https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458414
Bug ID: 458414
Summary: False information in "Explore farm animals" against
animals
Product: gcompris
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified
OS: All
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: jaz...@gmail.com
Reporter: codestr...@posteo.org
Target Milestone: ---
Hi,
there are grave issues with the information conveyed in the "Explore farm
animals" activity. These can cause or continue discrimination, violence and
cruelty against these creatures.
Some examples:
Level 1:
- The animals in the main picture have a smile on their faces. This does not
reflect the harsh reality most of these animals face in modern animal
production facilities in the western societies. In order not to expose the
young user with the true horrors these animals must endure one could at least
depict them with a sad face.
- Detail information on the cow: "They graze all day in the meadow". This is
false. Most of farmed cows in the world a locked in industrial barns and never
see a meadow in their (shortcut) lives.
Level 3:
- "You can drink the milk this animal produces" => Currently, the only valid
answer is cow; but this is not the only of the clickable animals. In reality,
we can drink the milk of all mammal animals. In the picture this would be dog,
horse, cow, sheep, cat, pig. A good question could be why in the western
culture it is normal to choose mostly cow's milk? This would highlight that
there is not only one culture in the world and not only one way to treat
animals.
- "This animal lays eggs" => Currently, the only valid answer is chicken; which
is not complete. Also ducks lay eggs. Also the bird on the barn lays eggs.
Chickens are birds and all birds lay eggs.
- "You can ride on the back of this animal" => You cannot only ride on horse's
back but on nearly every animal's back. Depending on its strength it would hurt
them more or less. E.g. there are feasts in some rural areas in the United
States where children shall ride on the pig's backs for fun. The educational
question here would not if you _can_ do it but if you _should_ do it.
Would it be appreciated to disable this activity until these issues (which have
the potential to prolong needless animal suffering) are resolved?
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