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grand paws Turning 100: a grand birthday gift for animals By Dr. roBin Ganzert species by visiting accredited zoos, parks, and aquariums. * If you or they choose to adopt a pet, do so from an animal shelter, saving the life of one of the six to eight million animals who end up in shelters each year. e ach May, when I was a kid, my teachers would talk about the importance of treating our animal friends with kindness, care, and respect. And I'm sure many shared this same annual rite of passage and have likely experienced it with their own children and grandchildren. I'm talking about American Humane Association's "be kind to animals Week®," which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year, from May 3-9, making it the oldest commemorative week in our country's history. take the kindness pledge Generations of schoolchildren have learned the value of treating all creatures of the earth with care, making it the most popular and successful humane education effort ever. For this year's special anniversary American Humane Association is commemorating the occasion with a year-long Kindness 100™ campaign, during which we will take our humane messages to millions 27 GRAND May June 2015 of Americans and enlist them in a new Compassion Movement to address the remaining challenges facing the world's creatures. share with your grandchildren One of the key components is our Humane Pledge, featuring four simple things every American can do to help our animal friends, and best of all, they're fun things you can do with your grandchildren: * Seek out eggs, meat, and dairy products bearing humanely raised labels, such as American Humane Certified™, making a better world for 10 billion U.S. farm animals. * Look for films featuring American Humane Association's "No Animals Were Harmed®" end credit, ensuring the safety of 100,000 animal actors each year. * Learn about conservation efforts and introduce your grandchildren to the wonders of disappearing This pledge is available on our special website, Kindness100.org. We encourage you to visit, take the pledge, and share it on social media. We also offer educators special downloadable curricula for "Be Kind to Animals Week" on the website, so if you are a teacher or think it would be a great resource for your grandkids' teachers, please share with them. We still have a long way to go to ensure the humane treatment of every living thing, but together, we can usher in a new century of compassion for our grandkids and their grandkids. mWD matty, featured in our last issue, was recently honored! Dr. robin Ganzert is the President and Ceo of american Humane association and host of the weekly radio show "Be Humane with Dr. Robin Ganzert," on Pet life radio. she is the author of Animal Stars: Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Animal Actors. you can follow her on twitter at @robinganzert. http://www.kindness100.org/ http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-military-heroes-dogs-event-20150317-story.html http://www.petliferadio.com/behumane.html http://www.petliferadio.com/behumane.html http://www.animalstarsbook.com/ http://www.kindness100.org/ http://www.animalstarsbook.com/ https://www.twitter.com/RobinGanzert

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GRAND Magazine - May/June 2015