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Only a few days left to sign these 3 important petitions which calls on the European Commission to rethink its plans to classify stray cats and dogs as wild animals. If the proposal is approved, it would mean that free-roaming animals would be granted a lower level of protection in the EU. In some situations, this could offer legal grounds for allowing hunters to shoot at them!
The signatures of these petitions will soon be send to the EU Parliament, the EU Commission, the Council as well as to the Agriculture Ministers of all EU Member States.
Please do not miss signing it! Add your voice to those of growing numbers of compassionate people from around the world, and let's make a difference!
Together, we can!!!
Petition 1. STRAY ANIMALS ARE NOT WILD ANIMALS (CLOSED)
Petition 2. ESTABLISH AN EU LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR POPULATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES FOR DOGS AND CATS WITHOUT DELAY
Petition 3. REJECT THE PROPOSAL CONTAINED IN THE DRAFT OF THE 'EU ANIMAL HEALTH LAW' THAT DEFINES STRAY DOMESTIC ANIMALS AS "WILD ANIMALS"
EU citizens, who wish to raise their voice against this decision, can also send the digital protest postcards to their representatives.
Only a few days left to sign these 3 important petitions which calls on the European Commission to rethink its plans to classify stray cats and dogs as wild animals. If the proposal is approved, it would mean that free-roaming animals would be granted a lower level of protection in the EU. In some situations, this could offer legal grounds for allowing hunters to shoot at them!
The signatures of these petitions will soon be send to the EU Parliament, the EU Commission, the Council as well as to the Agriculture Ministers of all EU Member States.
Please do not miss signing it! Add your voice to those of growing numbers of compassionate people from around the world, and let's make a difference!
Together, we can!!!
Petition 1. STRAY ANIMALS ARE NOT WILD ANIMALS (CLOSED)
Petition 2. ESTABLISH AN EU LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR POPULATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES FOR DOGS AND CATS WITHOUT DELAY
Petition 3. REJECT THE PROPOSAL CONTAINED IN THE DRAFT OF THE 'EU ANIMAL HEALTH LAW' THAT DEFINES STRAY DOMESTIC ANIMALS AS "WILD ANIMALS"
EU citizens, who wish to raise their voice against this decision, can also send the digital protest postcards to their representatives.
‘Non-kept dogs and cats’ are NOT wild animals! In the draft Animal Health Law, stray domestic animals are defined as wild animals. This ignores the fundamental biological distinction between wild and domestic animals, and also goes against the basic principle of Article 13 TFEU that considers animals to be sentient beings.
Such a definition would lead to:
– serious misunderstandings and legal uncertainty in all Member States
– less animal protection for stray animals
– the isolation of stray dogs and cats as second-class animals.
To confuse domestic animals with wild animals is scientifically wrong and poses a threat to stray domestic animals.
Please reject this unacceptable idea contained in the present draft of the Animal Health Law.
Sorry, couldn't sign the first one ( I think I've already signed )
ReplyDeleteAlready signed the others and I'm sharing now ... I hope we can make it !