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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!
# 104,300:
8:41 am PDT, Jul 16, Jamie Black, North Carolina
Animals are unable to protect their selfs, unlike people. We have laws in place to protect certain animals like the Bald Eagle. Noone animal should be left behind. Protect one protect them all.
# 104,299:
6:07 am PDT, Jul 16, Dan Sheehan, New York
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5:39 am PDT, Jul 16, Rosalind Lindsey, Tennessee
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1:54 am PDT, Jul 16, Laurie Freeman, Connecticut
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11:53 pm PDT, Jul 15, Anne M Toomey, Colorado
Legislation like this will not be implemented How can we bemoan the party in Power doing little or nothing to curb that party's power Impeachment is only course for the USA Impeachment Petition D Kucinich L A Thank-you for your work!
# 104,295:
11:15 pm PDT, Jul 15, Snezhana Smirnova, Russian Federation
# 104,294:
10:08 pm PDT, Jul 15, Iris Jackson, California
VIOLENCE TO ANIMALS IS THE SAME AS VIOLENCE TO OURSELVES. ANIMALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE FREE HAPPY HEALTHY AND SEE THEIR CHILDREN GROW UP TO BE FREE AND HAPPY AND HEALTHY. WE ARE THE CARETAKERS OF THIS EARTH AND ALL LIFE ON IT AND THE BABYSITTERS ARE EATING AND ABUSING THE ANIMALS. I SAW SOME RIDICULOUS LEGISLATION THAT SAYS BY 2013 IT WILL BE ILLEGAL TO KEEP BREEDING SOWS IN CRATES WHERE THEY CAN'T STRETCH OUT THEIR LEGS. THEY ARE LEFT IN THE DARK IN HORRIBLE CONDITIONS AND ALL THEIR BABIES ARE SLAUGHTERED. ANIMALS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN AS MUCH AS WE DO AND IT IS TIME TO HONOR AND RESPECT AND TREASURE THEM. NOW WITHOUT DELAY. GLOBAL WARMING IS MOST CONTRIBUTED TO BY THE EATING OF ANIMALS . GO VEG! GO GREEN! GO HUMANE! OUR OWN HEALTH AND HAPPINESS DEPENDS ON IT
# 104,293:
9:42 pm PDT, Jul 15, Celeste Elmore, Arizona
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9:14 pm PDT, Jul 15, Theresa Marhoefer, California
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8:59 pm PDT, Jul 15, Dylan Mulenburg, Minnesota
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8:10 pm PDT, Jul 15, Marcia Ziel, Florida
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7:37 pm PDT, Jul 15, Lydia Kelsey, Illinois
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7:36 pm PDT, Jul 15, Troy Leutz, Arizona
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7:13 pm PDT, Jul 15, Hilary Roberts, Florida
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6:21 pm PDT, Jul 15, Crystal Pitte, Illinois
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6:13 pm PDT, Jul 15, Anne Marie Cicci, Pennsylvania
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5:54 pm PDT, Jul 15, Christen Shaughnessy, Florida
help
# 104,283:
5:37 pm PDT, Jul 15, David Melvin, New Jersey
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5:04 pm PDT, Jul 15, Vincent Matusiak, Michigan
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4:45 pm PDT, Jul 15, Brijesh Shah, Ohio
# 104,280:
4:33 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Texas
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. Sincerely, Alison Tyler
# 104,279:
4:27 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, California
# 104,278:
4:21 pm PDT, Jul 15, Alex H, California
# 104,277:
4:07 pm PDT, Jul 15, Allise Fountain, Washington
Please think of any time you have encountered an animal. Do you think you could honestly watch them being tortured in front of your eyes. Regardless that is happening when your eyes are away. Someone in your family owns a pet and that animal was taken care of before it got there. Think of all of the families that will not get to see those smiling faces because someone destroyed them before they could get to a kind home. Please help us help the animals, to end animal suffering!
# 104,276:
3:55 pm PDT, Jul 15, Betsey KECK, New York
There's nothing more for me to say. The petition says it all.
# 104,275:
3:41 pm PDT, Jul 15, Christine Sande, Minnesota
# 104,274:
3:13 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
It is not only homeless and abused pets that need protection, but also the farm animals abused, and used in agribusiness as pawns in providing meat and animal products by any means deemed possible.
# 104,273:
2:56 pm PDT, Jul 15, Casey Jo Remy, Idaho
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1:56 pm PDT, Jul 15, Patricia Haupt, Illinois
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1:27 pm PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, California
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1:17 pm PDT, Jul 15, Sheila Gonzalez, Texas
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1:06 pm PDT, Jul 15, Cecilia Nieves, Florida
# 104,268:
12:54 pm PDT, Jul 15, Sophia Gottlieb, Massachusetts
# 104,267:
12:44 pm PDT, Jul 15, Cindy Post, Idaho
The world needs more birth control, for animals and humans alike. We need research in this area where birth control can be easy and free! Thanks, Cindy Post
# 104,266:
12:17 pm PDT, Jul 15, Amy Barry, Massachusetts
Please stop the cruelty to animals that is all too common in this world.
# 104,265:
11:41 am PDT, Jul 15, Larson S. Holt, California
Animals are Humans. Humans are animals. How would you like to be aggressed constantly by your Chihuaua?
# 104,264:
11:32 am PDT, Jul 15, SHERRY ECKMAN, Florida
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11:33 am PDT, Jul 15, Rosemary Byrd, Mississippi
let help those who can not help themselfs animal as well humans
# 104,262:
11:29 am PDT, Jul 15, Maria Rasmussen, Illinois
# 104,261:
11:22 am PDT, Jul 15, Chelsea Gilmore, California
# 104,260:
11:20 am PDT, Jul 15, Sharon Hoffman, Oregon
Animals are people too. The penalty should be the same when they are abused and mutilated. Sick and disgusting.
# 104,259:
11:03 am PDT, Jul 15, Christine Behrens, California
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10:40 am PDT, Jul 15, Aria Cabello, Texas
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10:38 am PDT, Jul 15, Christina Sarne, Illinois
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10:34 am PDT, Jul 15, Melanie Lancaster, Texas
there are millions of wonderful pets in rescue groups, i just adopted a 2nd one this summer. she needs a lot of attention and training, but we're getting there!! mine came as a discard from a back yard breeder, she was just a mama dog for dispensing the cute little puppies someone bought for $1200 each in a pet store. don't every buy one of those puppies, the mama's are kept in kennels and out in the hot sun and i'm sure the cold. my latest dog ran in circles for days after we got her home, that's all she knew, it was pitiful. now that we've loved her, held her, bathed her and carried her around, she's almost quit the running in circles, her life is now heavenly and she deserves it. i can't imagine how horrible her life was before we found her. y'all, if you are looking for a pet to love, please consider a pet from your local city pound or a rescue group. you'll feel really good about it!! mlancaster
# 104,255:
10:34 am PDT, Jul 15, Stephanie D'Ambrosio, Massachusetts
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10:21 am PDT, Jul 15, Bragin Dmitrii, Russian Federation
# 104,253:
10:06 am PDT, Jul 15, Name not displayed, Nevada
My all-time best friend was my Doberman. It is my experience that animals are much more loyal than any person could ever be. How much sense does it make not to protect them?
# 104,252:
10:01 am PDT, Jul 15, Jane Maccri, Florida
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9:56 am PDT, Jul 15, Anyaa McAndrew, North Carolina
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