Animal Ethics

What You'll Learn

🧠 Should we eat animals? Should animals be in zoos? Should we test medicines on animals? These questions don't have easy answers, but thinking carefully about them makes you more ethically aware. Understanding how should we treat animals? is one of the building blocks of strong thinking. Here's how to do it: 1. Look carefully at the problem. What do you see? 2. Think about what you already know. Does this remind you of something? 3. Try an answer! It's totally okay to be wrong — that's how we learn. 4. Check: did it work? If not, try something else! You're building your thinking muscles. The more you practice, the stronger they get!

Key Concept: How should we treat animals?

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Think About This

👫 You and your friend disagree about something. How can how should we treat animals? help you figure out who's right — or if you're BOTH a little right?

Thinking Steps

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👀 What Do I See?

Look at the problem about how should we treat animals?. What do you notice?

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🤔 What Do I Know?

What do you already know that could help? Have you seen something like this before?

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💡 What's My Idea?

Think of an answer. Can you think of a second one too?

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⭐ What Did I Learn?

Check your answer. Was it right? What did you figure out? Tell someone!

Key Points

Master how should we treat animals?

Apply ethical thinking in real situations

Build habits of ethical thinking

Key Vocabulary

Wrong

Something that isn't fair or hurts others

Honest

Telling the truth

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Why This Matters in Real Life

People use ethical thinking skills at home, at school, and at work. Every time you practice, you're getting ready for the future!

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you explain how should we treat animals? to a friend using your own words?
2What was the most interesting thing you learned today?
3Draw a picture of what you learned and show it to someone!

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What is the main idea of how should we treat animals??