- Target:
- U.A.E. President
- Region:
- United Arab Emirates
Animal welfare UAE justice & change:
Federal law 'respecting animal welfare' was passed in 2007; penalties were set in place for violating animal rights, including imprisonment with a maximum of one year sentence & fines up to Dh20,000.
But why, -TEN YEARS later are the papers littered with, and I quote: 'beaten, burnt, stabbed, hanged, shot, starved to death & abandoned animals'? A cat shot with a gun in Al Barsha, a dog hung by its neck in Satwa, a cat left with no face after an acid attack in Abu Dhabi, a puppy thrown out of a moving car in Al Aweer, a dog slashed so badly with a machete it had to be put down, and the list goes on....
Most recent, -a teenager in Ajman got off scot-free after being filmed killing a cat by throwing it against the wall. Just last week, a kitten was seen tossed out the back window of a green & white taxi near Dubai municipality. A witness tried to lodge a complaint, but was informed : 'no cameras, no plate number and no witness, so nothing can be done'; but, surely, the woman making the complaint was a viable witness, wasn't she? Isn't it at least worth looking into? When an animal is tossed out a car window onto a 100km/h street, the potential for accidents is imminent!
As human beings, we kill and eat animals for survival; we have to ask ourselves, what is going on in the mind of someone who receives PLEASURE off making animals SUFFER and DIE. It takes an extremely mentally unstable person to carry out such acts of evil, and there is evidence linking animal abuse & increased likelihood of violent, offending behaviour towards human beings. So,...I do not believe it is an isolated incident for such individuals. Would you want to work next to this person? How about have them living in your neighbourhood?
So again I speak up loudly, on behalf of all the innocent, defenceless souls that do not have a voice. I am pleading for harsher penalties for animal abuse, and for laws to be STRICTLY enforced. I want the utmost fear instilled on any individual even entertaining the thought of carrying out such an act.
For anyone who's ever known the unconditional love an animal can bring, and wants to speak out against this, -please show your support by signing and sharing this petition.
Little by little, we hope to make change for a better world. Raise your awareness, raise your voice.
Asking for harsher penalties for violation of animals, and for the laws that are in place to be enforced to a higher degree.
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The U.A.E. Animal Abuse: HARSHER PENALTIES & STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT petition to U.A.E. President was written by Terena and is in the category Animal Welfare at GoPetition.