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Bill: Animal Rights
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Kafuristan
Status[?]: passed
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: January 2189
Description[?]:
| Stop the slaughter, and let them live! Free the beasts of burden, for we have machines now! End this silent slavery, and give each mule 40 acres! We admit the horrors of owning other people, but why not the horrors of owning animals? Trees are huggable if you look beyond the rough bark. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in cosmetics research.
Old value:: The use of animals to test cosmetic products is unregulated.
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 government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Current: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: Ownership of domestic animals is banned.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: The government enforces no regulations.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
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 Forest management.
Old value:: All forestry is performed by private companies.
Current: There is a national agency which exists side-by-side with commercial forestry companies.
Proposed: There is a national agency which owns all forests, but subcontracts the work to private companies.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: Private hunting and fishing practices are banned.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The use of animals in medical research.
Old value:: There are no restrictions on the use of animals for research.
Current: Animals may not be used for any research.
Proposed: Animals may not be used for any research.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: Industrial pollution is not regulated by the government.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at replacement level for all logging or clearance operations.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:20:08, February 19, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Animal Rights |
| Message | Animals dream too. A kitten on my lap now is proving that. |
| Date | 22:43:40, February 19, 2006 CET | From | Sect of the Green Moon | To | Debating the Animal Rights |
| Message | Cursed Commie Hippies! Next you know, Pigs shall be politicians! [A fat drunken politician who has arrived late collapses on the floor] Err...nevermind. |
| Date | 02:17:56, February 20, 2006 CET | From | The Raging Bull Zealots of Zidine | To | Debating the Animal Rights |
| Message | Machines? Where the hell do you commies live, I live in a southwest 3rd world country. |
| Date | 06:33:14, February 20, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Animal Rights |
| Message | We mustn't replace Wantunis with Pandas when it comes to labour. |
| Date | 08:21:36, February 21, 2006 CET | From | Communist Party of Kafuristan | To | Debating the Animal Rights |
| Message | This is an excellent movement for being a humane nation. Thanks to our efforts, the following terrible practice has been outlawed. Be warned, for the link contains *graphic*, *upsetting*, and *true* material. http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/video.asp?video=fur_farm&Player=wm&speed=_med |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 130 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 38 |
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