Animal welfare may soon be another subject in schools

New Delhi: The school children may soon get the scope of learning about the animal welfare as the ministry aims to include the details on related topics in the school curriculum. With rising concern of animal abuse, the government is mulling on making topics on animal welfare an integral part of education. In a bid to prevent the future citizens of India from becoming abusers, Animal Welfare Board of India in association with animal protection groups plan to develop related-topics, which will be dealt with as the school syllabi at the primary level. According to AWBI chairman R M Kharb, the children need to learn about protection of animals as a part of formal education if they really want to understand animals and their sufferings. The Welfare Board is in constant touch with the State Boards of Education and Ministry of Human Resource and Development to get their approval.