AGRICULTURE EDUCATION



AGRICULTURE EDUCATION

Introduction to Veterinary Medical Science

Unit B: Importance of Animals in Our Society

Terminal Objective: Understand a variety of philosophies of different animal agencies.

Lesson: Topic B-3: Animal Agencies

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|Lesson objective(s): |

|Students will perform an internet search to discover agencies that provide protection and representation for animals. |

|They will do research to determine the position taken by a variety of Veterinary Medical Associations concerning animal rights and welfare. |

|Essential Question(s): I don’t understand it……If you like animals why do we have so many conflicts? |

|Estimated Time: 1 period |Instructional Mode: Independent studies |

|Course TEKS: The student explores current topics in veterinary medicine,|Enabling Objectives: |

|understands the importance of animals in society, discusses issues of | |

|professional ethics and laws that relate to task performance in |Identify agencies involved in providing protection and representation for animals. |

|veterinary medicine. The student is expected to: |List how animal rights/welfare legislation impacts the veterinary field. |

|(c)(2)(C) explore the legal aspects of animal welfare and animal rights;|Identify major concerns of the AVMA and AALAS regarding animal rights and welfare. |

|TAKS Objectives |Concepts Important to Know and Understand: |

|English LA: 1(6)(B) 1(6)(E) 1(7)(F) 2(10)(B) |Issues concerning animal rights and welfare are constantly being debated which sometimes |

|Math: |leads to protests and even violence. |

|Science: |Legislative powers have passed laws that affect the ways animals are used and cared for by|

|Social Studies: |humans. |

|Evaluations: |

|Informal |

|Teacher observation of the students as they engage in discussions and activities related to this unit and the willingness to take the initiative to follow up on |

|non-graded assignments. |

|Formal |

|Evaluation of a prepared two or three page paper describing what animal rights and animal welfare means to you. |

|Evaluation of a cognitive test centered on the technical or subject matter information covered for each of the enabling objectives. |

|Terms to Know: |

|Animal Activist |

|Animal Rights |

|Animal Welfare |

|Bond |

|Euthanasia |

|NOTES: |

|The teacher is encouraged to add his/her own enabling objectives and/or others that students suggest that would take into account local situations or the need to |

|add additional content information not provided within this lesson outline. |

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DAY 4

|Protection and Representation for Animals |

|True or False - The “I Love Animals Society” provides recipes for a variety of animal dishes? |

|Focus Questions |Engaging Activities |Additional Information |Reference Materials |

|1. What agencies are involved in |1. Using slide 2 direct attention to |Remember that since the terms “welfare |Animal Care Training - Animals In Our |

|providing protection and representation |the fact many agencies provide |and rights” are used interchangeably, |Society ppt – Slides 2-3 |

|for animals? |protection and representation for |having one term or another in the title | |

| |animals and that the methods used will |does not necessarily indicate the |. |

| |vary depending on which side of the |group’s position. | |

| |rights/welfare issue they align with. | | |

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| |2. Using slide 3 explain directions to | | |

| |performing an independent study by |Many agencies have sites that address | |

| |searching the internet for various |this topic. Use professional judgment | |

| |animal agencies. |in selection so as to objectively show | |

| | |both sides of the issue | |

|ACTIVITIES: |

|Develop from the internet a list of agencies and associations involved in animal rights and welfare issues. Remember to look objectively at their stand on animal |

|right and welfare. Prepare a comparison chart of two or more different organizations concerning their views. |

|Pick an animal issue and prepare an informative report about that issue. Include in your report the position taken by a variety of Veterinary Medical |

|Associations. |

|Research the policies followed by the AVMA and TVMA concerning animal rights and animal welfare. |

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