{"id":44704,"date":"2024-10-05T14:19:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T12:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-animal-day-protest-urges-parliament-to-prioritize-animal-welfare-20241004\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:00:40","slug":"world-animal-day-protest-urges-parliament-to-prioritize-animal-welfare-20241004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/world-animal-day-protest-urges-parliament-to-prioritize-animal-welfare-20241004\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | World Animal Day protest urges Parliament to prioritise animal welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A protest organised by Four Paws called for political parties to include animal welfare and sentience in their manifestos.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The group presented a memorandum with demands such as recognizing animal sentience<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The protest also launched an animal-welfare guide to help South Africans advocate for animal rights<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bringing animals to&nbsp;Parliament,&nbsp;giving&nbsp;them&nbsp;a voice where decisions&nbsp;really count was the&nbsp;focus of&nbsp;a&nbsp;protest held outside Parliament this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<p>Today marks World Animal Day, a Global Day of Action for animal rights and welfare.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The protest was organised by&nbsp;the&nbsp;global animal welfare organisation Four Paws and is a sequel to&nbsp;the organisation\u2019s first State of Animal Welfare Address held in May this year.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_92b44f89\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/56C8KReNwkU\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Top of&nbsp;the agenda&nbsp;then was a&nbsp;welfare address calling&nbsp;on political parties to include animal welfare and sentience in their political manifestos.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Today the group handed a&nbsp;memorandum endorsed by several organisations outlining their demands, which&nbsp;include:<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"InfoBlock\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9376d9af\">\n<div class=\"heading\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<ul>\n<li>Ending the Captive Keeping of Lions for commercial purposes and closing existing facilities, with a call to expand this to all big cat species.<\/li>\n<li>Improving Companion Animal Welfare by establishing national and local programs for veterinary services, sterilisation, vaccination, and education.<\/li>\n<li>Ending Live Animal Transport for export by sea, calling for more humane alternatives.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting Food System Change to prioritise sustainable and animal-friendly practices in agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>Preventing the Next Pandemic by adopting a One Health approach that includes the welfare of animals in national health strategies.<\/li>\n<li>Adopting Higher Animal Welfare Standards with stricter regulations and enforcement to address the overpopulation crisis and factory farming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fiona Miles,&nbsp;director&nbsp;of&nbsp;Four Paws SA, said&nbsp;the purpose of the protest is, once again,&nbsp;to ensure animal welfare&nbsp;lies&nbsp;at the heart of laws and policies.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>She said:&nbsp;\u201cWe want to bring to the attention of&nbsp;Parliament that companion farms and wild animals need better protection for the planet\u2019s future and the future of animals. We are all interconnected.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Four Paws also launched the #LiveKinder Animal Welfare Advocacy Guide, aiming to transform South Africa\u2019s animal welfare policy through knowledge co-creation, learning, partnerships, and convening voices.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_4b311379\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"animal\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12276\/c25adc1acb074c8aa9502ffb42e76ee0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b3fd89100bc346bda67fe4304c50557b.jpg\" title=\"Protesters, Rosanne Howartz and Elena Bevilacqua said more awareness of animal welfare is needed. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Protesters, Rosanne Howartz and Elena Bevilacqua said more awareness of animal welfare is needed. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\">People\u2019s Post KAYLYNNE BANTOM <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"animals\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12276\/2bd7c21be2a347da952ad7c39d6404f6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5b670bfe276b4704aec2908f2bd8d0e2.jpg\" title=\"One protester calls for a ban on animal export.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">One protester calls for a ban on animal export.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\">People\u2019s Post KAYLYNNE BANTOM <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Celiwe Shivambu, campaign officer for climate change and pandemics&nbsp;at&nbsp;Four Paws, said: \u201cOur hope is for people in South Africa to call for a caring society. We believe a country\u2019s greatness can be judged by how its leaders treat its most vulnerable. Today we are speaking for those who don\u2019t have voices. We are asking people to&nbsp;lend&nbsp;us your voices and speak on behalf of animal welfare.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_b005a038\">\n<div class=\"text\">We are calling on the Department of Justice to carry the Animal Welfare Bill. The Department of Agriculture and Health has the responsibility to carry the mandate of animal well-being.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Rosanne Howartz said she joined the protest because she believed&nbsp;animals need more support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPets are part of the family, so&nbsp;makes me sad when pets suffer. It would be nice if government supported animal-welfare organisations. We need more awareness of animal welfare, especially kids. 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