Animals

What is a pet?• A domestic or tamed

animal.

• Kept as a companion.

• Treated with love and care.

• For example: dog, cat, budgie…..

• Have you got any pets?

What is a wild animal?• A non- domesticated and

untamed animal.

• They don’t live with humans.

• Can be very dangerous.

• For example: Lions Monkeys Crocodiles

What is an endangered animal?• Animals at risk of becoming

extinct.

• Few numbers of the species left in the wild.

• Some are kept in Zoos.

• For example: Giant Panda Siberian Tiger African Elephant

Zoos• Parks or gardens.

• A place where wild animals live in captivity.

• Animals are put on display for people to view.

• What is your opinion of zoos?

What is animal cruelty?• Also called animal abuse or

neglect.

• Inflicting suffering or harm on animals.

• For example: - Beating -Starving

- Abandoning - Dog fighting - Cock fighting

What can we do to stop animal cruelty?• Don’t get pet unless you want

one and physically able to care for it.

• There are many organisations that help.

• For example: ISPCA (Ireland) Animal shelters

• What organisations have you got in Spain?

The Reptile Village - Gowran• The zoo has 120 animals.

• It has 50 different species.

• For example: -Alligators ( Cc and Battle)

- Pythons ( Sunny) - Tortoises (Michael and

Michelle)

Visiting the Reptile Zoo• You can see all the

different reptiles.

• You have a chance to hold the different animals that they have.

• When I visited I got to hold a Burmese Python called Stevie.

Questions• Are animals important to you?

• Do you think life would be different without animals?

• Have you ever been on safari?

• Should we keep wild animals as pets?

• Do you think circuses are a form of animal cruelty?

• Is it fair that people abandon animals?