Resources

Nurturing Empathy in Children

Online Article
An article outlining my views on general strategies for nurturing empathy in children through humane education.

Coming soon. Honest.

Below are links to sites that contain useful resources pertaining to pro-social behavior and humane education.

Animal-Assisted Activity Research

Ghent University’s Laboratory for Ethology at Ghent University
In addition to the ground-breaking work in Animal-Assisted Interventions being conducted by Drs. Meers and Ödberg, the Laboratory for Ethology studies behaviors in dolphins, gerbils, voles, domestic livestock (horses as well as pigs and cattle), etc., etc. Research includes ensuring animal welfare, proper handling and housing, environmental enrichment, and other areas of animal behavior (e.g., foraging strategies). They also offer consultations to animal handlers. Neat stuff.

Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali Veterinarie
Among the many areas of research being pursued at the Università di Padova’s Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali Veterinarie are experiments in anatomy, biochemistry, physiology, and parasitology. Dr. Normando specializes in studying and correcting mal-adaptive behaviors in horses, but her many interests in collaborations have involved her in a wide range of scientific pursuits.

Humane Eduation Activities

United Federation of Teachers Humane Education Committee, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (2006). Humane education resource guide. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from United Federation of Teachers Web site: http://www.uft.org/member/committees/humane/services/resources/