The Zaragoza Aquarium joins the "Teacher's Day" initiative
The Zaragoza Aquarium, home to over 1,200 freshwater animals in its sixty tanks, is trying to promote its educational side to schools in the region through the following "training" offer for teachers. This is what we received via email: "The purpose of this email is to publicize the educational offer of the Zaragoza Aquarium, for […]
Our stance on animals in parades, in Heraldo de Aragón
Heraldo de Aragón ha publicado nuestro breve artículo de opinión a raíz de que el pasado 5 de enero el Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza utilizara a más de un centenar de ocas en la cabalgata de Reyes. ¡Lo compartimos con vosotros! With the typical excitement of every January 5th, the youngest children watched yesterday as a […]
Troubled children and animals
La intolerancia también diversifica lo que en los niños es “amistad” de lo que es “complicidad”. La amistad está hecha de tolerancia, de aceptación, de maduración. Aceptar al otro tal cual es, requiere sentirse igual a él, sentirse seguro. Complicity thrives on feelings of inferiority or insignificance. (…) Exploited children, so insecure about forming bonds, […]
Jo-Anne: photography as a teaching resource
Fotografías: Jo-Anne McArthur Jo-Anne McArthur es una fotógrafa que utiliza la cámara como principal herramienta de su activismo por los animales. Ha viajado por todo el mundo documentando tanto la explotación animal como los rescates de animales y actualmente se está haciendo un documental sobre ella ( www.vimeo.com/53878867). Animal Class: ¿Qué es Humane Education Program? […]
Foster homes, an educational way to help homeless animals
Those of us who live with a dog have seen how, when we're out for a walk, a father picks up his child to protect them from the "unpredictable animal," or a grandmother walking with her granddaughter asks us to put the dog on a leash after seeing it running and enjoying itself in the […]
Econoplastas, another view of economics, the same view of animals
We recently received the book "Tales from the Economy and Other Jokes to Overthrow the System," which we found interesting for two reasons. First, its teaching methods rely on children's stories, making the ideas easier to understand and the lessons more engaging. Second, it offers a different perspective from that presented by the mainstream media […]
The Andalusian Government gives €110,000 to bullfighting schools
El lobby de la explotación animal quiere seguir teniendo influencia en la sociedad. En otro artículo hablamos de la subvención de 303.000 euros que la Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Castilla y León, María Jesús Ruiz entregó a la Federación de Caza para, entre otras cosas, iniciar un programa infantil de incitación a la caza […]
The University of Zaragoza does not allow conscientious objection for veterinary students
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Zaragoza requires all students who wish to enroll to sign an attached document in which they agree to experiment on animals. At Aula Animal we defend the right of every animal not to be treated as a resource regardless of the benefits obtained from its use […]
The publishing house L'Abadia de Montserrat will modify a textbook that unfairly criticized vegetarianism
The publishing house "Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat" has verbally committed to modifying an article on vegetarianism in its next edition of the Catalan textbook "Llibre d'exercicis i gramática Veus 1 (nivel elemental)". This article provided a clear example of how textbooks can present false and harmful information, both for animals and for the students […]
Isabel and Irene: growing up with respect for animals
A continuación recogemos en esta entrevista la experiencia personal de Isabel y su hija Irene. Animal Class:¿Puedes hablarnos de tu hija Irene y de su relación con los animales? Isabel: A Irene le encantan los animales. Aún no tiene 5 años y es una protectora de los animales allá donde va. Los defiende si ve […]