Humane Education Made Compulsory in 

 New York State 



The following very stringent law has passed the New York State 

 Legislature making it obligatory to teach the children in the Public 

 Schools the humane treatment of animals. The Editor of the 

 Nature-Study Review realizing fully that most teachers have 

 given little attention to this subject as a part of the school curricu- 

 lum will try to do her share by writing and publishing in the 

 Re\ iew each month for the coming year, a carefully planned lesson 

 for each week which will cover the points demanded by the law. 



Laws of New York. — By Authority 

 Chap. 210 

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to instruction in 

 the elementary schools in the humane treatment of animals and 

 birds. 



Became a law April iq, 1017, with the approval of the Governor. 

 Passed, three-fifths being present 



The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and 

 Assembly, do enact as folic 



Section 3. Such chapter is hereby amended by inserting therein 

 a new article, to be article twenty-six-b, to read as follows: 



ARTICLE 26-B 



Section 700. Instruction in the Humane Treatment of 

 Animals and Birds 



Section 700. Instruction in the humane treatment of animals and 

 birds. The officer, board or commission authorized or required to 

 prescribe courses of instruction shall cause instruction to be given 

 in even- elementary school under state control or supported wholly 

 or partly by public money of the state, in the humane treatment 

 and protection of animals and birds and the importance of the part 

 they play in the economy of nature. Such instruction shall be for 

 such period of time during each school year as the board of regents 

 may prescribe and may be joined with work in literature, reading, 

 language, nature-study or ethnology. Such weekly instruction 



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