(Korea) Is protection of insects species necessary in legislation? How?

[Guest guest]

Is humane treatment of insects necessary? How? Why?

Does any country regulate humane treatment of insects? Or do we need to

regulate the humane use of insects? If we do how? If US the recent president

Obama's treatment of flies concerns some people, would the global scale

treatment of insects by the industry another agenda for animal activists? The

insects has been excluded from animal protection legislation as a whole, as the

scientists are not sure if the insects would feel pain, I guess.

 

Korean Congress will pass the law on he promotion of insect farmers and

industry by the end of this year. The law, " The law for romotion of the

development and use of insects resources " has been drafted and submitted by

congressman, Ki-Kap Kang as of July 25.

 

The law regulates the environmental impact of manufacturing and marketing of

insect in a certain degree, but it does not include any humane, ecological

breeding of insects by the industry. It is very clear the insect will be bred

and marketed like another material, as object of extreme exploitation for

economic development. The law pretends to protect the farmers, but it actually

intends to develop and promote the industry. According to the expert, the

estimate market for the insect is more than 100 million dollars in 2010 based on

the BCC research 2006 report. Also many companies has been established in

Japan, Canada, Belgium and US.

 

Our group is very interested to involve in the legislation process and

officially submit opinions to the standing committee of the Congress, if it is

necessary to protect insect. We are interested to get any expert opinion

whether cruelties on insects matters, if appropriate humane treatment of insects

is necessary in the legislation process or why. I appreciate any expert or

scientific opinion on this issue.

 

As the factory farming has been disaster both for animals and people, would the

thoughtless industralization of insects would bring another disaster to insect

species and world in the long term future?

 

Sep 12, 2009.

 

Changkil Park

 

Voice4Animals, South Korea.

 

(http://www.voice4animals.org)

 

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