3Program ServicesI. The Humane Education & Advocacy Program, which constitutes NHES’s largest programexpense, serves to educate children <strong>and</strong> adults about proper animal stewardship through (1)creating <strong>and</strong> providing humane education presentations, (2) providing informational services tosupporters <strong>and</strong> the general public, (3) networking with other humane organizations, (4) creating<strong>and</strong> distributing humane education materials, both nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally, (5) creating <strong>and</strong>maintaining relevant information on the NHES website <strong>and</strong> via email newsletters, <strong>and</strong> (6)advocating for animals by encouraging a multitude of private companies, law enforcement,regulatory agencies, <strong>and</strong> lawmakers, nationally <strong>and</strong> internationally, to adopt policies <strong>and</strong> lawsthat encompass the humane treatment of animals.In 1954, Alice Morgan Wright, NHES board member <strong>and</strong> benefactress, wrote of NHES, “In1948 we incorporated, a small group of us, to carry on what we think is one of the urgent needsof our time, Humane Education.” Today, the urgent need for humane education is still with us,<strong>and</strong> the NHES Humane Education & Advocacy Program is doing its part to meet this need—toprovide humane education <strong>and</strong> create a more humane world. During fiscal year 2008, theHumane Education & Advocacy Program’s achievements included:• Presenting humane education programs, utilizingmyriad formats, to thous<strong>and</strong>s of children, teachers,parents, humane educators <strong>and</strong> civic group leadersnationwide.• Providing over 550 humane societies, serviceagencies <strong>and</strong> grassroots animal rescue organizationsfrom across the country—<strong>and</strong> around the globe—with humane education materials <strong>and</strong> resources thatcovered a vast array of humane stewardship topics.A small sampling of the recipient organizations <strong>and</strong>locations include:<strong>Animal</strong> Welfarists, BrazilHealthy Pets, GuatemalaUS Military Base, GermanyCosta Mesa Police Department, CaliforniaHawaii Dog Foundation Rescue, HawaiiSNIP Alliance, IllinoisLawrence County Humane Society, KentuckySt. Mary’s High School, Maryl<strong>and</strong>Pinkerton <strong>Animal</strong> Hospital, North DakotaGovernor’s Institute for EducationConference, PennsylvaniaCompanion <strong>Animal</strong>s For Life, TexasWest Jordan <strong>Animal</strong> Control, UtahCheyenne <strong>Animal</strong> Shelter, Wyoming
4• Distributing humane education materials (brochures, posters, booklets, etc.) <strong>and</strong>additional downloadable materials in PDF format from NHES’s website to millions ofindividuals in all 50 states <strong>and</strong> internationally.• Contacting 520 federal, state, <strong>and</strong> county public officialsthroughout the US, as well as many international leaders <strong>and</strong>private corporations, <strong>and</strong> advocating for animals viaencouraging them to support the humane treatment of animalswhen considering specific policies <strong>and</strong> legislations.• Disseminating educational information <strong>and</strong> updates throughemail newsletters to thous<strong>and</strong>s of humane-minded peoplethroughout the U.S. <strong>and</strong> Canada.• Distributing hundreds of animalwelfare films through the Focus on<strong>Animal</strong>s educational library.About 80 educational film titles<strong>and</strong> duplicates are available forfree on loan or low-cost purchase.Focus on <strong>Animal</strong>s Film Library• Sponsoring national essay contests open to 3-12 grade students.• Conducting the Fifth Annual Cool to Care summer camps where children learned basicanimal care, made animal-related arts <strong>and</strong> crafts, enjoyed socialization time withcompanion animals, <strong>and</strong> simply enjoyed being kind to animals.
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