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Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare.
As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience. These are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[ citation needed ]
The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) is a proposed global initiative designed to acknowledge animal sentience, prevent cruelty, minimize suffering, and establish welfare standards for animals. It applies to various categories, including farm animals, pets, animals used in scientific research, working animals, wildlife, and those involved in recreational activities. [1]
The Great Ape Project is currently campaigning to have the United Nations endorse a World Declaration on Great Apes, which would extend to non-human great apes the protection of three basic interests: the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture.[ citation needed ] Six countries currently ban the use of great apes for scientific research, and Austria is the only country in the world to ban experiments on lesser apes.[ citation needed ]
In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses. [2] The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption,[ citation needed ] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states.[ citation needed ]
Cow is the national animal of Nepal and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.
In 2014, the Jain pilgrimage destination of Palitana City in Indian state of Gujarat became the first city in the world to be legally vegetarian. It has banned buying and selling meat, fish, and eggs, as well as related jobs, such as fishing and animal farming. [3] [4] [5] [6]
World laws on battery cages | |
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World laws on beak trimming |
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World laws on chick culling |
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World laws on foie gras production |
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World laws on stunning animals during ritual slaughter |
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Legal status of whaling | ||||||||||||
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World laws on cosmetic animal testing | ||||||||||||
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![]() Worldwide laws regarding testing cosmetics on animals
some methods of testing are excluded from the ban or the laws vary within the country |
World laws on cockfighting |
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World laws on dog fighting |
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World laws on dolphinariums / marine mammal captivity | ||||||||||||
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Laws banning the use of animals in circuses |
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World laws on goose pulling | ||||||||||||
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European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (1968 & 2003) |
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European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (1976) |
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European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (1979) |
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Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979) |
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European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes (1986) |
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European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (1987) |
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Country | Recognition of animal sentience | Recognition of animal suffering | Anti-cruelty laws meet OIE standards [11] | Any laws against animal cruelty | Support at the |
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![]() | No | No | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Partial - varies internally | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | No | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Food |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Food |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | — (China responsible for foreign affairs) |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Animal Welfare Board |
![]() | Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes - unenforced | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Resources |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Partial - varies internally | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
![]() | No | Partial - domesticated animals only | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Unknown |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
![]() | Partial - some animals excluded | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
![]() | Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
![]() | Partial - varies internally | Yes | Partial - varies internally | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | No | No | No | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
![]() | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
En la actualidad, solo cinco países europeos siguen produciendo foie gras: España, Bélgica, Francia, Hungría y Bulgaria. En el resto de países de Europa, su producción ha sido ilegalizada debido a su extrema crueldad. [Currently, only five European countries still produce foie gras: Spain, Belgium, France, Hungary and Bulgaria. In the rest of the countries of Europe, its production has been outlawed due to its extreme cruelty.]