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Vocational training programs also make room for empathy towards animals

This activity is focused on the second year of the Higher Level Cycle of Administration and Finance. The objectives it would pursue would be those of respecting animal rights, fostering empathy and a relationship of similarity between them and us. The activity would be part of the development of a business project related to animals, […]

We learn about animals through spatial orientation (Physical Education)

In this session, in addition to working on spatial orientation, the aim is to foster affection, respect, and knowledge for animals. To this end, in this outdoor activity for 3rd year ESO students, they will participate in an orienteering course through the pine forests of Venecia, in Zaragoza. In teams of four, with a compass […]

Animal Sensitivity (Guidance Department)

By Isabel Ariño Laviña INTRODUCTION During the course we have been taking these days, we have been able to verify that there are more than a few of us teachers involved in this difficult task of bringing animal sensitivity to the classrooms and to our students. We have participated in these sessions with the aim […]

Animals in today's society. Social Sciences (3rd year of ESO)

By Iván Martínez Carretero. Level or course for which it is designed:La actividad que se presenta aquí está diseñada para el 3er curso de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria. Los alumnos de este curso se encuentran entre los 14 y 15 años de edad. Subject it is related to:La actividad que se presenta se adscribe a la […]

Fourth-grade students raise awareness about adoption in Zaragoza

Several animal shelters, led by the children's association Cuarto Hocico, sang Christmas carols and collected funds for animal rights throughout Saturday afternoon. Their mission was to convey a message: "Adopt before you buy." La Glorieta Sasera de Zaragoza ha sido este sábado el escenario de un acto lúdico-reivindicativo en favor de los animales. El evento […]

Another way to read about animals

Below is a list of books and stories—some of which you may already be familiar with from the course—that present a different image of animals than the one we see in most children's and young adult stories. In these narratives, animals are not seen as resources, but as individuals who deserve to be treated with […]

Tiger Barus drowns at Barcelona Zoo

Fountain: Igualdad Animal. According to the Barcelona Zoo, on Friday, December 16, Barus, a male Sumatran tiger born at the Barcelona Zoo in 2003, drowned after falling into the water moat surrounding his enclosure following an epileptic seizure. He had suffered from this condition for years and had been receiving treatment since 2007. At midday […]

Chalk extremists

Let's not fool ourselves. If we haven't yet heard accusations in the media against those who promote animal welfare in schools—accusations of being "teachers paid with public funds who impose their radical ideology on students"—it's simply because we are very isolated cases. And because, I imagine, those who hear about "education in respect for animals" […]