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Learning more about our animal friends is the first step in appreciating them as the thinking, feeling individuals they truly are.
We’ve gathered some fascinating resources to help you dive deeper into understanding animals and their welfare needs.
At Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary, we care for a wonderful variety of animals, from our gentle Aberdeen Angus cattle to our playful turkey duo.
Come meet the amazing animals who call Goodheart their home and learn more about their species along the way.
In these 30-minute bitesize sessions, we cover important topics affecting animal and human populations, as well as the environment.
The Cheaper Food Paradigm
Covering some of the farming practices responsible for biodiversity loss and what we can do to secure a better future, just for the planet, but for human and animal populations too.
Artificial Selection/Selective Breeding
We’ll talk you through Artificial Selection (also known as Selective Breeding), and its potential implications for animal and human populations, as well as the environment.
Animal Dentition
This session covers animal dentition – the arrangement or condition of the teeth in specific individuals and species. You’ll meet some of our residents and learn more about how their teeth are suited to their particular diet and habitat.
What is Speciesism?
In this 30-minute session, we’ll talk about the concept of “speciesism” which was first coined by philosopher Peter Singer in his 1975 book Animal Liberation.
Watch our webinar all about the problem with factory farming, featuring Natasha Smith, Senior Campaigns Manager for the UK, at Compassion in World Farming as well as our patron, Peter Egan, Stage & Screen Actor and passionate Animal Advocate.
We’ve put together five modules to help you learn about the science of farmed animals and how they interact with humans and our planet. These modules can be used to support our online lesson or can be even be used on their own prior to a visit to the sanctuary. Even better, every module compliments a part of the National Curriculum.
The food we eat, the transport we use, the clothes we buy, even the type of house we live in all contribute to our carbon footprint.
Use this handy calculator created by WWF to determine how much CO2 you as an individual produce every year and the ways that you can reduce your impact.
Want to learn more about animals first-hand, with a visit to our sanctuary? Situated just outside Kidderminster in Worcestershire, Goodheart Farm Animal Sanctuary is home to over 300 rescued animals and is open to visitors through the spring and summer months.
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