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  2. Philippine Animal Welfare Society - Wikipedia

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    Philippine Animal Welfare Society. /  14.63322°N 121.07676°E  / 14.63322; 121.07676. The Philippine Animal Welfare Society ( PAWS) is a volunteer-based, non-government organization whose goal is to prevent animal cruelty through education, animal sheltering and advocacy, based in Quezon City, Philippines. It was founded in 1954 by ...

  3. Animal rights by country or territory - Wikipedia

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    e. 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 ...

  4. Compassion and Responsibility for Animals - Wikipedia

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    Website. CARA official website. Compassion and Responsibility for Animals (CARA) is a registered non-profit, non-government animal welfare organization in the Philippines. It was founded in 2000 by a group of animal lovers determined to help the plight of animals in the Philippines. The current president of CARA is Nancy Cu-Unjieng.

  5. Animal Kingdom Foundation - Wikipedia

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    Animal Kingdom Foundation or simply AKF, is a non-profit animal welfare non-governmental organization based in the Philippines.Founded in 2002, it is committed to "improving the living and welfare conditions of animals", eliminating the trade of dog meat for human consumption, and advocating for the improvement of animal living conditions.

  6. Animal rights - Wikipedia

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    Certain forms of animal-rights activism, such as the destruction of fur farms and of animal laboratories by the Animal Liberation Front, have attracted criticism, including from within the animal-rights movement itself, and prompted the U.S. Congress to enact laws, including the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, allowing the prosecution of this ...

  7. Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare - Wikipedia

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    The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare ( UDAW) is a proposed inter-governmental agreement to recognise that animals are sentient, to prevent cruelty and reduce suffering, and to promote standards on the welfare of animals such as farm animals, companion animals, animals in scientific research, draught animals, wildlife and animals in ...

  8. Dog fighting - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines. Dog fighting is illegal in the Philippines, with those involved being convicted under animal cruelty laws. Russia. Although animal cruelty laws exist in Russia, dog fighting is widely practiced. Laws prohibiting dog fights have been passed in certain places like Moscow by order of that city's mayor.

  9. New laws governing pet welfare in place from June - AOL

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    While the protection of wild and feral animals remains covered by the island's Wildlife Act 1990 and the Cruelty to Animals Act 1997. However, the new laws amend the latter to increase the maximum ...