Rethinking Farm Animal Intelligence: A guide for teachers
If you ask any dog or cat owner if their pet is smart, you will likely get a resounding, ‘Yes!’ We are keenly aware of how clever our companion animals are – and most young people believe pets have their own minds with thoughts and feelings.1 However, when it comes to farm animals, we are less […]
5 – Freedom to Express Normal Behavior
This week we will be discussing the last of the Five Freedoms: the freedom to express normal behaviour. This freedom is all about providing an animal with an environment that allows for behaviour that promotes their well-being. This is accomplished by providing the animal with sufficient space, proper facilities, and company of their own kind. […]
4- Freedom from Fear and Distress
This week we will be discussing the fourth of the Five Freedoms: the freedom from fear and distress. This freedom is about providing animals with conditions and treatment that do not cause them to suffer mentally or physically. Read the following blog with your students to learn more! Have you ever heard strange noises at […]
3- Freedom from Pain, Injury, and Disease
Welcome back to our Five Freedom series! This week we will be covering the third of the Five Freedoms: The Freedom from Pain, Injury, and Disease. This freedom is all about preventing health issues in domestic animals, and rapidly diagnosing and treating them when they do occur. Read the following blog with your students to […]
2 – Freedom from Discomfort
This week we will be discussing the second of the Five Freedoms: The Freedom from Discomfort! This freedom is all about ensuring we provide domestic animals comfort which is achieved in different ways. Read the following blog with your students to learn more. At the end of a long day, where do you want to […]
1 – Freedom from Thirst and Hunger
As mentioned in last week’s blog, we are doing a weekly blog series for the next month about the Five Freedoms! This week we will be discussing the first of the Five Freedoms: the Freedom from Thirst and Hunger. This Freedom is all about ensuring animals are provided with ready access to fresh water and […]
Exploring the Five Freedoms
Developing a sense of responsibility is a critical component of character and citizenship education. We will be exploring this theme through addressing our obligation to be responsible for animals in our care. The more we learn about animals, what they need to be healthy, how they feel safe, what they like or dislike, etc., the […]
30th Anniversary of Aggie Days Calgary
This guest blog comes from Shelby Wong, a first year public relations student at Mount Royal University and Alberta SPCA education volunteer. She loves writing, considers herself a “dog person”, and can be found somewhere in the Rocky Mountains during her free time. We are excited to be taking part in the Aggie Days Calgary […]