Steven M. Wise on Legal Rights for Animals
Animal Ethics
JANUARY 30, 2012
The European Community and the member states signatory to the treaty are required “to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.” For example, the Treaty of Amsterdam that came into force on May 1, 1999, formally acknowledged that nonhuman animals are “sentient beings” and not merely goods or agricultural products.
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