Uspješna međunarodna konferencija o psima lutalicama u Madridu
Nizozemska Stranka za životinje (PvdD) organizirala je prošli vikend u Madridu, zajedno sa španjolskom sestrinskom strankom PACMA, međunarodnu konferenciju o problematici pasa lutalica. Predstavnici stranaka za zaštitu životinja i organizacije za dobrobit životinja iz više od 20 zemalja mogli su razmjenjivati iskustva, s ciljem da na kraju poboljšaju situaciju za pse lutalice širom svijeta.
Tijekom konferencije, koja je održana od 29. rujna do 1. listopada, sudionici iz cijelog svijeta – od Španjolske do Tajvana, iz Gruzije do Australije i iz Kolumbije do Ekvadora- su razmijenili znanje i inspirirali jedni druge da politikom pronadju životinjama pogodna rješenja problemu svih zalutalih pasa na svijetu. Ugledni stručnjaci koalicije Međunarodne udruge za životinje (ICAM) podijelili su svoje strucno znanje s prisutnim gostima.
Organizacije za dobrobit životinja iz različitih zemalja podijelile su mnoga zanimljiva iskustva iz svoje zemlje. Tako je ukrajinska organizacija izvijestila o svojim vrlo inovativnim i učinkovitim ali i jeftinim digitalnim alatima za snimanje i praćenje zalutalih životinja, tzv. Animal ID. Sally Kadaoui je govorila o svom jedinstvenom, osobnom i uspješnom načinu uključivanja lokalnih zajednica u marokanskom gradu Tangier za poboljšanje situacije pasa. Pokazuje da ako se brinemo o životinjama, ljudima je također bolje.
Predavanje Marianne Thieme
Dio konferencije bilo je i predavanje Marianne Thieme. Kao osnivač i vođa nizozemske PvdD, Thieme govorila je u prepunoj dvorani Lázaro Galdiano muzeja, o ulozi stranke u poticanju rasprave o pravima životinja, kako u Nizozemskoj tako i izvan. Također je objasnila potrebu za političkim utjecajem na poboljšanje položaja životinja, prirode i okoliša. Ove teme očito žive u Madridu, jer je Thiemeovo čitanje bilo potpuno rasprodano.
Rastući međunarodni pokret
Životinjska stranka prva je politička stranka na svijetu koja se ne usredotočuje na kratkoročne interese čovječanstva, već na cijelu planetu i njezine stanovnike. Stranka bilježi velike izborne uspjehe i u međuvremenu ima 53 narodna predstavnika, uključujući pet u nizozemskom parlamentu, dva u nizozemskom senatu i jedan u Europskom parlamentu. U međuvremenu postoji 18 stranki za životinje širom svijeta.
AMSTERDAM, 4 October 2017 – Last weekend, the Dutch Party for the Animals (PftA) and Spanish sister party PACMA organised an international conference on the stray dog problem. Representatives of parties for animals and animal welfare organisations from 20 countries shared their experiences with the aim of improving the situation of stray dogs worldwide.
During the conference, participants from all parts of the world – from Serbia to Taiwan, from Georgia to Morocco and from Colombia to Oman – exchanged knowledge and inspired one another to reach animal friendly solutions to the worldwide stray dog problem through politics.
Senator Christine Teunissen (PftA): “There are approximately 600 million stray dogs worldwide. National and local governments often use cruel and ineffective policies to control stray dog populations. Dogs are often poisoned or shot off. This happens without results: the growth of the stray dog population still continues. We support organizations and parties who want to change this through (local) political solutions.”
Animal welfare organisations from several countries shared experiences from their own countries. A Ukrainian organisation talked about its highly innovative and affordable digital tool for the registration and monitoring of stray animals, the so-called Animal-ID. Moroccan delegate Sally Kadaoui discussed her unique and successful method to involve local communities near the Moroccan city Tangier in improving the situation of stray dogs in that region.
Marianne Thieme’s lecture
As part of the conference, Marianne Thieme gave a lecture. In a hall of Museum Lázaro Galdiano, Thieme, being the PftA’s founder and political chairman, discussed the party’s role in encouraging the animal rights debate in the Netherlands as well as abroad. She also outlined the importance of political interference in improving the status of animals, nature and the environment; clearly live issues in Madrid, as Thieme’s lecture was sold out.
Growing international movement
The Party for the Animals is the world’s first political party representing not only short-term human interests, but the interests of the entire planet and all its inhabitants. Being electorally successful, the party currently has 53 elected representatives, five of which are in the Dutch Parliament, two in the Dutch Senate and one in the European Parliament. No Dutch political party was ever as successful as a ‘export product’ as the Dutch PftA. There are currently 18 parties for animals worldwide. On Sunday, October 1st, the last day of the conference, the Portuguese party for the animals (Pessoas-Animais-Natureza, or “PAN”) made huge gains in the Portuguese local elections: the party gained a total of 32 seats at local elections and is now represented in 78% of the Portuguese municipalities.