Igniting activism in youth Student activism drives our mission into families island wide. This year we offered a vibrant collection of youth education initiatives – from innovative service learning and programs for teachers to shelter education experiences, contests and more. Our west Oahu teen outreach program created waves of activism throughout the Waianae coast. Students hosted outreach events, conducted a pet goods drive, marched alongside humane investigators in community parades, held roadside rallies and more. Most inspirational was Waianae’s peer-topeer outreach in which high school students hosted art and writing contests for elementary children about animal welfare. Our new Teens 4 Animals Summer Experience was a six-week success. Have fun. Help Animals. Create change. These were the goals of nearly 60 teens who shared the summer with us. Teens distributed education materials and pet food to Waimanalo’s homeless families. They led a social media campaign protesting wild animals in circuses. In addition, they learned about the animal welfare movement, activism, and humane food choices. When they weren’t working with the Humane Society’s cats and dogs, they were out and about in the community. They produced animal welfare plays for our friends in Mo‘ili‘ili and met with retailers from Kahala to Kailua to promote pet adoptions.
In our early days we protected children and found new families for them. In 1900, we launched our first edition of Humane Educator, our newsletter dedicated to children’s education and instilling humane values of compassion towards animals.
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