Through personal experiences and observations, children are given the opportunity to deepen their knowledge. Experiencing the animals' needs directly with all the senses and also the requirements for species-appropriate husbandry conditions strengthens the understanding of sustainable and animal-friendly agriculture and respect for animals as our fellow creatures.
This year too, a school class, the 3C class of the BRG Körösi Graz, visited the HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein Organic Institute as part of an excursion under the expert supervision of a certified animal welfare specialist. Priv.Doz. Dr. Andreas Steinwidder and Dr. Elfriede Ofner-Schröck gave the interested students insights into agricultural animal husbandry and the needs of farm animals in the environment in which they are kept. The children's animal protection conference took place on June 16, 2021, at which the students presented their project results and impressions from their excursions with great commitment and were able to discuss issues of animal husbandry and animal protection.
