Recently, Stockton Elementary in Chicago held their first annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Family Night. Organizers of the event, which included HEART staff, decided to have the students focus their presentations on humane education themes including topics like animal abuse, dog and cat homelessness, endangered species, recycled art,

By Kama Einhorn Juno the beagle showed her pink belly as her guardian, Kate Aubrey, spoke to a group of about 50 children at HEART’s Caring Kids program. “I named her Juno when I adopted her,” Kate explained to the group, which ranged in age from 4 to 11. “Before that,

By Sujatha Ramakrishna, M.D. Many states have laws mandating the teaching of humane education in public schools because of the positive effects that these programs have on our communities. They decrease bullying and other forms of verbal and physical abuse, and help children develop critical thinking skills. Teaching kids to

On March 26th, 2012 twenty-three 8th grade students in the HEART program at Stockton Elementary School in Chicago took a four hour bus ride to Springfield Illinois to talk to their representatives about issues affecting animals in the state. The students researched laws in the state relating to puppy mills,