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Bill: Commonwealth Workers Army Agenda - Ethical Treatment of Animals
Details
Submitted by[?]: Commonwealth Workers Army
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 4159
Description[?]:
| A CWA Bill to prevent the exploitation of animals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is regulated.
Current: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for testing cosmetics products.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is illegal.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: Ownership of domestic animals is banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Keeping exotic animals is forbidden.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: Animal research projects must apply for a license and submit to regulation.
Current: The use of animals in research is subject to basic regulations.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for any research.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 01:20:21, January 31, 2017 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Commonwealth Workers Army Agenda - Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| Message | Dear CWA speaker, Sadly the SLP opposes every proposal in this Agenda. We believe that, if treated well, animals are key for the advance of science and medicine, and for the happiness of the general people. Furthermore, unless the CWA wants us all to become vegetarian, outlawing killing animals is nonsense for us. Please explain in case these are the intentions of your party. Robin Thorne, SLP Speaker |
| Date | 01:26:29, January 31, 2017 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Commonwealth Workers Army Agenda - Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| Message | The CWA are hardcore environmentalists. Animal life is part of our environment. It is not acceptable to experiment on animals just to test a medication or make-up. It is not acceptable to cull animals just because you think they might be nice with chips. We are not saying that anyone should be vegetarian. We are saying they shouldn't kill and eat animals. |
| Date | 01:34:38, January 31, 2017 CET | From | Social Liberal Party | To | Debating the Commonwealth Workers Army Agenda - Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| Message | Personally I can't see how can somebody not be a vegetarian if eating meat or fish is outlawed. As far as I know, there is still no way to get meat or fish without killing the animal. So, implicitly, you are saying that everybody must be vegetarian if this bill passes. About another proposal: a dog, cat or almost any pet is way happier in a home with a constant supply of food, shelter and company than in the wild. In biology, synergy is the partnership between two species from which both benefit, and petting is a clear case. We cannot consider your party environmentalist if you outlaw synergic partnerships. Or will ants and sow bugs be allowed to partner, but not humans and dogs? Robin Thorne, SLP Speaker |
| Date | 08:20:37, January 31, 2017 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Commonwealth Workers Army Agenda - Ethical Treatment of Animals |
| Message | The question of vegetarianism is irrelevant to this platform. If the SLP can work out a way to avoid vegetarianism without killing animals and using them as a food source, we have no problem with that. Regarding the issue of domestic animals. Asserting that dogs and cats are happy is not evidence that dogs or cats are happy. Perhaps more to the point, what we would think of as 'happy' is an entirely irrelevant state for an animal. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 141 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 356 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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