Sanctuaries and animal shelters provide refuge and a second chance to animals in need. In this series, we will learn about their work, the stories of some of the animals who live there, and the challenges they face, encouraging us to reflect on how we can build a society that is more respectful of all animals.
What sets an animal sanctuary apart from a livestock farm? Sanctuaries offer protection and a second chance to animals rescued from abandonment, abuse, or exploitation. This episode introduces us to their work and highlights the importance of recognising and protecting these spaces.
Why buy a dog when so many are waiting for a home? Many pedigree dogs are abandoned and suffer health problems caused by selective breeding. This episode invites us to reflect on adoption and to remember that dogs are not the only animals who matter: all animals can feel.
What makes a sanctuary a forever home? El Hogar, Spain’s first animal sanctuary, provides a safe place for hundreds of animals. This episode introduces us to their work and their educational efforts to address the root of the problem: speciesism.
Should the law treat a farm and a sanctuary in the same way? In 2026, eighteen pigs rescued by La Muntanyeta were killed on the orders of the authorities. This episode invites us to reflect on the need for legislation that takes the reality of animal sanctuaries into account.
Does an animal matter less because it belongs to a species considered “invasive”? Refugi Cau del Bosc provides shelter to wild animals such as foxes, wild boars, and raccoons. This episode invites us to reflect on speciesism and why every being capable of suffering deserves consideration.
Aimed at teenagers and with an educational purpose, the book The Voice of Animals invites reflection through critical thinking on different issues of animal ethics that arise when we think about the lives of animals, both in freedom and in captivity.
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Aula Animal is an anti-speciesist educational project that began its activity in 2011. After more than a decade of activism, a small group of secondary school teachers started this project with the aim of introducing education based on respect for animals in schools and institutes..
Throughout these years our activities have reached hundreds of students and teachers in Spain and Latin America, and we have been fortunate to collaborate and work together with other teachers interested in animal issues, as well as with other animal welfare organizations..
Aula Animal is a non-profit organization based in Spain. However, we also conduct online activities, primarily talks and reading workshops on “The Voice of Animals” for students ranging from age 10 to university level. Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in us organizing any of your activities..
In our educational activities we use three fundamental pillars:
Our website features educational videos on how to approach issues related to animal ethics at different school levels..
In addition, we regularly organize online teacher training workshops, as well as in-person sessions and courses. If you would like to receive information about our activities, please subscribe to our mailing list.
At Aula Animal, it will be a pleasure to support you and share our resources and experience so that more and more people become involved in education based on respect for animals..
All resources are completely free and freely available; most are my own, and others have been contributed selflessly by other anti-speciesist educators. The book “The Voice of the Animals”It can be downloaded for free..
We also conduct awareness workshops with other organizations interested in animal welfare and anti-speciesism. Over the years, we have carried out activities in numerous associations, including prisons, family groups, private companies, and a variety of other organizations..