11. Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare
they can suffer and feel pain animals’ welfare needs must be respected animal cruelty must end for good. To command the attention of all national governments, a UDAW must be endorsed by the United Nations (UN). This campaign
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12. Whaling
hunts that cause intense pain and distress. Their meat is then sold commercially for human consumption. Working for whale welfare WSPA works to stop all commercial and scientific whaling by: Using diplomacy and public support to raise
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13. Denmark causes chaos at whaling meeting
stating: “The intense pain and distress caused by whaling is a fact that can’t be refuted by whaling nations and is the reason Australians are so strongly opposed to whaling.â€
The signatures took the form of a large whale
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14. Whaling: an inhumane end
levels of distress and pain.
A brutal death A harpoon mounted on a whaling vessel© TBC The hunted whale has a violent awakening from its quiet life. Even using ‘modern’ methods – which have changed little in 100
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15. Inside the bear farms
lying on firm ground.
Painful surgery Bear bile can be accessed in a number of inhumane ways. All are likely to be carried out by untrained farm workers, with no veterinary experience. Depending on the region, farms will use one of three
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16. Leona Lewis - Animals matter to me - WSPA International
animals can suffer and feel pain. This recognition is the first and most important step in ensuring we have stronger laws to safeguard animal welfare globally.
Please join me: help show world leaders that millions of people
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17. Update: Hanzhong dog cull ends
about ways to mitigate pain if a dog must be captured, promoting registration, and education for the public to prevent dogs being blamed for rabies outbreaks. While these measures are yet to be implemented or adopted as policy, the fact that
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18. Leona says Animals Matter: new WSPA film
animals can suffer and feel pain... The campaign for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare could be the beginning of the end for animal cruelty across the world." "It's up to us to give these animals a voice, and put a stop to cruelty and
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19. Princess Elizabeth de Croy, 1921-2009
future generations from pain and suffering. She also found time to be an ambassador for WSPA member societies the Humane Society International and Naturewatch UK, and founded her own member society: animal shelter Refuge de Thiernay. This
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20. WSPA advances UN collaboration on animal welfare issues
are capable of experiencing pain and suffering and that their welfare should be respected.
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