Making Humane Education More Relevant in the 21st Century

2/7/2019

Phil Arkow - Coordinator, The National LINK Coalition

Humane educators have a difficult time gaining access to classrooms because the “kindness to animals” message is not a priority for school administrators. But showing how animal abuse adversely impacts child development and health, bullying, school safety, and character education is, and it’s a way to “learn what the monster likes – and feed it!” Going back to the basics of how humane education got started by focusing on The LINK between animal abuse and human violence better meets the needs of school officials. The National Link Coalition has a free, customizable PowerPoint with lesson plans that you can adapt for your presentations to get humane education more widely accepted.

About our Speaker:
Internationally acclaimed lecturer, author and educator Phil Arkow is coordinator of the National LINK Coalition – the National Resource Center on The LINK between Animal Abuse and Human Violence – and edits the monthly LINK-Letter. He chairs the Latham Foundation’s Animal Abuse and Family Violence Prevention Project. He teaches at the University of Florida, Harcum College, and Camden County College. He has presented over 250 times in 17 countries, 38 states, and 9 Canadian provinces, and has authored over 80 key reference works on human-animal interactions and violence prevention. Phil co-founded the National Link Coalition, the National Animal Control Association, and the Colorado and New Jersey humane federations. He has served with the AVMA, the ASPCA, American Humane, the Delta Society, the Animals & Society Institute, the National Sheriffs Association, the National Coalition on Violence Against Animals, the National District Attorneys Association, the Academy on Violence & Abuse, and the American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from New Jersey Child Assault Prevention.

Links and Resources:

National Link Coalition

Link Materials

4 Comments

Judy Crumpton

2/7/2019 11:36:29 am

Hi Phil, Wow, your session was OUTSTANDING!! Thank you!
I agree so strongly that bringing forward the issues of bullying and all forms of violence, especially violence committed by children, to schools and other areas of our community is key for humane education to advance! I look forward to visiting your website!

Maggie Lantzy

2/7/2019 11:43:07 am

Hi Phil, thank you for sharing! Our research shows that 65% of teachers and administrators have never heard of humane education, so finding new ways to present the information is so important. I really appreciated your suggestions and attention to link violence. Thank you again!

Ingrid Norris

2/7/2019 05:04:45 pm

Short and to the point. I would like to say "thank you" for reading the slides. I know it may seem redundant for you but for those who learn by listening or may have reading or eyesight deficiencies it is much appreciated. Your work with the LINK is so important. Thank you for sharing this view of how we can re-brand humane education.

Erin Ellis link

2/8/2019 03:27:04 pm

Phil - This was a fantastic presentation. It was so much more than humane education and the link between animal abuse and domestic violence. Your presentation was about approaching humane education in a much different way and thinking outside the box. I love the idea of taking humane education and bringing it back to it's roots. Well done!

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