Puppy yoga – P4C stimulus

Screengrab from ITV news - news anchor next to a picture of a sleeping puppy

What do your pupils think about the idea of puppies in exercise classes?

Watch these two videos, in this order:

  1. www.facebook.com/watch?v=1464101027344182

  2. www.itv.com/news/2023-07-04/puppy-yoga-commodifying-cute-animals-mps-warned

After each video ask them what they think. Does their thinking change?

Possible P4C questions:

  • Is it okay to use animals for human gain?

  • What makes something cute?

  • Should we treat things differently depending on how cute they are?

  • Are news investigations always helpful?

Philosophical concepts include fun, cuteness, animal rights, care, entertainment, exploitation, pets, investigations.