Comparing Cruelty Lesson Plan - Producing Cruelty: Considering the Impacts of Factory Farming - Geography Year 9

Resource Description

In these activities, students are asked to critically examine the facts and figures of the Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index (VACI); questioning how animal cruelty can be measured and considering what countries could be doing to better protect animals from such cruelty.

These activities refer to the Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index (VACI) as its primary resource. The VACI tracks the animal welfare performance of 50 countries selected among the largest producers of farmed animal products in the world.

The interactive Index evaluates and ranks the countries based on the nature, extent, and intensity of cruelty associated with farmed animal production. In addition, it also assesses and ranks the consumption of farmed animals and animal products and the regulatory frameworks put in place to protect farmed animals within each country.

This lesson includes:

• Australian Curriculum alignment

• Lesson Plans for Year 9 Geography

• Comparing Cruelty accompanying resources and worksheets

• Glossary and Quiz

• Animal Protection Encyclopedia

Access the accompanying Comparing Cruelty resources for this lesson here: https://voiceless.org.au/schools/comparing-cruelty/

Access the Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index (VACI) here: https://vaci.voiceless.org.au/

Explore the other Voiceless Animal Protection Education toolkits here: https://voiceless.org.au/schools/

This Australian Curriculum alignment statement is based on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) materials, which are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The material has been modified from the Australian Curriculum website (accessed January 2020).

All activities have been created by educators for educators and are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4). We advise teachers to consult the ACARA website for the most up-to-date curriculum outcomes.