FW: (SG)[ACRES] Singaporeans show that Animal Matter to Them!

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Louis Ng (Acres) [louis]

Friday, October 12, 2007 9:59 AM

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[ACRES] Singaporeans show that Animal Matter to Them!

 

 

To mark World Animal Week, ACRES celebrated Singaporeans' support for animal

protection efforts by holding a 3-day animal-themed festival from the 5th to

7th October at The Atrium @ Orchard. There was a photographic exhibition,

music, children's activities and a large array of educational exhibits on

animal protection issues, along with the opportunity for everyone to find

out how they can help make the world a better place for the animals we share

it with.

 

More importantly, 4,477 signatures were collected for the global " Animals

Matter to Me " campaign in support of a Universal Declaration on Animal

Welfare (UDAW) to be endorsed by governments of the world. This is a call to

everyone, worldwide, to recognise all animals as sentient beings, that they

can feel pain and can suffer and that we have a responsibility to put an end

to cruelty around the world.

 

On behalf of the animals, we would like to say a big thank you to all the

dedicated supporters of animal welfare who volunteered to spend many hours

on their feet collecting signatures in support of the UDAW, withstanding the

intense hot weather every day!

 

We are delighted to have had the support of local performers Anastasia and

her band Good Morning Midnight, Allura, Shaym, Plushfools, Lounge Lizards,

local magician Jack Magic, and Steven Goh and his balloon sculpturing

skills, whose talents all drew the crowd closer to the ACRES exhibition. A

big thank you to all these performers!

 

Thank you also to Miss Singapore Universe, Miss Jessica Tan, who kindly came

along to support the event.

 

Thanks also go to TY toys for sponsoring prizes for the children's colouring

competition, and to the Events Artery for sponsoring the sound system for

the entire event.

 

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the event, and to everyone who

signed in support of the UDAW, for showing that Animals Matter to You!

 

If you would like to join us in supporting a UNIVERSAL DECLARATION IN ANIMAL

WELFARE (UFAW), please <http://www.animalsmatter.org/Acres_SG>

 

Donate now! Help us build a sanctuary for victims of the illegal wildlife

trade in Singapore. Log on to: http://www.acres.org.sg/donatetoAWRC.htm

 

 

The Straits Times Forum

4 Oct 07

 

Let's pay more attention to animal welfare

Letter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu

 

I WRITE this as a concerned human and Singaporean.

 

Every Oct 4 is World Animal Day to celebrate animal life in all its forms

and our relationship with the animal kingdom. And to acknowledge the diverse

roles animals play as companions, et cetera, that bring a sense of wonder

into our lives. As well as to thank animals for the way in which they enrich

our lives.

 

This year, Acres (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) will hold a

three-day event (Oct 5-7, 10am-10pm) at the Atrium @Orchard (adjacent to

Plaza Singapura). There will be photographic and other exhibits, music,

dance and children's activities.

 

There is a global 'Animals Matter To Me' campaign to petition support for a

Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare intended for national governments to

endorse at the United Nations. Signatures will be collected at this

Acres-organised event. More information is available at http://www.acres.

<http://www.acres.org.sg,> org.sg, http://animalsmatte

<http://animalsmatter.org> r.org and

http://www.wspa- <http://www.wspa-international.org> international.org

 

The intent is for the UN and humanity to recognise animals as sentient

beings capable of feeling pain and suffering. And that animal welfare is an

issue of importance in the social development of individuals, nations and

humanity.

 

With global capitalism/materialism and violent terrorism, humanity seems to

pale fraying in respect, empathy, sympathy and humility. These sentiments,

in whatever tatters remaining, do not benefit non-humans much in terms of

safety from violence and distress. Be it outright abuse (forced feeding,

experimentation and beatings) and killing or deprivation from movement,

sustenance and medical care (as livestock, for furs and for entertainment).

 

'Charity begins at home' that always stops at the door of non-humans is

indefensible. There will always be humans bent on reproducing themselves

unsustainably, demanding that other humans prioritise their succour - never

attempting to meet aiders half-way by curtailing their reproduction. Animals

that do so would be massacred en masse as 'pests'.

 

As humans will always respond to other humans in need ad infinitum, there

will never be a point of satiation from which to devote time and resources

to non-humans in need. Those who still prioritise human needs charitably

need to re-think.

 

'I should only help members of my own species as they are more deserving' -

despite blatantly exploiting/bullying members of other species - doesn't

sound just, democratic, respectful nor humane - does it?

 

Within our branded/socially ranked concerns, animals will always languish

unless we question priorities - counter-intuitively.

 

Would raising empathy for non-humans raise empathy for all species including

humans? I suspect so.

[Guest guest]

Wonderful - a fabulous showing!

 

Chinny Krishna

 

 

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John Wedderburn

12 October 2007 08:47

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Louis Ng (Acres) [louis (AT) acres (DOT)

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Friday, October 12, 2007 9:59 AM

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[ACRES] Singaporeans show that Animal Matter to Them!

 

To mark World Animal Week, ACRES celebrated Singaporeans' support for

animal

protection efforts by holding a 3-day animal-themed festival from the

5th to

7th October at The Atrium @ Orchard. There was a photographic

exhibition,

music, children's activities and a large array of educational exhibits

on

animal protection issues, along with the opportunity for everyone to

find

out how they can help make the world a better place for the animals we

share

it with.

 

More importantly, 4,477 signatures were collected for the global

" Animals

Matter to Me " campaign in support of a Universal Declaration on Animal

Welfare (UDAW) to be endorsed by governments of the world. This is a

call to

everyone, worldwide, to recognise all animals as sentient beings, that

they

can feel pain and can suffer and that we have a responsibility to put an

end

to cruelty around the world.

 

On behalf of the animals, we would like to say a big thank you to all

the

dedicated supporters of animal welfare who volunteered to spend many

hours

on their feet collecting signatures in support of the UDAW, withstanding

the

intense hot weather every day!

 

We are delighted to have had the support of local performers Anastasia

and

her band Good Morning Midnight, Allura, Shaym, Plushfools, Lounge

Lizards,

local magician Jack Magic, and Steven Goh and his balloon sculpturing

skills, whose talents all drew the crowd closer to the ACRES exhibition.

A

big thank you to all these performers!

 

Thank you also to Miss Singapore Universe, Miss Jessica Tan, who kindly

came

along to support the event.

 

Thanks also go to TY toys for sponsoring prizes for the children's

colouring

competition, and to the Events Artery for sponsoring the sound system

for

the entire event.

 

Thank you to everyone who was involved in the event, and to everyone who

signed in support of the UDAW, for showing that Animals Matter to You!

 

If you would like to join us in supporting a UNIVERSAL DECLARATION IN

ANIMAL

WELFARE (UFAW), please <http://www.animalsm

<http://www.animalsmatter.org/Acres_SG> atter.org/Acres_SG>

 

Donate now! Help us build a sanctuary for victims of the illegal

wildlife

trade in Singapore. Log on to: http://www.acres.

<http://www.acres.org.sg/donatetoAWRC.htm> org.sg/donatetoAWRC.htm

 

 

The Straits Times Forum

4 Oct 07

 

Let's pay more attention to animal welfare

Letter from Anthony Lee Mui Yu

 

I WRITE this as a concerned human and Singaporean.

 

Every Oct 4 is World Animal Day to celebrate animal life in all its

forms

and our relationship with the animal kingdom. And to acknowledge the

diverse

roles animals play as companions, et cetera, that bring a sense of

wonder

into our lives. As well as to thank animals for the way in which they

enrich

our lives.

 

This year, Acres (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society) will

hold a

three-day event (Oct 5-7, 10am-10pm) at the Atrium @Orchard (adjacent to

Plaza Singapura). There will be photographic and other exhibits, music,

dance and children's activities.

 

There is a global 'Animals Matter To Me' campaign to petition support

for a

Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare intended for national

governments to

endorse at the United Nations. Signatures will be collected at this

Acres-organised event. More information is available at

http://www.acres.

<http://www.acres. <http://www.acres.org.sg,> org.sg,> org.sg,

http://animalsmatte

<http://animalsmatte <http://animalsmatter.org> r.org> r.org and

http://www.wspa- <http://www.wspa- <http://www.wspa-international.org>

international.org> international.org

 

The intent is for the UN and humanity to recognise animals as sentient

beings capable of feeling pain and suffering. And that animal welfare is

an

issue of importance in the social development of individuals, nations

and

humanity.

 

With global capitalism/materialism and violent terrorism, humanity seems

to

pale fraying in respect, empathy, sympathy and humility. These

sentiments,

in whatever tatters remaining, do not benefit non-humans much in terms

of

safety from violence and distress. Be it outright abuse (forced feeding,

experimentation and beatings) and killing or deprivation from movement,

sustenance and medical care (as livestock, for furs and for

entertainment).

 

'Charity begins at home' that always stops at the door of non-humans is

indefensible. There will always be humans bent on reproducing themselves

unsustainably, demanding that other humans prioritise their succour -

never

attempting to meet aiders half-way by curtailing their reproduction.

Animals

that do so would be massacred en masse as 'pests'.

 

As humans will always respond to other humans in need ad infinitum,

there

will never be a point of satiation from which to devote time and

resources

to non-humans in need. Those who still prioritise human needs charitably

need to re-think.

 

'I should only help members of my own species as they are more

deserving' -

despite blatantly exploiting/bullying members of other species - doesn't

sound just, democratic, respectful nor humane - does it?

 

Within our branded/socially ranked concerns, animals will always

languish

unless we question priorities - counter-intuitively.

 

Would raising empathy for non-humans raise empathy for all species

including

humans? I suspect so.