Government & Defence - ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER

A Day in the Life of an Animal Control Officer

Primary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

  Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

1. Read the following "A Day in the Life of an Animal Control Officer"

2. Create a timeline for Shirley's day - a full 24 hours. You are to add drawings or images on each of the events.

3. You are the owner of one of the dogs that Shirley has found for you. You are to write a letter thanking her for looking after your dog and returning it to your family. You are to describe how you feel, what happens to your dog, and, what you do to make your place secure from your dog digging under the fence and getting out.

Lady and the Tramp: Then and Now

Primary Middle 

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Literacy

Australian Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability

Cooperative Learning Activity

1. In groups of 3 - 4 students, look at the following video clip from a 1955 movie: "Lady and the Tramp". 

Write down your impressions of the characters involved. Make a list of all the characters and put one adjective next to each character. You need to use a different adjective for each character.

Lady and the Tramp - Jock and Trusty saves Tramp from the dogcatcher
https://youtu.be/7bsMlLC0eZ4

2. As a group, write down as many words as you can to describe the Dogcatcher [now called the Animal Control Officer] and the feelings around this person.

What "colour" comes to mind when you descbribe the Dogcatcher?

What "smell" would you attribute to the Dogcatcher?

What "taste" do you think would describe the Dogcatcher? [eg. burnt broccoli]

What "sound" do you think you would use to describe the Dogcatcher?

3. Disney Productions decided to re-do this classic. Look at the following video

Lady and the Tramp | Official Trailer #2 | Disney+ | Streaming Nov. 12 2019
https://youtu.be/P4NtWb4WX20

4. Look at your adjectives and add another adjective to each person from seeing this new video.

Alongside roads & rubbish, animal management is a key function of local government

Middle  Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Ethical Understanding

Philosophy

1. According to The Conversation 27 September 2016, "Alongside roads and rubbish, animal management is a key function of local government. Animal management is a mixed bag of three distinct activities: education, compliance and enforcement."

As a pair, you are to read the above article. List the reasons why local governments has animal management as a priority.

2. Are you a dog or cat owner?
a. Is your dog or cat a "menance" to the neighbourhood? How? Explain
b. Has your dog or cat been taken to the pound?
c. Have neighbours complained about the noise?
d. Have neighbours found your dog or cat wandering in the neighbourhood?
e. Are you a responsible owner?

3.

Discuss the ethics of owning a dog or cat and the responsibilities of this ownership.