4.4 Ensuring Animal Welfare
This middle school lesson, “Ensuring Animal Welfare” (Lesson MS.AI.4.4), is part of the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum (Pork Checkoff). Students learn about three programs designed to ensure animal welfare and prevent abuse or mistreatment: the Animal Agriculture Alliance, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the State-Based Animal Identification System. The lesson uses interactive teaching strategies (Little Professor and Hieroglyphics e-Moments), a teacher-led discussion, and includes a student assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the students will discuss animal issues.
- As a result of this lesson the students will describe three programs that are designed to ensure the welfare of animals and prevent abuse or mistreatment.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Writing surface
- Overhead projector/transparencies
- MS.AI.4.4.TM.A-TM.D – one per teacher
- MS.AI.4.4.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Photo of Bo Obama (President Obama's family dog)
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth; G2. Respect one's body
- Key Terms
- State-Based Animal Identification System.
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- AS.06.01.02.aExplain the implications of animal welfare and animal rights for animal agriculture.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.4Communication Skills
National Standards (AFNR)
- AS.06.02.02.aDescribe how animal identification systems can track an animal's location, nutrition requirements, production progress, and changes in health.