Movies That Teach Children About Love For Animals
Children are like mushrooms and absorb everything they learn from their experiences, so it’s the perfect time to teach values. Teaching children about love for animals will make them more empathetic and caring people.
It is important not to teach values in a boring or formal way. Children learn from everything that happens around them. As long as they see you treat animals with love and respect, it makes them want to imitate you.
But in addition to this, some leisure activities can help you. Family movies are popular with children, and having their parents’ attention while watching these wonderful stories makes them extra happy.
And there is no better way than to learn and have fun at the same time?
Why is love for animals important?
Animals are living beings. They have needs and feelings just like us, and therefore we must respect and take care of them. They are neither objects nor toys. Children must learn that they are living beings who deserve to be treated with dignity.
Animals teach us about unconditional love. If we allow ourselves to get to know them, they will show us what loyalty, friendship, and affection really mean. They have clean, simple feelings and do not harbor resentment.
They help us to be emotionally balanced. Spending time with animals has the power to help us get rid of harmful, negative emotions. Whether you are sad or scared, just interacting with an animal will change your mood and help you feel more positive.
Movies that teach us about love for animals
Now that you know all about the great benefits of loving and sharing life with animals, let’s watch some of the best movies to teach the little ones about love for our furry friends.
Marley and I.
In this film, a young couple decides to get a puppy, Marley, before they take the step to become parents. Before they know it, the puppy has turned into a dog weighing 90 kilos which makes their lives completely crazy.
Marley follows them through every stage of their lives and fills the family’s everyday life with love and fun non-stop.
Tarzan
This Disney classic tells the story of an orphaned boy who is found and adopted by a gorilla after being abandoned in the jungle. He grows up happy with all the animals, until an expedition of explorers reaches the jungle.
Then Tarzan discovers who he really is. He must eventually decide which world he wants to live in.
This film shows how cruelty and human greed can harm animals, while kindness and respect can save their lives.
Hachiko – A friend for life
This touching film is based on the true story of a university professor who decides to adopt an abandoned dog. It is a story of unconditional love and faithfulness. It teaches us that the one who truly loves us will always look after us and wait for us.
Ferdinand
Ferdinand is a kind, good-natured bull that other bulls ridicule for not being aggressive. After being adopted by a kind man and his daughter Nina, Ferdinand’s fate is to be captured again by his hunters.
They then try to sell him to a bullfighter. In the film, Ferdinand does everything to be able to be with Nina again.
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This story shows us both the friendliest and cruelest side of people, and teaches us to respect life beyond our traditions, in this case bullfighting in Spain.
Other movies that teach us about love for animals
A Dog’s Way Home
After being abruptly and unfairly separated from her owner Lucas, the dog escapes Bella and tries to find him. The way home is not easy because she has to travel over 640 km and overcome countless obstacles.
But the love she feels for Lucas gives her the strength not to give up until she finds him again.
Dumbo
Both the Disney original and Tim Burton’s latest interpretation are clear examples of how circuses treat animals. Through Dumbo’s suffering – after being separated from his mother and being used to withdraw money – we learn that no entertainment is acceptable if it harms other living beings.
