Here’s Why That Viral Chick-Hatching Video Is Actually Dark and Demented
Here’s Why That Viral Chick-Hatching Video Is Actually Dark and Demented

Ever wonder where these chicks go after their stint in kindergarten jail?

What Winter Is Like for a ‘Backyard Dog’
Animal Companions
What Winter Is Like for a ‘Backyard Dog’

Countless dogs are chained outdoors, struggling to survive. Learn how PETA helps them. TeachKind’s “Change for Chained Dogs” fundraiser shows schools how to help too.

Small Mammals Don’t Want to Be Class ‘Pets’
Animal Companions
Small Mammals Don’t Want to Be Class ‘Pets’

Many cute and furry mammals are purchased to be kept in classrooms. There are better ways to teach. TeachKind dismantles myths about this cruel practice.

Replace Harmful Idioms With Compassionate Ones
Replace Harmful Idioms With Compassionate Ones

Many classic idioms model dangerous attitudes toward animals. TeachKind has compiled fun, kind alternatives for 10 commonly used idioms that belittle animals.

Cat-Throwing Teen Arrested, PETA Offers Humane Education
Cat-Throwing Teen Arrested, PETA Offers Humane Education

While law enforcement handles the cat-throwing teenager, PETA is offering his school a humane education program to combat cruelty and violence.

Teach Compassion With FREE ‘Share the World’ Kit
Teach Compassion With FREE ‘Share the World’ Kit

TeachKind offers a FREE “Share the World” curriculum kit for educators. Use it to implement engaging lessons on kindness and compassion!

Dissection Is Dangerous, Unethical, and Unnecessary—Here’s Why
Dissection Is Dangerous, Unethical, and Unnecessary—Here’s Why

Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or student, you can help end cruel, archaic, and pointless dissection.

Considering Doing a Chick-Hatching Project? Please Don’t.
Considering Doing a Chick-Hatching Project? Please Don’t.

For educational value, chick-hatching projects miss the mark. Thankfully, there are several programs that meet curricular objectives and save chickens.

Progress! Most U.S. Students Can Opt Out of Dissection
Progress! Most U.S. Students Can Opt Out of Dissection

“American Biology Teacher” publishes PETA’s dissection data.

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Anti-Bullying Curriculum Shows Kids How to Share the World
Anti-Bullying Curriculum Shows Kids How to Share the World

Amid a national youth epidemic of bullying and abuse of animals, one of the most important lessons that a teacher can impart is kindness.

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Teens Suspected in Barbaric Bludgeoning Deaths of Nearly a Dozen Porcupines
Teens Suspected in Barbaric Bludgeoning Deaths of Nearly a Dozen Porcupines

Those who torture animals often go on to harm their fellow humans.

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Let’s Teach Our Children Compassion
Let’s Teach Our Children Compassion

If we want kids to respect life, let’s start by cutting out cruel classroom dissections.

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13 Times Schools and Students Spoke Up for Orcas
13 Times Schools and Students Spoke Up for Orcas

Check out these inspiring ways that schools, teachers, and students across the country have spoken up for orcas in captivity!

Does Dissection Teach Kids to ‘Devalue Life’?
Does Dissection Teach Kids to ‘Devalue Life’?

Noting controversial video footage showing students in Oklahoma dancing with cat corpses, Miami–Dade County schools have banned cat dissections.

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4-H Hardens Hearts
4-H Hardens Hearts

Agricultural programs are cruel to animals—and to the children who must learn to close their eyes to suffering.

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