The Animals’ Manifesto

By Editor Arca | Notícias | 0 comment | 4 outubro, 2020 | 0

Neste #DiaMundialdosAnimais #WorldAnimalDay, a ARCA Brasil se une a 70 organizações de todo o mundo no “Animal’s Manifesto” exigindo que o bem-estar animal seja considerado nas políticas de recuperação e financiamento global no pós #COVID19.

O risco de uma pandemia dessa magnitude já vinha sendo alertado por especialistas há anos. E houve avisos recentes na forma de outras doenças transmitidas por animais a humanos, incluindo a gripe suína, gripe aviária e Ebola, para citar apenas alguns.

A crise do COVID-19 deixa absolutamente claro que, para reduzir o risco de futuras pandemias, devemos reorientar nossa relação com os animais, de uma relação de exploração para outra de mutualidade. É fundamental fazer isso com urgência!

Da mesma forma, é preciso repensar e reduzir de maneira significativa os nossos atuais padrões de consumo.

Nosso mau tratamento aos animais foi claramente comprovado como responsável por danos a nós mesmos.

Neste manifesto, 70 organizações não governamentais de todo o mundo apelam a líderes mundiais, instituições internacionais, partidos políticos e todas as partes interessadas para parar e avaliar a direção dos esforços atuais em resposta ao COVID-19, realinhando-os com a necessidade gritante de uma mudança transformadora e, finalmente, abordar a exploração dos animais pela humanidade.

Ao adotar uma abordagem de Bem-Estar Único #onewelfare, que reconhece as interconexões entre humanos, animais e meio ambiente, será possível desenvolver e implementar políticas que não só reduzem o risco de futuras pandemias, mas promovem soluções de ganho para todos em uma série de problemas globais que enfrentamos, como as mudanças climáticas e a perda da biodiversidade.

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THE ANIMALS’ MANIFESTO

ON WORLD ANIMAL DAY, 70 ANIMAL PROTECTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD JOIN TOGETHER TO CALL FOR ANIMAL WELFARE TO BE ADDRESSED IN COVID-19 RECOVERY POLICIES AND FINANCING

The concept of One Welfare, which extends the concept of One Health to cover interlinkages beyond health between animals, environment and humans, must be incorporated into COVID-19 recovery policies and financing to ensure a resilient, sustainable and humane future.

Boston, MA: Animal protection and environmental NGOs from across the world–Africa, Asia, Oceania, the Americas and Europe–are coming together on World Animal Day, celebrated on 4th October, to call on global leaders to address the wellbeing of animals in COVID-19 recovery and financing efforts.

The fact that the COVID-19 crisis very likely arose from the exploitation of animals has drawn greater attention to how human uses of animals can increase the risk of future pandemics. In July, a report released by the UN Environment Program and the International Livestock Research Institute identified the increase in consumption of animal products, intensification of animal production systems, and wildlife exploitation as primary drivers of pandemic risk.

It is therefore imperative that to reduce the future risk of pandemics global leaders take concrete steps to incorporate One Health and One Welfare into policies. One Health is a concept which recognizes the linkages between human, animal and environmental health, while One Welfare extends this concept to other aspects of wellbeing, such as food security and livelihoods. Incorporating a One Welfare approach is key to eliminating policy silos, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring an equitable, sustainable and humane future.

Despite this, millions in development funding continue to be funneled into farming systems which increase the risk of future pandemics, even as calls to “build back better” grow.

Through a new “manifesto,” the NGOs outline key policies and actions required to transform farming systems, shift food consumption habits, end the unnecessary exploitation of wildlife, increase vaccine development efficiencies, and ensure the wellbeing of animals in communities, such as companion animals and working equines. The manifesto also provides recommendations specifically to leading institutions on the international stage, such as the UN General Assembly and international financial institutions. The document will be shared with policymakers throughout the month of October, in recognition of World Animal Day on 4th October.

About World Animal Net: World Animal Net is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization which works to provide a platform for the global animal protection movement to engage international policy.