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Animals can suffer and feel pain. There is, however, inadequate protection for vast numbers of animals in many parts of the world. Animals continue to suffer needlessly due to intentional and unintentional cruelty, ignorance and neglect.
There is an urgent need for an international commitment to protect animals and their welfare. Such a commitment would inspire political leaders, organisations and individuals to treat animals better and will be the beginning of the end of animal cruelty across the world. It is our responsibility to ensure that animals are given the protection they deserve and that the indisputable link between animal welfare, the protection of people and the planet is recognised.
Achieving such a commitment in the form of a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) is a vital springboard to changes in policies and legislation, improve enforcement and inspire positive attitudes towards animals in every corner of the world. Achieving this at the United Nations will create the required pressure for governments to put in place firm laws and enforcement for animal welfare

Animals are living things, they have feelings and emotions. When you get a dog for Christmas and then abandon it 6 months later. The dog would think "I love my owner... Why has he left me?" It is the same as leaving a child in a care home at the age of 2. It's wrong.

Animal fighting also sickens me, dogs do not want to fight, it's against their nature as "pets", they may have the odd fights in the wild but that's more of a wolf type of thing.

Lastly, hunting, it's disgraceful. How can people get pleasure from shooting INNOCENT animals? It's sick and should be classed as murder.