Norwegian Lawmakers Urge Prime Minister to Initiate the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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WASHINGTON, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The World Dog Alliance (WDA) is an internationally recognized animal protection group. Since founded in 2014, the WDA has worked to improve animal welfare in China. China s amended Animal Epidemic Prevention Law came into effect on 1
st May 2021. Under the public spotlight since it was proposed, the new law has inevitably stirred up controversies soon after its implementation.
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Many dog haters in China have created rumors to spread inaccurate information regarding the amended law, scaremongering, and implying that a law that requires owners to leash their dogs when walking will lead to unleashed dogs being considered stray and subsequently, culled.
Animal Legislation: China s Amended Animal Epidemic Prevention Law Comes Into Effect prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Veteran British MP Urges the Prime Minister to Initiate the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats
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LONDON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The UK has the longest history of animal protection in the world, and the British government often proclaims itself to be the global leader in animal welfare standards. Lobbying the UK to outlaw dog and cat meat, and to initiate the International Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats, has long been a priority for the World Dog Alliance (WDA).
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In February 2016, the WDA launched an online petition on the UK Parliament website, calling on the government to take action on the dog meat industry in South Korea ahead of the Winter Olympics. The petition gathered 100,000 signatures from UK citizens in a matter of months, meeting the threshold for a parliamentary debate. In September 2016, the UK Parliament held a debate, and decided to raise
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