Biryuchinskaya T.A.
ABOUT RAISING AN ETHICAL ATTITUDE TO ANIMALS ^{[№ 3 ' 2020]}
In the conditions of modern society, the conflict between man and the environment is growing more and more actively. The anthropocentric view of nature dominates, according to which man is the master of nature, having unlimited power and opportunities, and the issues of ethical, humane treatment of animals and respect for their rights are not seriously considered. One of the reasons for this situation is the lack of appropriate education of the younger generation. A new discipline — bioethics-was introduced in the 3rd generation of the Federal state educational standard. It contains a significant educational potential for the formation of the younger generation of civic activity and responsibility towards the environment.
I conducted a theoretical study. The following is installed. Today’s environmental education is formal and consumer-oriented. Active sympathy, compassion, and charity are still passed off as an anachronism. Today is dominated by an anthropocentric view of the surrounding nature. This approach to education fosters cruelty and irresponsibility among young people. In my opinion, the education of an ethical attitude to animals, the formation of a biocentric worldview for future teachers at the University is of particular importance. The faculty of natural geography of the Russian state University named after S. A. Yesenin and the Department of pedagogy and management in education have a huge educational potential. The University organized and launched a social student project “Assistance to the Ryazan charity society for support of homeless animals “Best Friends”. The entire project is based solely on voluntary donations in the form of money, food, medicines, etc.for the needs of homeless animals. Social networks contribute to the development of animal volunteering. Modern young people can support animals. By engaging in zoo-volunteer activities, a person becomes kinder and wiser. He has a bare, open heart. He feels more acutely the pain and grief of the person in need of help.
Thus, today it is extremely important to teach the younger generation respect for any form of life — for animals, for the environment. A person should live according to ethical laws in the modern world on the basis that a kind, humane attitude to living beings is a moral duty of a spiritually rich, developed person.