Project HumaneKind teamed up with Youth Community Service (YCS) to connect with local students at recent service fairs hosted at Middle College at Foothill Community College, East Palo Alto Academy, and Palo Alto High School (Paly). Carole Hyde, our president, Jennifer Ott Cameron, our animal behavior specialist, and Leonor Delgado, our bilingual advisor, met with…
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Nov
Nov
An 8th-grade algebra class at Frank S. Greene Middle School in Palo Alto invited Project HumaneKind to discuss ways in which mathematical equations and analyses can contribute to solutions to community issues. Leonor Delgado, from our education team, visited the class and led a discussion around the proliferation of homeless cats and kittens. (Dogs and…
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Oct
Oct
Companion Animal Hour with the Palo Alto City Library October 24, 2024, 10 to 11 a.m. Join our animal behavior specialist Jennifer Ott Cameron for Companion Animal Hour! Get your questions answered, stay updated on the latest books and research about our favorite companions, and explore your pet’s world. Strengthen your bond and enhance…
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Aug
Aug
Great News for August!Kids and Kiddies Too Offered Every Wednesday! Our shelter partner Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) will be offering Kids and Kitties Too every August Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Read aloud to kittens and learn how to socialize and play with them! Hoping to see you there! Click here to…
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Aug
Aug
Young attendees at East Palo Alto’s bilingual (Spanish-English) Apolo Daycare and Preschool enjoyed a special treat as they rounded out their study of desert habitats. They got to meet some real, live, rescued desert reptiles they had already learned about, thanks to John Hale, our reptile rescue educator. These children were eager to ask John…
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Jul
Jul
Our activities in the Barron Park neighborhood of Palo Alto and beyond have been highlighted in the 2024 summer edition of the Barron Park Association Newsletter, just off the press—take a look! Written and edited by the residents of Barron Park—supported by memberships and donations —the Barron Park Association Newsletter is a decades-old quarterly publication. It…
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Jul
Jul
Kids and their parents alike loved meeting Rhea Sampson and her two rescue dogs Shannon and Travis at the Palo Alto Children’s Library the afternoon of July 11. They had a great time sharing information about their own pets and caring for them and learning about service dogs before listening to a reading of Rhea’s…
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Jul
Jul
Join us for our special event at the Palo Alto Children’s Library! Rhea Sampson and her two rescue dogs will present her story. “Saving Travis,” featuring a canine hero and a happy-ending rescue followed by a fun sing-along all about dogs, pet care, and loving our pets! Details: Date—Thursday, July 11 Time—3:30 to 4:30 p.m….
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Jul
Jul
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Our concern for pressing local and even more farther-reaching issues and events affecting animals and the environment has spurred us on to write a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs). Our first PSA highlights the need to attend to our pets’ health and safety during successive heat waves affecting all of us…
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Jun
Jun
Carole Hyde and Leonor Delgado represented the Project HumaneKind team on Sunday, June 23, at Pets In Need’s “Super Pets Day” in Menlo Park. They greeted old friends from partner organizations—Pink Paws For The Cause, Muttville, and Pets In Need—and made new ones. Especially fun was the chance to meet the animals for adoption and…