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I also have rights!
My name is not human, animal… But think for once. I also have a life. I’m alive, too… I have rights, too.
But because your creative intelligence is different from ours, you maintain your characteristic of being the only species that dominates all living species in the world. You dominate everything: vegetation, natural habitats, seas and sky. For centuries, you have maintained your dominance alone. You also have a creative mind. But you caused the extinction of many living species. You changed the nature, the climate. We are all navigating this world in the same boat. You still have time to do a little something. You can start this by protecting the rights of animals that have lost their habitat because of you. This could be as simple as reducing your use of single-use plastics, supporting conservation efforts, or advocating for stronger animal protection laws.
Here is the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights…
Article 1.
Like people, all animals are born with an equal claim on life and the same right to existence.
Article 2
All animals, like us, share the fundamental right to be respected. As a species of animal, we cannot destroy or exploit other animals by violating this right. We all have the right to be humanely cared for and protected.
Article 3
No animal may be mistreated, and cruel actions may not be committed. If an animal must be euthanized, it must be done immediately, without causing any unnecessary pain or fear.
Article 4
All wild animals have the right to liberty in their natural environment, whether land, air or water, and should be allowed to procreate. Deprivation of freedom, even for educational purposes, infringes on this right.
Article 5
Animals of a species living traditionally in a human environment have the right to live and grow at the rhythm and under the conditions of life and freedom peculiar to their species. Any interference by man with this rhythm or these conditions for purposes of gain is an infringement of this right.
Article 6
All companion animals have the right to complete their natural life span. İnsanların yanlarına aldıkları bütün hayvanlar doğal ömür uzunluklarına uygun sürece yaşama hakkına sahiptir. Abandoning an animal is cruel and despicable.
Article 7
All working animals are entitled to a reasonable limitation of the duration and intensity of their work, to the necessary nourishment, and to rest.
Article 8
Animal experimentation involving physical or psychological suffering is incompatible with the rights of animals, whether it be for scientific, medical, commercial, or any other form of research. Replacement methods must be used and developed.
Article 9
Where animals are used in the food industry, they shall be reared, transported, lairaged and killed without the infliction of suffering.
Article 10
No animal shall be exploited for the amusement of man. Exhibitions and spectacles involving animals are incompatible with their dignity.
Article 11
Any act involving the wanton killing of an animal is biocide, that is, a crime against life.
Article 12
Any act involving mass killing of wild animals is genocide, that is, a crime against the species. Pollution or destruction of the natural environment leads to genocide.
Article 13
Dead animals shall be treated with respect. Scenes of violence involving animals shall be banned from cinema and television, except for humane education.
Article 14
Representatives of movements that defend animal rights should have an effective voice at all levels of government. Animal rights, like human rights, should enjoy the protection of the law.
Luna…