Comparing Cruelty Lesson Plan - Sanctioning Cruelty: Do Laws Protect or Facilitate Animal Cruelty? - Civics and Citizenship Year 9
Resource Description
In these activities, students will investigate the laws and regulations set up to protect animals within a range of countries. Students have the opportunity 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 better in order to protect animals from such cruelty. Students will have the opportunity to conduct research, share findings, and participate in class discussions.
The activities refer to the Voiceless Animal Cruelty Index (VACI) as its primary resource. The VACI tracks the animal welfare performance of 50 countries that were 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 evaluates the regulatory frameworks put in place to protect animals within each country.
This lesson includes:
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Australian Curriculum alignment
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Lesson Plans for Year 9 Civics and Citizenship
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Comparing Cruelty accompanying resources
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Glossary and Quiz
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Animal Protection Encyclopedia
Access the accompanying Comparing Cruelty resources for this lesson here: https://voiceless.org.au/schools/comparing-cruelty/
Explore 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.