Citizenship at key stage 3 (Year 7-9)

Unit 05: How the law protects animals - a local-to-global study

Resources

Resources include:

Your rights and responsibilities (Book 1, 2001) and Understanding citizenship (Book 2, 2001), published by the Citizenship Foundation (www.citfou.org.uk)
useful websites, eg

www.parliament.uk (United Kingdom Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords)

www.defra.org.uk (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - provides information on animal health and welfare)

www.publications.parliament.uk (information on bills passing through Parliament, and further support for schools)

www.rspca.org.uk (RSPCA - provides information to support animal welfare)

www.countryside-alliance.org/ (information on rural issues)

www.panda.org/ (WWF Global Network)

www.ciwf.co.uk (Compassion in World Farming)

In addition, local councils all have websites providing useful information on the services they offer

NB: care should be taken when encouraging pupils to access websites

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. How does the law protect our pets?
	2. How does the law protect animal welfare?
	3. How does Parliament debate an issue?
	4. How is animal welfare of concern internationally?