Gan Siow Huang on raising animal welfare awareness in schools

Animal welfare is incorporated into subjects such as Character and Citizenship Education, Social Studies and Science. The contexts used to discuss such issues are regularly refreshed to include contemporary cases. At the primary level, students learn about responsibility and care towards animals, while those at secondary and pre-university levels learn about making a positive difference to social and environmental issues. Some students have embarked on Values in Action projects that contribute towards animal welfare and even started interest groups to promote animal welfare. Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said this in reply to an MP’s questions in Parliament on Tuesday (May 9).