Field Trips & Fundraisers for Animal-Friendly Teachers
What values do you think we should be teaching students? Kindness, empathy for others, and respect for those who share the world around us are at the top of our list. Teaching kids to have compassion can be done at school—and choosing field trips and fundraisers that are aligned with this is so important.
By taking kids to places such as roadside zoos and animal circuses or sponsoring inhumane “donkey basketball” games to raise funds, schools send students a harmful message: that it’s OK to take advantage of, bully, and even abuse those who are weaker than they are. Animals don’t want to spend their lives in dismal cages, be dragged from city to city in cramped trailers, or be gawked at by noisy, unruly crowds—and no student should be misled into thinking otherwise.
As an educator, you have the power to teach kids how to have empathy for all sentient beings. Make your school activities count by ensuring that they’re fun for everyone involved—and by never supporting the use of animals for the amusement of humans!
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