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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!

# 104,000:

4:45 pm PDT, Jun 29, Elyse Kaufmann, Arizona

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4:16 pm PDT, Jun 29, Donna Noe-murdock, California

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4:04 pm PDT, Jun 29, Michael Gregory, Massachusetts

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3:45 pm PDT, Jun 29, Yvonne Vecchia, Massachusetts

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3:37 pm PDT, Jun 29, Stacey Kellenbeck, Oregon

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3:35 pm PDT, Jun 29, Josh Eskenazi, Florida

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3:32 pm PDT, Jun 29, Kathy Pooler, California

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3:24 pm PDT, Jun 29, Brian Oszko, California

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3:20 pm PDT, Jun 29, Luvia Diaz, California

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3:16 pm PDT, Jun 29, Alice Deich, New Jersey
As Gandhi said, "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated." So too is this true of the world.

# 103,990:

3:16 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jenina Hernandez, Maine

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2:44 pm PDT, Jun 29, Melissa Alvarado-Zahora, Illinois
Human beings contrary to popular belief, are not more important than animals. We are finding every day that animals posess intelligence far beyond what we thought possible. We already know they posess feelings and the ability to feel pain. We humans, as the supposedly most intelligent beings on the planet, have a duty to protect those who are weaker than ourselves. We have no right to inflict suffering on animals anymore than we have a right to inflict suffering upon each other. We have no right to wipe out entire species due to our own destruction of their habitats and environments. Animals suffer terrible cruelty at the hands of human beings. They were not put on this earth to be abused and disposed of, as humans see fit. Please put an end to their suffering and give them the respect they deserve as fellow creatures meant to share this planet WITH US in harmony.

# 103,988:

2:39 pm PDT, Jun 29, Suzanne J. Conlon, California

# 103,987:

2:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Marci Horn, Delaware
Animals are living breathing creatures too. They should be protected from cruelty in every country! It is inhumane to allow the suffering that these poor animals have to endure.

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2:32 pm PDT, Jun 29, Gary Poppas, North Carolina

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2:28 pm PDT, Jun 29, Tami Minamyer, Colorado

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2:27 pm PDT, Jun 29, Lyle Brown, California

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2:23 pm PDT, Jun 29, William Keil, Maryland

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2:20 pm PDT, Jun 29, Mary Daly Lewis, Illinois

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1:58 pm PDT, Jun 29, Dave Searles, Wisconsin

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1:55 pm PDT, Jun 29, Thomas Vassilaros, Arkansas
An international agreement on welfare standards should become a key goal for the animal welfare movement that are recognized as sensitve beings, capable of suffering and experiencing pain. Tom Vassilaros

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1:40 pm PDT, Jun 29, Jessica Carroll, Massachusetts

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1:38 pm PDT, Jun 29, Randall Keil, Virgin Islands, British

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1:31 pm PDT, Jun 29, Ted Schulze, Washington
These animals are our friends and should not be abused by any peoples in any society.

# 103,976:

1:25 pm PDT, Jun 29, Kristien Helsen, Belgium
Mag ik u aub vragen om niet langer onnodig dierenleed te veroorzaken... Ook dieren hebben gevoelens en kunnen lijden. Uit naam van elk dier, dank ik u bij voorbaat.

# 103,975:

1:25 pm PDT, Jun 29, Morgan Glickstein, Pennsylvania

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1:17 pm PDT, Jun 29, Tara Mitchell, Iowa

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1:17 pm PDT, Jun 29, Camille Lafrance, Michigan

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1:10 pm PDT, Jun 29, Shawne Major, Louisiana

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1:04 pm PDT, Jun 29, Holly Green, Washington

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12:59 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Wisconsin

# 103,969:

12:53 pm PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
I love animals

# 103,968:

12:43 pm PDT, Jun 29, Shel Silver, Illinois

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12:40 pm PDT, Jun 29, Mitchell Friedman, California

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12:34 pm PDT, Jun 29, Pamela Fillin, California

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12:33 pm PDT, Jun 29, Loraine Thompson, Florida

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12:08 pm PDT, Jun 29, Susana Caeiro, Portugal

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12:04 pm PDT, Jun 29, Larry D. Grazier, Texas
No mater what subject it is there is always someone who dosen't car about anything but what they want! Do the best you can to help keep animals safe in life and don't kill them or harm them because God made them for everyone! The people who don't care will aways do the wrong thing and its up to use good people to follow behind them and fix what they mess up! There is no other choise because the bad guys just don't care about anything!

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11:59 am PDT, Jun 29, Joseph Rahr, Wisconsin

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11:52 am PDT, Jun 29, Hiroshi Arashi, California

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11:41 am PDT, Jun 29, Anjanette Noe, Kansas

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11:39 am PDT, Jun 29, Monica Bates, Nevada

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11:23 am PDT, Jun 29, Nan Thurgate, California

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11:19 am PDT, Jun 29, Nicholas Schafer, California

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10:49 am PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Canada

# 103,955:

10:03 am PDT, Jun 29, Pete Panos, Texas

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9:36 am PDT, Jun 29, Karen Siesing, New Jersey

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9:29 am PDT, Jun 29, Tina Langenfeld, Colorado

# 103,952:

8:24 am PDT, Jun 29, Wendelin Montciel, California
Let's get civilized!

# 103,951:

6:26 am PDT, Jun 29, Nick Lesseos, California

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