Victims of education. Ethics and the use of animals in higher education

Abstract

This paper analyzes the use of animals in higher education. The discussion considers two aspects: (1) the pedagogical justification, that is, if the option of using animals is equal to, less or more educationally effective than teaching without them; and (2) the ethical justification, which tries to answer the question of whether it is morally right to use and kill animals for students to learn. Numerous educational studies show that students learn the same and, in many cases, better without using animals.