On Behalf of Their Animal Friends: Involving Children in Animal Advocacy: Since Time Immemorial, Animals have been Serving Human Society in at Least Three Broad Roles: As Teachers, As Healers, And As Companions and Friends‪.‬

Children and teachers in 750 kindness clubs (organized by the World Society for the Protection of Animals, WSPA) in 32 African countries are actively involved in coordinating rural animal clinics and participate in clinic activities including the treatment of these animals. (WSPA, n.d.) Blanca Villarreal's class at Austin Elementary in Harlingen, Texas, collected and recycled plastic ring tops from soda cans to prevent seagulls and other animals from becoming tangled in them. (The Humane Society of the United States, 2003, 3)