Suite 28
    San Francisco, CA  94133
    415-788-3666
    fax: 415-788-7324
    


    Elephant Alliance
    6265 Cardeno Dr.
    La Jolla, CA 92037
    619-454-4959
    


    Endangered Species Coalition
    1101 Fourteenth Street, NW
    Suite 1400
    Washington, DC   20005
    202-682-9400
    fax:  682-1331
    


    Earth Island Institute
    300 Broadway, Suite 28
    San Francisco, CA  94133
    415-788-3666
    


    Earth Trust
    25 Kaneohe Bay Dr., Suite 205
    Kailua, HI 96734
    808-254-2866
    


    Farm Sanctuary
    P.O. Box 150
    Watkins Glen, NY  14891
    607-583-2225
    


    Friends of Animals
    777 Post Road
    Darien, CT  06820
    203-656-1522
    foa@igc.apc.org
    


    Friends of the Animals
    c/o Marshall Hinsley
    RR4 Box 187
    Waxahachie, TX  75165
    203-656-1522
    
    friendsofanimals.org

    Fund for Animals
    8121 Georgia Ave., #310
    Silver Spring, MD  20910
    301-585-2591
    e-mail:  fund4animals@fund.org
    


    Fur Bearers
    2235 Commercial Drive
    Vancouver, BC V5N 4B6
    Canada
    604-255-0411
    
    


    Humane Farming Association
    1550 California St., Suite 6
    San Francisco, CA  94101
    415-485-1495
    


    Humane Society of the United States
    2100 "L" St., NW
    Washington, DC  20037
    301-258-3010
    
    www.hsus.org

    In Defense of Animals
    131 Camino Alto #E
    Mill Valley, CA  94941
    415-388-9641
    fax:  415-388-0388
    


    International Society for Animal Welfare
    P.O. Box 193 
    Yarmouth Port, MA  02675
    508-362-6487
    


    International Society for Animal Rights
    421 South State Street
    Clarks Summit, PA  18411
    tel.:   717-586-2200
    fax:  717-586-9580
    


    Medical Research Modernization Committee
    P.O. Box 2751
    Grand Central Station 
    New York, NY  10163-2751
    212-579-3477
    


    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
    501 Front Street
    Norfolk, VA  23501
    (757)622-PETA
    


    Performing Animal Welfare Society
    P.O. Box 849
    Galt, CA  95632
    209-745-2606
    
    
    www.pawsweb.org

    Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
    5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW 
    Suite 404
    Washington, DC  20016
    202-686-2210
    fax: -686-2216
    


    Progressive Animal Welfare Society
    P.O. Box 1037
    Lynnwood, WA  98046
    206-743-3845
    


    Rain Forest Action Network
    450 Sansome, Suite 700
    San Francisco, CA  94111
    415-398-4404
    


    Save the Manatee Club
    500 North Maitland Ave.
    Maitland, FL  32751
    800-432-JOIN
    


    Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
    3107-A  Washington Blvd.
    Marina Del Rey, CA  90292-5550
    310-301-7325
    


    Sierra Club
    408 C Street, N.E.
    Washington, DC  20002
    202-547-1141
    


    The Alternatives Research & Development Foundation
    142 Golf View Drive
    Eden Prairie, MN  55346
    612-949-2409
    fax -949-2619
    


    The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
    
    424 East 92nd Street
    New York, NY  10128
    212-876-7700
    


    The Spay Club
    P.O. Box 1145
    Frazer, PA  19355
    610-275-7486
    


    United Poultry Concerns
    P.O. Box 150
    Machipongo, VA  23405-0150
    
    envirolink.org

    Vegetarian Education Network
    P.O. Box 3347
    West Chester, PA  19381
    


    Vegetarian Education Network
    P.O. Box 3347
    West Chester, PA  19381
    717-529-8638
    


    World Society for the Protection of Animals
    P.O. Box 190
    Boston, MA  02130
    617-522-7000
    
    
    www.wspa-international.org



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