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MAKING HUMANE CHOICES |
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THROUGHOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE HAVE USED ANIMALS FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES We can each make changes in our own lives to make sure that we treat animals with compassion and respect. We can also encourage others to do the same. The “Golden Rule” that we try to follow in our relationships with other people should also apply to our relationships with animals: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Take a look at these descriptions of situations in which the Golden Rule is not being applied to animals. For each one, tell in the spaces provided (a) how the situation fails to live up to the Golden Rule, and (b) how you would change it to make it fit the Golden Rule. 1. At a local zoo or circus, you see a bear circling aimlessly, without shade, on a very hot day. 2. You see many people hurry past a bird with a broken wing who has fallen onto a busy sidewalk. 3. On your way both to and from school one day, you notice a dog tied up on a short chain, with no food or water in sight. 4. You see your best friend remove a turtle from a riverbank. 5. You see a cat or dog being hit for going to the bathroom on the carpet. |
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