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Animal Politics EU
Animal Politics EU, formerly Euro Animal 7, is a group of animal rights parties in European Union countries. Goals They call for: * Raise the moral and legal status of animals * Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ensure proper enforcement of animal welfare legislation across all EU member states * Phase out farming practices which are harmful to animals and re-direct EU subsidies away from the intensive livestock industry, into sustainable, plant-based and organic agriculture * End the long-distance transport of live animals within and outside the EU * Stop overfishing within and outside European waters * Phase out animal testing with binding targets for reduction and replacement, combined with incentives for alternative testing methods * End legal derogations and subsidies for so-called cultural and religious traditions that involve cruelty to animals, such as bullfighting, non-stun slaughter and foie gras production * Fight the illicit trade of pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the same consideration as similar interests of human beings. Broadly speaking, and particularly in popular discourse, the term "animal rights" is often used synonymously with "animal protection" or "animal liberation". More narrowly, "animal rights" refers to the idea that many animals have fundamental rights to be treated with respect as individuals—rights to life, liberty, and freedom from torture that may not be overridden by considerations of aggregate welfare. Many advocates for animal rights oppose the assignment of moral value and fundamental protections on the basis of species membership alone. This idea, known as speciesism, is considered by them to be a prejudice as irrational as any other. They maintain that animals should no lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Justice Party Of Finland
Animal Justice Party of Finland ( fi, Eläinoikeuspuolue, sv, Djurrättspartiet) is a political party in Finland founded in 2015 and admitted to the registry of political parties in 2016. The party's chairman is Jaakko Perttunen. The party participated in the municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ... in 2017. It was de-registered in 2023 after failing to win any seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections. Election results Parliament of Finland Municipal elections References External links * The Manifest(2016) at Finnish Social Science Data Archive {{Animal rights, movement 2015 establishments in Finland Animal advocacy parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
