Animals Lesson 46 of the religion ethics course of Mova's primary school: 17 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: the lesson at school .
0 Animals can feel pain and fear, so most people believe we have real duties towards them, and that cruelty to animals is wrong. 1 Christians believe God made the animals and saw that they were good, and gave people the job of caring for them, not spoiling them; St Francis of Assisi even called animals his brothers and sisters. 2 Some questions about animals are easy: never hurt a pet for fun. 3 Others are hard, and thoughtful people disagree: eating meat, zoos and testing medicines on animals. 4 In a hard question the best answer gives reasons, weighs the other side and is fair to everyone, people and animals alike. 5 For a child today this means being kind and wise: feeding your pet every day, asking an adult before you "rescue" a hurt bird, and listening to a vegetarian friend without mocking them. 6 Animals can feel pain and fear, and cruelty to animals is wrong. 7 Christians believe God made the animals, called them good and gave people the task of caring for them. 8 A pet needs food, water, care, exercise and time every day: it is a responsibility, not a toy. 9 Some people eat meat; vegetarians and vegans (who eat no animal foods at all, not even milk or eggs) do not, for reasons of animal welfare, health, the environment or religion. 10 Whether it is right to eat meat is a disputed question; respectful people accept others' food choices. 11 Zoos can protect endangered species and teach people, but cages limit animals' freedom; whether zoos should exist is disputed. 12 Some medicines are tested on animals to keep people safe; whether this is right is a disputed question argued carefully on both sides; many say it should happen only when really needed, with as few animals and as little pain as possible. 13 St Francis of Assisi called animals his brothers and sisters and, the story says, preached to the birds. 14 If you find an injured wild bird, the wise thing is to tell an adult or call an animal rescue rather than handle it yourself. 15 Killing insects and pests raises the question of respect for life against safety and comfort. 16 Building on land can destroy animals' homes (habitats), so human needs and animal needs must be balanced. ← previous Whistle-blowing: when to tellnext → The environment↑ back to Religion ethics This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/46-animals/