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Bill: P.d.l. 04/4265 - Minimalizing Animal Suffering Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: PRO - Cittadini Progressisti
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: July 4266
Description[?]:
| Honourable representatives, Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. Many of us bought our beloved “pets” at pet shops, had guinea pigs, and kept beautiful birds in cages. We wore wool and silk, and fished. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. We are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights? The basic principle of equality does not require equal or identical treatment; it requires equal consideration. This is an important distinction when talking about animal rights. People often ask if animals should have rights, and quite simply, the answer is “Yes!” Animals surely deserve to live their lives free from suffering and exploitation. When deciding on a being’s rights,The question is not ‘Can they reason?’ nor ‘Can they talk?’ but ‘Can they suffer?’. The capacity for suffering is not just another characteristic like the capacity for language or higher mathematics. All animals have the ability to suffer in the same way and to the same degree that humans do. They feel pain, pleasure, fear, frustration, loneliness, and motherly love. Whenever we consider doing something that would interfere with their needs, we are morally obligated to take them into account. Only prejudice allows us to deny others the rights that we expect to have for ourselves. Whether it’s based on race, gender, sexual orientation, or species, prejudice is morally unacceptable. If you wouldn’t eat a dog, why eat a pig? Dogs and pigs have the same capacity to feel pain, but it is prejudice based on species that allows us to think of one animal as a companion and the other as dinner. It is our moral duty to ensure proper and suffer-free animal welfare, and that is why we encourage you to vote in favour of this bill. Thank you, Nicola Azuritanno, i Verdi! Environmental Affairs Spokesperson |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on animal welfare in livestock farming.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate animal welfare standards.
Current: The government enforces moderate animal welfare standards.
Proposed: The government enforces high animal welfare standards.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 41 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 275 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 319 |
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