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End Animal Suffering Worldwide - Sign the Petition for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare!

Target: Your Government Leader
Sponsored by: World Society for the Protection of Animals
Every day millions of animals are born into lives of unspeakable suffering. Every day millions more suffer terrible deaths. All animals should be able to live their lives free from misery. But they struggle in a world that is often indifferent.

The road toward better animal welfare is through cooperation, information and a strong international commitment. Urge the United Nations to adopt a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare! The declaration would have a real, long-term impact on the welfare of billions of animals worldwide.

Note: your signature will be one more toward the goal of 10 million signatures on the "Animals Matter to Me" petition, making it the most ambitious global initiative on animal welfare that has ever been attempted!

deadline: 10-19-2008
goal: 200,000
 
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Dear [Government Decision Maker],

I am writing to urge you to support the adoption of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare by the United Nations.

Billions of animals around the world are affected by humans, and rely on people to treat them with compassion. But sadly, in many countries there is little national and no international protection for animals.

An international agreement on welfare standards should become a key goal for the animal welfare movement in the 21st century. The first step toward achieving this end would be to secure a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations.

A Universal Declaration by the UN would:

- Recognize animals as sentient beings, capable of suffering and experiencing pain
- Recognize that animal welfare is an issue of importance as a part of the social development of nations
- Act as a catalyst for better animal welfare provisions worldwide

By supporting a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare at the United Nations, you can help put a stop to the cruelty that billions of animals suffer every single day.

[Your comment here]

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
We signed the “End Animal Suffering Worldwide - Sign the Petition for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare!” petition!
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4:02 pm PDT, Apr 15, David Kuenneke, Texas
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3:56 pm PDT, Apr 15, Rachel Dunbar, Florida
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3:23 pm PDT, Apr 15, Sandy Heins, Florida
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3:18 pm PDT, Apr 15, Doreen Owens, Texas
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3:10 pm PDT, Apr 15, Sarah Fetterman, Pennsylvania
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12:29 pm PDT, Apr 15, Bonnie Weissman, California
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10:58 am PDT, Apr 15, Kara Davis, New York
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10:34 am PDT, Apr 15, Maryann Gardner, Arizona
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10:21 am PDT, Apr 15, Heather Bartholomew, California
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10:04 am PDT, Apr 15, Danielle Housenick, Maryland
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9:55 am PDT, Apr 15, Susan Pederson, Minnesota
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9:46 am PDT, Apr 15, Kristin Santore, Ohio
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9:08 am PDT, Apr 15, Joanna Cohen, Maryland
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8:54 am PDT, Apr 15, Lara Busch, Oregon
We all have a stake in the treatment of animals. Habitat and species loss affects every nation. There is no reason we can't agree on how to improve wildlife, for our children's sake.
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8:21 am PDT, Apr 15, Meagan Maness, North Carolina
No animal deserves such cruelty help them!
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7:58 am PDT, Apr 15, Glenn Dziwulski, New York
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7:36 am PDT, Apr 15, Sandra Zike, Florida
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7:14 am PDT, Apr 15, Mandy Robinson, Tennessee
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6:40 am PDT, Apr 15, Pat Lear, Texas
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6:35 am PDT, Apr 15, Name not displayed, Russian Federation
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5:13 am PDT, Apr 15, Jessica Law, South Carolina
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5:06 am PDT, Apr 15, Suzanne Blaine, North Carolina
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3:13 am PDT, Apr 15, Brian Travers, France
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2:19 am PDT, Apr 15, Caroline Mcglade, Pennsylvania
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10:40 pm PDT, Apr 14, Jake Taylor, Nevada
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10:34 pm PDT, Apr 14, Holly Bell, Arizona
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8:13 pm PDT, Apr 14, Deb Spilko, Pennsylvania
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6:39 pm PDT, Apr 14, Name not displayed, Louisiana
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6:24 pm PDT, Apr 14, Sal Jimenez, California
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4:15 pm PDT, Apr 14, Zack Newman, Colorado
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4:00 pm PDT, Apr 14, Wally Edelson, Florida
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3:46 pm PDT, Apr 14, Nancy Harkness, Michigan
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3:37 pm PDT, Apr 14, Name not displayed, Washington
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2:55 pm PDT, Apr 14, Dee Coates, North Carolina
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2:44 pm PDT, Apr 14, Sheila Hamlin, Georgia
In our world, God not only made man, but animals as well. He does not want any living creature to suffer or to be tortured.The only way to end this salvagery is to start with the Gov.and among ourselves.I hope and pray that our companions and other animals will envelope themselves into the hearts of the most giving and the ones that are hard to the core. Our goverment is supposed to protect all living beings, no matter if they are human or animal or what have you. It is time to end this brutality once and for all.
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1:03 pm PDT, Apr 14, Brett Young, Massachusetts
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12:18 pm PDT, Apr 14, Titimeaua Monica, Romania
animal have a soul to and are part of this world and for that we should accept there prezence and the right to live by not harming and just protect them !!
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11:09 am PDT, Apr 14, Ann Crisp, Tennessee
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9:21 am PDT, Apr 14, Thomas Bommarito, Missouri
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8:57 am PDT, Apr 14, Julie Brignonen, France
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8:35 am PDT, Apr 14, Steve Fliesler, Missouri
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8:21 am PDT, Apr 14, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
A respect for ALL life will ensure a future for everyone inhabiting this planet. Any being capable of giving and returning love deserves respect.
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8:08 am PDT, Apr 14, Janet Marston-Hartwell, Florida
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8:03 am PDT, Apr 14, Marios Christophorides, Cyprus
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8:00 am PDT, Apr 14, Cindy Rushford, Vermont
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7:17 am PDT, Apr 14, Janet Carlson, Illinois
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7:17 am PDT, Apr 14, Zenobia Conkerite, New York
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7:01 am PDT, Apr 14, RACHEL ALLEN, Colorado
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6:55 am PDT, Apr 14, Susan Finch, Australia
All Animals are the making from God's World.We must be part of the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare
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6:20 am PDT, Apr 14, Jeanie Johnson, Wisconsin
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