Animal Bill of Rights
Targeting: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House
Started by: ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Do You Believe Animals Deserve Basic Legal Rights?
Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society.
More than a quarter-million Americans have already signed the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Bill of Rights. Sign on your support and speak out to your lawmakers today!
A Petition to the United States Congress
I, the undersigned American citizen, believe that animals, like all sentient beings, are entitled to basic legal rights in our society. Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. As no such rights now exist, I urge you to pass legislation in support of the following basic rights for animals:
The Right of animals to be free from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse.
The Right of laboratory animals not to be used in cruel or unnecessary experiments.
The Right of farm animals to an environment that satisfies their basic physical and psychological needs.
The Right of companion animals to a healthy diet, protective shelter, and adequate medical care.
The Right of wildlife to a natural habitat, ecologically sufficient to a normal existence and self-sustaining species population.
The Right of animals to have their interests represented in court and safeguarded by the law of the land.
Sign the Letter
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Gaye Gamble
La Quinta, CA
- Sent letter to Dianne Feinstein , Barbara Boxer and Mary Bono Mack
- Dec 29, 2009
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Ingrid Peeters
Torremolinos, Spain
- Sent letter to John Kerry
- Dec 27, 2009
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ines vasquez
caracas, Venezuela
- Sent letter to Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , Kendrick Meek and Bill Nelson
- Dec 24, 2009
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Paul Weiss
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Sent letter to Ron Klein and Bill Nelson
- Dec 24, 2009
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Kathryn Stover
Dayton, OH
- Sent letter to Michael Turner , Sherrod Brown and George Voinovich
- Dec 21, 2009
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Andrea Da Costa
Melbourne, Australia
- Signed letter
- Dec 12, 2009
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Bruce Combs
Williamsburg, VA
- Sent letter to Bobby Scott , Jim Webb , Robert Wittman and Mark Warner
- Dec 08, 2009
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A Levesque
Toronto, NY
- Sent letter to Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand
- Dec 05, 2009
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Colleen Chaos
Baltimore, MD
- Sent letter to Roscoe Bartlett , Dutch Ruppersberger , Ben Cardin , Barbara Mikulski and Frank Kratovil
- Dec 04, 2009
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Karen Sheaffer
Vandergrift, PA
- Sent letter to Jack Murtha , Arlen Specter and Bob Casey
- Dec 01, 2009
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