Animal ethics – creating texts
This activity uses resources curated in the article Māori concepts for animal ethics – introduction. The resources examine the Three Rs of animal ethics and include kaupapa Māori perspectives.
Māori concepts for animal ethics
This interactive provides an introduction to te ao Māori concepts within the context of animal ethics. Click on the labels for information about the concepts.
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In this activity, students draw on information from a variety of resources to create written or visual texts.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
choose a topic of interest
locate and critically analyse texts to identify pertinent information – including how texts are shaped for particular purposes and audiences
create a text – written or visual – to communicate their findings.
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Related content
Māori concepts for animal ethics – introduction brings together resources that explore animal ethics with a kaupapa Māori approach. The resources include:
Activity ideas
The following activities also explore animals and ethics using information and perspectives from the articles above:
Acknowledgement
This content has been developed in collaboration with Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart (Ngāti Kura, Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu, Pare Hauraki), Auckland University of Technology, and Dr Sally Birdsall, University of Auckland, with funding and support from the Ministry for Primary Industries – Manatū Ahu Matua and the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART).
Animals of Aotearoa and animal ethics
Animals of Aotearoa: Kaupapa Māori Summaries and Exploring the Three Rs of Animal Ethics with Māori Ideas were developed with funding from the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART) and the Ministry for Primary Industries. The silhouette design was created for this project and is the copyright of Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart and Dr Sally Birdsall.
