[Pets] Fw: Did you know??
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Fri, 24 May 2002 14:34:28 +0300
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Germany votes for animal rights
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A few extracts from the article:
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BERLIN, Germany - Germany has become the first European nation to vote =
to guarantee animal rights in its constitution.=20
A majority of lawmakers in the Bundestag voted on Friday to add "and =
animals" to a clause that obliges the state to respect and protect the =
dignity of humans.=20
The main impact of the measure will be to restrict the use of animals in =
experiments.=20
In the end 543 lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament voted in =
favour of giving animals constitutional rights. Nineteen voted against =
it and 15 abstained.=20
The vote is expected to be approved by the Bundesrat upper house this =
summer.=20
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Article 20a of the German Basic Law will then read: "The state takes =
responsibility for protecting the natural foundations of life and =
animals in the interest of future generations."=20
The issue had been keenly debated among German politicians for almost 10 =
years.=20
Animals in Germany already are protected through legislation defining =
the conditions in which they can be held in captivity, but activists =
claimed it did not go far enough to control the use of animals in =
research ...." [read the rest on-line]
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WELL DONE GERMANY!! I think the news is just great - no, fantastic - =
and I hope other EU countries will follow suit. This article should =
also help end the nasty 'rumours' that stray dogs are being sent from =
Greece to Germany for vivisection. I hope that everybody will email the =
information to everybody they can think of - of course only to those who =
are definitely going to vote NO [Germany hasn't gone too far ...!!]. =
When I voted earlier, the results were as seen below, so come on folks, =
we have some ground to cover ......... I shall be watching the voting =
progress with interest [just I as check the nember of sigs on Greek =
petition - still disappointingly low - only just over 1,200].
Vesna
[Greek Animal Rescue]
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P.S. For those of you who may not have heard about the petition: =
Olympics 2004 - 'Give the stays of Greece a sporting chance', please =
see: http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html .
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Please 'cast your vote' and pass to all animal friendly folks =
asap.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/17/germany.animals/index.html
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Have German lawmakers gone too far by pegging animals' rights to those =
of humans?=20
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Yes 55% 24860 votes =20
No 45% 20277 votes =20
Total: 45,137 votes =20
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<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><FONT color=3D#800000 face=3DArial =
size=3D4>Germany votes=20
for animal rights</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><FONT face=3DArial =
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<P><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#800000><B>BERLIN,=20
Germany -</B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
color=3D#800000> <B>Germany has become the first European nation to =
vote to=20
guarantee animal rights in its constitution.</B></FONT></FONT> </P>
<P>A majority of lawmakers in the Bundestag voted on Friday to add "and =
animals"=20
to a clause that obliges the state to respect and protect the dignity of =
humans.=20
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<P>The main impact of the measure will be to restrict the use of animals =
in=20
experiments. </P>
<P>In the end 543 lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament voted =
in=20
favour of giving animals constitutional rights. Nineteen voted against =
it and 15=20
abstained. </P>
<P>The vote is expected to be approved by the Bundesrat upper house this =
summer.=20
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<P align=3Dleft>Article 20a of the German Basic Law will then read: "The =
state=20
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animals=20
in the interest of future generations." </P>
<P>The issue had been keenly debated among German politicians for almost =
10=20
years. </P>
<P>Animals in Germany already are protected through legislation defining =
the=20
conditions in which they can be held in captivity, but activists claimed =
it did=20
not go far enough to control the use of animals in research=20
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[read the rest on-line]</P>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>WELL =
DONE=20
GERMANY!! I think the news is just great - no, fantastic =
- and I hope=20
other EU countries will follow suit. This article should also =
help=20
end the nasty 'rumours' that stray dogs are being sent from =
Greece to=20
Germany for vivisection. I hope that everybody will email the =
information=20
to everybody they can think of - of course only to those who are =
definitely=20
going to vote NO [Germany hasn't gone too far ...!!]. When I voted =
earlier, the results were as seen below, so come on folks, we have some =
ground=20
to cover ......... I shall be watching the voting progress with=20
interest [just I as check the nember of sigs on Greek petition - =
still=20
disappointingly low - only just over =
1,200].</STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Vesna</FONT></STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><STRONG>[Greek Animal =
Rescue]</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk><STRONG>P.S. =
For those of=20
you who may not have heard about the petition: Olympics 2004 - =
'Give the=20
stays of Greece a sporting chance', please see: </STRONG><A=20
href=3D"http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html"><STRONG>http:=
//www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html</STRONG></A><STRONG> <=
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Please 'cast=20
your vote' and pass to all animal friendly folks=20
asap.<BR></STRONG></FONT> <A=20
href=3D"http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/17/germany.animals/index.=
html">http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/05/17/germany.animals/index.ht=
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<DIV><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk>Have German lawmakers gone too far by =
pegging animals'=20
rights to those of humans? </SPAN></DIV>
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<TD><IMG align=3Dleft alt=3D"Yes votes" border=3D0 height=3D34 =
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class=3DFSnBMdDk> 55% </SPAN></TD>
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<TD width=3D100><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk>No </SPAN></TD>
<TD><IMG align=3Dleft alt=3D"No votes" border=3D0 height=3D34 =
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class=3DFSnBMdDk> 45% </SPAN></TD>
<TD align=3Dright noWrap><SPAN class=3DFSnBMdDk style=3D"COLOR: =
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votes </SPAN></TD></TR>
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