Animal rights by country or territory

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Animal rights vary greatly among countries and territories. Such laws range from the legal recognition of non-human animal sentience to the absolute lack of any anti-cruelty laws, with no regard for animal welfare.

Worldwide laws on the official recognition of non-human animal sentience and suffering.
  National recognition of animal sentience   Partial recognition of animal sentience   National recognition of animal suffering   Partial recognition of animal suffering   No recognition of animal sentience or suffering   Unknown

Overview

As of November 2019, 32 countries have formally recognized non-human animal sentience. These are: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.[citation needed]

The Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) is a proposed global initiative designed to acknowledge animal sentience, prevent cruelty, minimize suffering, and establish welfare standards for animals. It applies to various categories, including farm animals, pets, animals used in scientific research, working animals, wildlife, and those involved in recreational activities.[1]

The Great Ape Project is currently campaigning to have the United Nations endorse a World Declaration on Great Apes, which would extend to non-human great apes the protection of three basic interests: the right to life, the protection of individual liberty, and the prohibition of torture.[citation needed] Six countries currently ban the use of great apes for scientific research, and Austria is the only country in the world to ban experiments on lesser apes.[citation needed]

In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses.[2] The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption,[citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states.[citation needed]

Cow is the national animal of Nepal, and cow slaughter is a punishable offense as per the prevailing law.

In 2014, the Jain pilgrimage destination of Palitana City in Indian state of Gujarat became the first city in the world to be legally vegetarian. It has banned buying and selling meat, fish, and eggs, as well as related jobs, such as fishing and animal farming.[3][4][5][6]

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Food production
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Clothing and cosmetics
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Entertainment
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Council of Europe convention maps

See also: List of international animal welfare conventions
More information European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (1968 & 2003) ...
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More information European Convention for the Protection of Animals kept for Farming Purposes (1976) ...
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More information European Convention for the Protection of Animals for Slaughter (1979) ...
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More information Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (1979) ...
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More information European Convention for the Protection of Vertebrate Animals used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes (1986) ...
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More information European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals (1987) ...
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Principal laws on animal rights

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General Legislation
Country Recognition of animal sentience Recognition of animal suffering Anti-cruelty laws meet OIE standards[11] Any laws against animal cruelty Support at the

United Nations[a]

Algeria[12][13] No No No Yes -unenforced No
Angola[14] No No No No No
 Argentina[15] Yes Yes Yes Yes No
 Australia[16] Yes Yes Partial - varies internally Yes No
 Austria[17] Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial - support from various internal departments
 Azerbaijan[18] No No No No No
Belarus[19] No No No No No
Belgium[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Bosnia and Herzegovina[22] No Yes No Yes No
Botswana[14] No No No Yes No
 Brazil[23] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bulgaria[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Cambodia[24][25] No No No No Yes
Canada[26] Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Chile[27] Yes Yes No Yes Yes
 China[28] No No No No No
 Colombia[29] Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Costa Rica[30][31] No Yes Unknown Yes Yes
Croatia[21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes No
Cyprus[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Czech Republic[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Democratic Republic of Congo[14] No No No No No
 Denmark[32] Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Food
 Egypt[33][34][35] No Yes No Yes -unenforced No
Eritrea[36] No No No No No
Estonia[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Ethiopia[37] No No No Yes No
Fiji[38][39] No Yes No Yes Yes
Finland[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 France[40] Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Germany[41] Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Greece[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Food
 Hong Kong[42][43] No Yes No Yes N/a (China responsible for foreign affairs)
Hungary[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 India[44] No Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Animal Welfare Board
 Indonesia[45] Partial - mental health recognized Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Iran[46] No No No No No
Ireland[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Italy[47] Yes Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Japan[48] No Yes No Yes No
Kazakhstan[49] No No No Yes No
Kenya[50] No Yes No Yes No
Latvia[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Lebanon[51][52] Partial Yes Yes Yes No
Lesotho[14] No No No Yes -unenforced No
Lithuania[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Luxembourg[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Madagascar[14] No No No No No
Malawi[14] No Yes No Yes - unenforced No
 Malaysia[53] No Yes No Yes Yes
Maldives No No Unknown Yes

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Mali[55] No No No Yes No
Malta[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Resources
Mauritius[14][56] No No No Yes No
 Mexico[57] Partial - varies internally Yes No Yes No
Mongolia[58] No No No No No
Morocco[59][60] No Yes No Yes -unenforced No
Mozambique[14] No No No No No
Myanmar[61] No Yes No Yes No
Namibia[14] No Yes No Yes No
 New Zealand[62] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Netherlands[63] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Niger[64] No Partial - domesticated animals only No Yes No
North Korea[65] No No No Yes No
Norway[66] Partial - mental health recognized Yes No Yes No
Pakistan[67] No Yes No Yes No
Paraguay[68] No Yes No Yes No
Peru[69] No Yes No Yes Yes
Philippines[70][71] Partial - mental health recognized Yes No Yes Partial - support from various internal departments
Poland[72] Yes Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Portugal[20][21] Yes Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Romania[73] Yes Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 Russia[74] No No No Yes No
Saudi Arabia[75] No Yes No Yes No
Seychelles[14][76] No No No Yes Yes
Singapore[20][21] No Yes Unknown Yes Unknown
Slovakia[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Slovenia[20][21] Yes Yes Unknown Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
 South Africa[77] No Yes No Yes No
 South Korea[78] No Yes No Yes No
 Spain[79] Yes Yes No Yes Partial - support from the Minister for Agriculture
Swaziland[14] No Yes No Yes -unenforced No
 Sweden[80] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Switzerland[81] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tanzania[82] Partial - some animals excluded Yes No Yes Yes
 Thailand[83] No Yes No Yes Partial - support from various internal departments
Turkey[84] Partial - mental health recognized Yes No Yes No
Ukraine[85] No Yes No Yes No
 United Kingdom[86] Yes Yes Yes Yes Partial - support from various internal departments
 United States[87] Partial - varies internally Yes Partial - varies internally Yes Partial - support from various internal departments
Uruguay[88] No Yes No Yes No
Venezuela[89] No Yes No Yes No
Vietnam[90] No No No No No
Zambia[14] No Yes No Yes No
Zimbabwe[14] No Yes No Yes No
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Notes

  1. [a]
    These countries have pledged to support the Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare

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