Vigil for International Animal Rights Day
Animal Rights Cambridge | 10.12.2008 21:33 | Animal Liberation | Globalisation | Cambridge | World
Animal Rights Cambridge - International Animal Rights Day
The International Day calls for the recognition of the basic rights of animals via a ‘Universal Declaration of Animal Rights’. Groups representing hundreds of people across the world have signed the declaration. The Declaration also has some note worthy individual signatories: Joanna Lumley; Hayley Mills; Benjamin Zephaniah; Michael Mansfield QC; Miriam Margoyles; Uri Geller; Carol Royle; Amanda Royle and David Shepherd OBE have all signed up in support.
According to an Animal Rights Cambridge spokesperson “The day coincides with the anniversary of the ratification of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, we feel that animal and human rights are linked, there is a proven association between cruelty to animals and violence against people. Like Martin Luther King said ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ ”.
The spokesperson said “People from many different walks of life support animal rights and are animal rights campaigners. Rich and poor, black and white, students and childcare professionals - compassionate people from all walks of life support the right of all beings to live without the fear of torture and abuse.
-A copy of the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights is here:
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