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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] It has been proposed that the United Nations (UN) pass the first resolution recognizing animal rights, the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare, which acknowledges the importance of the sentience of animals and human responsibilities towards them.[citation needed]
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.[1] The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption,[citation needed] and India is the only country to have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states.[citation needed]
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.[2][3][4][5]
Global animal rights maps
- Food production
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World laws on chick culling |
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- Entertainment
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Council of Europe convention maps
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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Principal laws on animal rights
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No | No | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Partial - varies internally | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | No | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Food |
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No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Food |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | N/A (China responsible for foreign affairs) |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Animal Welfare Board |
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Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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No | No | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes - unenforced | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Resources |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Partial - varies internally | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
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No | No | No | No | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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No | Partial - domesticated animals only | No | Yes | No |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | No | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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Yes | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture |
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No | Yes | No | Yes -unenforced | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Partial - some animals excluded | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
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Partial - mental health recognized | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
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Partial - varies internally | Yes | Partial - varies internally | Yes | Partial - support from various internal departments |
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See also
- Human rights
- List of animal rights advocates
- List of international animal welfare conventions
- Overview of discretionary invasive procedures on animals
Notes
- ^ These countries have pledged to support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare
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