HI GUYS, 🐾
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS DAY AND MY MOM ASKED ME IF IT WAS ALRIGHT TO POST HER ARTICLE THAT SHE WROTE FOR THIS DAY. I TOLD HER THAT I AM HAPPY SHE WROTE THIS PIECE, AS ALL OF US ANIMALS DESERVE TO BE TREATED WITH KINDNESS AND LOVE. SO HERE IT IS.....YOU GO MOM!
DECEMBER 10TH
– INTERATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS DAY
Saturday December 10th is
International Animal Rights Day. This holiday is shared with Human Rights Day,
as animals have the same right to be treated with respect, and acts of cruelty
are just as wrong against them as it is humans. Animals have been mistreated
and killed for hundreds of years for various reasons, whether for food, fashion,
research, or the idea that it is out of necessity.
The history of International Animal Rights
Day is linked with Human Rights Day, which was started on December 10, 1948, when
the United Nations passed the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. This was
created because of the war crimes perpetuated against innocent human beings in
the concentration camps in Nazi Germany during World War II. Afterwards,
individuals, organizations, and associations, began demanding that this
declaration of December 10th, should also apply to the animal kingdom
as a way of advocating the rights of animals who cannot defend themselves.
By
1970, these rights were coined as “speciesism” as a way of promoting and
encouraging a dialogue on the discrimination against animals. But it wasn’t until
1998, that an official statement was passed for animal rights. An animal
protection organization by the name of “Uncaged” created International Animal
Right Day to bring to our attention all types of violence against animals. Their
belief is that animals cannot vote, protest, or advocate for their own
protection, therefore it is our responsibility to do it for them. As a result, International
Animal Rights Day is recognized each year on December 10th, the same
day as Human Rights Day. So, please remember as humans we have rights, but so
do all the animals that we share our world with and there are no justifications
for animal abuse or exploitation. (By: SQ)
Till next time, it's paws up and high five!
Chewy Man 🐕
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