A Better Community
Target:
Philip Rosedale (Founder and CEO, Linden Labs, Inc. )
Sponsored by:
There is a direct correlation between violence towards other animals and violence towards other human beings. While there are laws protecting animals from all sorts of abusive treatment in the US, depictions of this abuse still manage to make their way to various sites on the internet and by default, it becomes the responsibility of the host and provider to remove images and depictions of illegal activities from their systems.
The virtual world of Secondlife has Community Standards in place which should facilitate the prompt removal of offensive material and Linden Labs does punish offenders of these standards. However, the standards are vague and leave too much room for interpretation as to what is offensive.
With this petition, we request that the Community Standards of the virual world of Secondlife be modified to specify that display or depiction of real life animal abuse which is now occurring within the virtual world of Secondlife will not be tolerated.
The virtual world of Secondlife has Community Standards in place which should facilitate the prompt removal of offensive material and Linden Labs does punish offenders of these standards. However, the standards are vague and leave too much room for interpretation as to what is offensive.
With this petition, we request that the Community Standards of the virual world of Secondlife be modified to specify that display or depiction of real life animal abuse which is now occurring within the virtual world of Secondlife will not be tolerated.
There is a direct correlation between violence towards other animals and violence towards other human beings. While there are laws protecting animals from all sorts of abusive treatment in the US, depictions of this abuse still manage to make their way to various sites on the internet and by default, it becomes the responsibility of the host and provider to remove images and depictions of illegal activities from their systems.
The virtual world of Secondlife has Community Standards in place which should facilitate the prompt removal of offensive material and Linden Labs does punish offenders of these standards. However, the standards are vague and leave too much room for interpretation as to what is offensive.
With this petition, we request that the Community Standards of the virual world of Secondlife be modified to specify that display or depiction of real life animal abuse which is now occurring within the virtual world of Secondlife will not be tolerated.
The virtual world of Secondlife has Community Standards in place which should facilitate the prompt removal of offensive material and Linden Labs does punish offenders of these standards. However, the standards are vague and leave too much room for interpretation as to what is offensive.
With this petition, we request that the Community Standards of the virual world of Secondlife be modified to specify that display or depiction of real life animal abuse which is now occurring within the virtual world of Secondlife will not be tolerated.
We the undersigned, request that the Community Standards currently in place at Secondlife be modified to more effectivly address our concerns about unprovoked violence in secondlife and public display of materials that are offensive.
The Community standards document addresses many valid issues concerning violence and offensive material and the recent concern about gambling ordinances in the US show that Linden Labs is truly concerned about creating a world in which is residents can live safely and within the appropriate laws. However, it does not address the public display of images or video of real life animals being abused, actions that are ethically unacceptable and likely illegal. A recent complaint of this activity was apparently discharged with little concern by a representative of Linden Labs although it caused severe anguish to the person who filed the complaint.
We believe it is within the best interest of Linden Labs to prohibit this activity and as you often say that your intention is that secondlife will help create a better world, we hope that you will agree that there is no room for promoting the violence that is connected with the abuse of animals which has also been statistically linked to violence and abuse of humans.
In order to alleveiate any ambiguity in the Community Standards, we are requesting that you direct it to be modified to explicitly prohibit the display of images or video depicting real life abuse of animals and that violation of these standards will result in disciplinary actions similar to all other serious offenses against the community.
We signed the " A Better Community" petition!
# 504:
9:44 am PDT, Jul 27,
Austin Kendall, Florida
# 503:
3:55 am PDT, Jul 27,
Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
# 502:
2:53 pm PDT, Jun 2,
Annelies Ooms, Belgium
# 501:
9:44 pm PDT, May 22,
Kristy Mitchell, Texas
# 500:
7:57 am PDT, Apr 20,
Victoria Philleo, Indiana
# 499:
10:31 am PDT, Apr 16,
Renata Proestopoulou, Greece
Respect all forms of life.
Respect all forms of life.
# 498:
11:39 am PDT, Apr 9,
Cassandra Taylor, United Kingdom
# 497:
10:25 am PDT, Apr 6,
Laurel Watson, Arizona
# 496:
12:07 am PDT, Mar 30,
Beth OHara, Maine
# 495:
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7:18 pm PDT, Mar 29,
Jo Carlyle, Australia
I totally agree the standards of the virual world needs to be modified. |
# 494:
11:20 am PDT, Mar 28,
Dawn Bolin, Ohio
# 493:
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4:26 pm PDT, Mar 27,
Name not displayed, Alaska
Shame on a country that robbed a family of their precious dog. What does anyone learn about a justice system from any nation that does not have compassion for its own citizens? A nation and its people are judged upon how it treats its animals and people. Never should ALL animals nor any LIVING CREATURE be selected for destruction because certain people have choosen to use an innocent breed of animal for profit. Should all humans beings be put to death for war, rape and destruction of the animal world? This beloved "BRUCE", is cared for and missed by his family. You have taken him from a safe place and caused him terrible harm. For what purpose should you not be charged for destruction of a family? HAVE A HEART, SHOW COMPASSION AND EMPATHY BY SHOWING THE WORLD THAT YOUR COMMUNITY CAN ACT IN A HUMANE MANNER AND LET BRUCE GO HOME. SHOULD YOUR ORGANIZATION BE JUDGED FOR MAKING SWEEPING JUDGEMENTS ABOUT A BREED OF ANIMALS?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Animal Cruelty As long as man eats animals how can cruelty to animals be removed. Morarji Desai I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people. Morarji Desai I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal. Morarji Desai If we do not want to be pained by anybody we must not pain anybody; and how can man consider himself humane if he wants to live at the cost of others. Morarji Desai Let me assure you that all of our pets, and animals of every kind will be with us for eternity on the Other Side. Sylvia Browne I have reached zero tolerance for the cruelty against our animal brothers. If we are to nuture our culture, let’s begin with the animals who have been nothing but our beasts of burden for so long. Author: Riki Rockett If there is justice with no mercy, Ira Flatow will have to come back countless times as a lab rat for all the cruelty he has promoted on NPR. Author: Animal Rights people who are willing to kill animals just to satisfy their greed for meat are ultimately, really, killing themselves by their cruelty . . . that is God at work http://www.egroups.com/messages/christianveg. Author: Fleur Wiorkowski We Are The Living Graves Of Murdered Beasts We are the living graves of murdered beasts Slaughtered to satisfy our appetites We never pause to wonder at our feasts If animals, like men, can possibly have rights We pray on Sundays that we may have light To guide our footsteps on the path we tread We're sick of war We do not want to fight The thought of it now fills our hearts with dread And yet we gorge ourselves upon the dead Like carrion crows we live and feed on meat Regardless of the suffering and pain We cause by doing so. If thus we treat Defenseless animals for sport or gain How can we hope in this world to attain the PEACE we say we are so anxious for We pray for it o'er hecatombs of slain To God, while outraging the moral law Thus cruelty begets its offspring: war. Author: George Bernard Shaw ~Animal Rights & Welfare ~People have to understand that the commandment, "Do unto others as you would do unto you" applies to animals, plants and things, as well as to people! and that if it is regarded as applying only to people..then the animals, plants and things will, in one way or another, do as badly by man as man has done by them.... - Aldous Huxley ~James Herriot on Animal Protection I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us... I could do terrible things to people who dump unwanted animals by the roadside. - James Herriot in a television interview I hope to make people realise how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must be that we will be kind and take care of their needs...[They] are an obligation put on us, a responsibility we have no right to neglect, or violate by cruelty. I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love. If a farmer calls me with a sick animal, he couldn't care less if I were George Bernard Shaw. - James Herriot on continuing his Veterinarian practice after becoming a best-selling author ~~ Kylli Koski on Animal Protection ~ Nothing justifies a cruel treatment of animals. Yet, constantly inconceivable cases of cruelty to animals are happening all the time. It's completely inexcusable to mistreat animals in order to entertain people, like in bullfights or cockfights. I understand that in some cases you can defend animal experiments, but laboratory animals experience even unnecessary suffering. In factory farming, in piggeries, in poultry farms and mink farms it's often forgotten that animals are living creatures and must be treated well. Animals are kept in very tight cages without an opportunity to move freely about. How far back are those times when domestic fowl could freely waddle around in the courtyard. In TV shows and elsewhere I have tried to spread information about cats people take just for a summer time. Unfortunately year after year kittens are abandoned when the fall arrives. Children should be taught from the beginning to treat animals with responsibility. If a family takes an animal, a cat, a dog, a hamster or any other pet it must be taken care of the animal for all of its life. An animal must never be left to the forest or by the roadside when taking care of it no longer appeals. If the family can't take care of their pet, they must find a new home for it or let a veterinary to put it to sleep. You must never cause unnecessary suffering to animals. ~Our Duty to Animals There is no reason why our domestic animals should not be trained to help man, and to work in his service, so long as the work is not painful or excessive. But all the creatures around us should be trained in the way best for themselves; that is to say, we should always remember that their evolution is the object of the divine Will. So that while we should surely teach our animals all that we can because that develops their intelligence, we must take care that we instill into them good qualities and not evil. We must see that we do not increase in our animal the ferocious qualities which it is the business of his evolution to get rid of. For example, a man who trains a dog to hunt and kill is intensifying within him the very instincts which must be eliminated if the animal is to evolve, and in this way he is degrading a creature given into his charge instead of helping him on his way ... The same thing is true of a man who trains his dog to be ferocious in order that he may be an efficient protector of his property. Mankind has for so long treated animals cruelly that the whole animal world has a general feeling of fear and enmity towards men. Men have generated, in this way, an awful karma which comes back upon them in terrible suffering, in various forms of disease and of insanity. Yet, even after all this bad behavior on the part of man, few animals will harm him if let alone. Charles W. Leadbeater, "Our duty to Animals" in The Inner Life ~Albert Schweitzer on Animal Welfare It is man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man. That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs. - Albert Schweitzer to a ten-year-old boy We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives. Whenever an animal is forced into the service of men, everyone of us must be concerned for any suffering it bears on that account. No one of us may permit any preventable pain to be inflicted, even though he would be interfering in something that does not concern him. No one may shut his eyes and think the pain, which is therefore not visible to him is non-existent - Dr. Albert Schweitzer ~Albert Schweitzer's Prayers The chief cause of pain to me wass the knowledge of the untold sufferings of animals. ... it seemed to be incredible - this was even before I was old enough to go to school - that I should include only human beings in my evening prayers. So when my mother had heard my prayers and kissed me good-night, I said secretly another prayer, which I had composed myself, for all living creatures: "Dear God, protect and bless all creatures that have breath; save them from all evil and let them sleep in peace and quietness." - Albert Schweitzer ~A PRAYER FOR ANIMALS by Albert Schweitzer: Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals, especially for animals who are suffering; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death. We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity, and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the merciful. Universal Declaration of Animal Rights Inasmuch as there is ample evidence that many animal species are capable of feeling, we condemn totally the infliction of suffering upon our fellow creatures and the curtailment of their behavioural and other needs save where this is necessary for their own individual benefit. We do not accept that a difference in species alone (any more than a difference in race) can justify wanton exploitation or oppression in the name of science or sport, or for use as food, for commercial profit or for other human gain. We believe in the evolutionary and moral kinship of all animals and declare our belief that all sentient creatures have rights to life, liberty and natural enjoyment. We therefore call for the protection of these rights. Name :________________________________________________ On behalf of (if applicable): ________________________________ Position in organisation (if applicable) :______________________ How many members/supporters does your organisation have? _____ Contact Address: _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Tel: __________/__________________________ Fax: __________/__________________________ Email address: ___________________________________________ Signed: _________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________________________ Please return to: Uncaged Campaigns, 5th Floor, Alliance House, 9 Leopold Street, Sheffield, S1 2GY, UK Related links: The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights (UDAR) The organisations that have already signed the UDAR The International Animal Rights Day (IARD) Review of the 9th International Animal Rights Day (2006) Review of the 8th International Animal Rights Day (2005) Review of the 7th International Animal Rights Day (2004) Review of the 6th International Animal Rights Day (2003) Review of the 5th International Animal Rights Day (2002) Review of the 4th International Animal Rights Day (2001) Review of the 3rd International Animal Rights Day (2000) Review of the 2nd International Animal Rights Day (1999) |
# 492:
6:40 pm PDT, Mar 26,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 491:
4:44 am PDT, Mar 25,
Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
# 490:
2:06 am PDT, Mar 24,
Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
# 489:
5:56 pm PDT, Mar 23,
Cheryl Silkett, Missouri
# 488:
6:14 pm PDT, Mar 18,
Valeriya Sholokhova, New York
# 487:
10:13 am PDT, Mar 17,
Suzie Gordon, New Hampshire
# 486:
2:39 am PDT, Mar 17,
Vivien De Boer-Harm, Belgium
# 485:
1:00 am PDT, Mar 17,
Adrian Lewis, South Africa
# 484:
7:25 am PDT, Mar 15,
CAROLINA MAJLIS, Denmark
# 483:
9:11 am PDT, Mar 13,
Daniel Amon, South Carolina
# 482:
11:17 pm PDT, Mar 11,
Darlene Davis, Michigan
# 481:
4:25 pm PDT, Mar 11,
Evert Jan Klein Velderman, Netherlands
# 480:
3:53 am PDT, Mar 11,
Penelope Phillips, Australia
# 479:
5:42 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Glenda Parker, Australia
# 478:
12:12 pm PDT, Mar 10,
Daniella Roozenburg, Netherlands
# 477:
7:48 am PDT, Mar 10,
Cher Isbell, Texas
# 476:
6:51 am PDT, Mar 10,
Art Deco, Maine
# 475:
11:24 pm PDT, Mar 9,
Black Tiger Petersen, Canada
Bring about definitive laws! Each Server company must be ever alert as who is on line and what they are doing with their web site. This should be used not only for animal abuse, but child abuse as well. Be vigilant and bring the perps to justice.
Bring about definitive laws! Each Server company must be ever alert as who is on line and what they are doing with their web site. This should be used not only for animal abuse, but child abuse as well. Be vigilant and bring the perps to justice.
# 474:
3:42 pm PDT, Mar 9,
Sarah Panullo, Pennsylvania
# 473:
9:11 am PDT, Mar 9,
Chris Kuhar, Virginia
# 472:
7:06 am PDT, Mar 9,
Jaylena Greenfield, Ohio
# 471:
5:43 am PDT, Mar 9,
Montse Del Olmo, Spain
One can't respect human animals without respecting non human animals too. "No matter if they can talk, or they can think.. What it really matters is that they can SUFFER." (Jeremy Benham, philosopher)
One can't respect human animals without respecting non human animals too. "No matter if they can talk, or they can think.. What it really matters is that they can SUFFER." (Jeremy Benham, philosopher)
# 470:
5:36 am PDT, Mar 9,
Enni Seuri, Finland
# 469:
4:41 am PDT, Mar 9,
Animal Lover Claudia P, Netherlands
# 468:
10:04 am PST, Mar 8,
Diana Martz - Animalspirit, Indiana
# 467:
9:31 pm PST, Mar 7,
Horinecki Philippe, Belgium
# 466:
1:21 pm PST, Mar 2,
Kittie Carnell, United Kingdom
I am a second life Neko and real life animal lover. seeing depiction of any animal cruelty upsets me greatly. It is horrific and must not be allowed.
I am a second life Neko and real life animal lover. seeing depiction of any animal cruelty upsets me greatly. It is horrific and must not be allowed.
# 465:
8:04 pm PST, Mar 1,
Mary Barnes, Tennessee
# 464:
11:11 am PST, Feb 29,
Mary Orbison, New York
# 463:
11:08 am PST, Feb 29,
Philippe Ducreux, France
# 462:
1:19 am PST, Feb 28,
SIGROS LORINE, France
# 461:
10:55 am PST, Feb 27,
Ivana Soldic, Serbia And Montenegro
# 460:
9:03 am PST, Feb 21,
Geneviève Pieroni, France
# 459:
11:53 am PST, Feb 19,
Julia Tawyea, Pennsylvania
# 458:
5:03 pm PST, Feb 15,
Laura Zanoli, Italy
i agree!
i agree!
# 456:
5:17 pm PST, Feb 9,
Christine Taylor, Florida
# 455:
3:52 am PST, Feb 5,
Arthur Crow, Australia
# 454:
11:46 am PST, Feb 4,
Joy Ephraim, Canada
# 453:
8:05 am PST, Feb 2,
Ina Yordanova, Bulgaria
# 452:
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1:29 pm PST, Jan 31,
Sophie Szeferowicz, France
I agree. |
# 451:
7:19 am PST, Jan 28,
Andrée Hussard, France
