Aula Animal – Page 18

The earliest moral development: "because I like it"

It's common to see babies cry and throw tantrums if they don't get what they want. It could be the simplest object, a pacifier, a ball, etc. Their development doesn't allow them to reflect on the consequences that taking that object might have for others; perhaps that ball belongs to another baby. The first phase […]

Empathy in animals

Una de las conclusiones alcanzadas en el artículo Empathy in children era: “Una buena forma de que los alumnos entiendan qué es la empatía, que actúen de forma ética y que extiendan la empatía hacia todo aquel que puede sentir es hablando de la empatía de los animales, contando anécdotas de animales que tratan de […]

Empathy in children

The first sign of early empathy is considered to occur when a baby responds to the cry of another nearby baby by crying. This is more common in girls than in boys, and the greater capacity for empathy in females tends to persist at all ages (1). The capacity for empathy means being able to […]

The Alameda Circus in Marchena became a spectacle of joy and art

Source: La voz de Marchena The kindergarten students of CEIP Juan XXIII gave a fantastic performance of the story of Trompeta the elephant, whom Espagueti the clown helps escape from the circus where he was mistreated. After several adventures, the director promised never to have animals in his circus again and would inform the mayor […]

A group of vegan families responds to a fake news story about vegan food for children.

Following the news circulating in several Spanish media outlets about a girl 'supposedly' raised on a vegan diet ending up in the ICU, the vegan families of the Facebook group BLW – Vegan / Vegetarian / Others – wish to express the following: • Veganism is not a diet. It is a dietary approach and […]

Oscar Horta: talks in secondary schools about speciesism, ethics and animals

During the academic year that is now ending, I have been giving talks in secondary schools in Galicia about ethics and animals, to students aged between approximately 14 and 17. The talks have been in very different locations, in schools in both rural and urban areas, as well as in medium-sized towns. (Due to various […]

Talk for 2nd year ESO (Utebo)

Mañana entregamos las notas a nuestros alumnos. Hoy muchos de ellos no han asistido a clase. Por eso algunos profesores hemos juntado a los alumnos de distintos grupos de segundo de la ESO a los que se les ha impartido una charla sobre respeto animal. En dicha charla se ha buscado la reflexión sobre el trato […]

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