Animal Welfare Education in Early, Primary, and Secondary Schools
SPCA advocates for all children in early, primary, and secondary education to receive animal welfare education to help promote empathy and respect for all living beings, including people.
Recognising and treating animals as sentient beings helps develop empathy for animals and other people. Developing empathy (particularly for animals) is an important foundation for creating an ethical, compassionate, and humane society. Animal welfare in education teaches learners an ethical perspective, connection and a personal sense of responsibility coupled with a compassionate and caring attitude towards other animals and the environment.
Our organisation advocates that preventing cruelty and promoting kindness towards animals can be achieved through formal and informal educational activities. Our organisation advocates for the inclusion of animal welfare in school curriculum as a compulsory subject.
