Universal Declaration of Animals Rights

• Article 1
  All animals have equal rights to exist within the context of biological equilibrium. This equality of rights does not overshadow the diversity of species and of individuals.
• Article 2
  All animal life has the right to be respected.
• Article 3
  1°- Animals must not be subjected to bad treatments or to cruel acts.
  2°- If it is necessary to kill an animal, it must be instantaneous, painless and cause no apprehension.
  3°- A dead animal must be treated with decency.
• Article 4
  1°- Wild animals have the right to live and to reproduce in freedom in their own natural environment. 2°- The prolonged deprivation of the freedom of wild animals, hunting and fishing practised as a pastime, as well as any use of wild animals for reasons that are not vital, are contrary to this fundamental right.
• Article 5
  1°- Any animal which is dependent on man has the right to proper sustenance and care.
  2°- It must under no circumstances be abandoned or killed unjustifiably.
  3°- All forms of breeding and uses of the animal must respect the physiology and behaviour specific to the species.
  4°- Exhibitions, shows and films involving animals must also respect their dignity and must not include any violence whatsoever.

• Article 6
  1°- Experiments on animals entailing physical or psychological suffering violate the rights of animals.
  2°-Replacement methods must be developed and systematically implemented.
• Article 7
  Any act unnecessary involving the death of an animal, and any decision leading to such an act, constitute a crime against life.
• Article 8
  1°- Any act compromising the survival of a wild species and any decision leading to such an act are tantamount to genocide, that is to say, a crime against the species.
  2°- The massacre of wild animals, and the pollution and destruction of biotopes are acts of genocide.
• Article 9
  1°- The specific legal status of animals and their rights must be recognised by law. 2°- The protection and safety of animals must be represented at the level of Governmental organizations.
• Article 10
  Educational and schooling authorities must ensure that citizens learn from childhood to observe, understand and respect animals.