We believe in the evolutionary and moral kinship of all animals and declare our belief that all sentient creatures have rights to life, liberty and natural enjoyment. We therefore call for the protection of these rights. Humane Education is a field with a long pedigree ranging from humane treatment of animals on the one hand to peace with all nations on the other. One of the most important concerns of humane education is to enhance the public concern for environmental protection. The second main concern of humane education is to educate the public about 'Respect for Life' and 'Compassion towards our fellow creatures'.
Humane education has significant implications in education as it implies character building.
Humane education is the teaching in the schools and colleges of the nations the principles of justice, goodwill, and humanity toward all life. The cultivation of the spirit of kindness to animals is but the starting point toward that larger humanity that includes one's fellow of every race and clime. A generation of people trained in these principles will solve their international difficulties as neighbours and not as enemies. In the United Kingdom and the United States in particular, humane education involves a melding of environmental, animal and human-related concerns. The objective is to achieve compassionate change which challenges the selfish and anthropocentric attitudes that have encouraged exploitation of each other, animals and the world to the point where human beings are now threatening their own very survival on this planet.