PSHE 4 - Farmyard Freedom

PSHE 4 - Farmyard Freedom

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• To describe issues around animal welfare in food production

• To identify how compassion may be shown towards animals farmed for food

• To recognise conditions that meet the animals’ needs

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YEAR 6 PSHE 4

Watch this video and make notes

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PSHE 4 - Farm Animals Introduction

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This video deals with how regulations and farms work in the UK. It may be different in other areas of the world.​

Poll

Does it matter how farm animals are treated?

• Yes

• N

Open Ended

Explain your answer to the previous poll question: 'Does it matter how farm animals are treated?'

Open Ended

Why do we keep farm animals? What do they provide for us?

Open Ended

What responsibilities do humans have for different types of farm animals?

Open Ended

Do you know how many of the things you eat come from animals?

Can you think of some things that come from animals that you don’t eat? (e.g. shoes and bags made of leather from cows and clothes made of sheep’s wool)

Draw

Which animals are not having their needs met? Put a cross X on the animals not having their needs met.

Open Ended

How did you know if the animals in the pictures were having their needs met or not?

On the next page, you will see what the RSPCA (an animal charity and group that protects animals) look out for when they inspect farms to see if they are looking after the animals.

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As you read them, write notes on your paper about how you think they would check that farms are meeting their guidelines.

Write notes on your paper about how you think they would check that farms are meeting their guidelines.

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Read and make notes

Open Ended

What would you look out for and what would you ask the farmer to make sure the needs of the farm animals are met?

Open Ended

How could the needs of these chickens be improved?

Open Ended

How do we know that animals have thoughts and feelings?

Use these prompts to help answer the question:

* Would it be better for an animal to have a shorter life if it was a happier one?

* Is a farm animal’s only purpose in life to produce food for humans?

* Should farm animals be treated differently to pets because they produce food for humans?