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.
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.
Download the Word file (see link below).
Related content
Māori concepts for animal ethics – introduction brings together resources that explore animal ethics with a kaupapa Māori approach. The resources include:
- Theories of animal ethics
- The Three Rs of animal ethics
- Māori ethical ideas
- How do Māori ideas relate to animal ethics?
- Dr Kimiora Hēnare
- Dr Leilani Walker
- Professor Eloise Jillings
- Hilton Collier
- Te Winiwini Kingi
- Rauhina Scott-Fyfe
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).