(China) Beijing Deliberates Draft Regulation on Animal Welfare

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(China) Beijing Deliberates Draft Regulation on Animal Welfare

 

BEIJING DELIBERATES DRAFT REGULATION ON ANIMAL WELFARE

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/25/content_2135303.htm

 

www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-25 10:07:32

 

 

Beijing, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Animal welfare will be written into

legilation for the first time in China, as Beijing's legislature is

reviewing a new regulation concerning animals to beused in experiments.

 

" Individuals or organizations that use animals in experiments should

protect them, " says Article Seven of the draft on the management of

animals

to be used in experiments.

 

This will mean that experimental animals must be kept in comfortable

cages with sufficient and nutritious food and should not be exposed to

sources of pollution, said Li Gengping, a drafter of the new law.

 

Liang Ping, a researcher and legislator on the municipal

legislature,

said the principle of animal welfare is to ensure the animals are

" healthy

and feel comfortable. "

 

" If experimental animals live in filthy environments, they may feel

uneasy and excrete hormones which will influence the experiment

results, "

Liang said. " So to protect animals is actually, in the long run, to

protect

human beings. "

 

China's existing laws governing animal experiments only specify what

kind of animals can be used; they do not cover the living conditions of

these animals, said Li.

 

If the regulation is approved as scheduled this December, it will be

the

country's first local law concerning animal welfare, he added.

 

Li said Beijing currently has about 180 organizations officially

permitted to use experimental animals. Enditem

 

 

 

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it is great to earn that china has also come forward to save the rights of

animals and is in process of adopting Animal welfare laws.It is need of the

hour to come forward and request all the countries to adopt and enforce Animal

welfare laws.

Dr.Sandeep k Jain.

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(China) Beijing Deliberates Draft Regulation on Animal Welfare

 

BEIJING DELIBERATES DRAFT REGULATION ON ANIMAL WELFARE

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-10/25/content_2135303.htm

 

www.chinaview.cn 2004-10-25 10:07:32

 

 

Beijing, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Animal welfare will be written into

legilation for the first time in China, as Beijing's legislature is

reviewing a new regulation concerning animals to beused in experiments.

 

" Individuals or organizations that use animals in experiments should

protect them, " says Article Seven of the draft on the management of

animals

to be used in experiments.

 

This will mean that experimental animals must be kept in comfortable

cages with sufficient and nutritious food and should not be exposed to

sources of pollution, said Li Gengping, a drafter of the new law.

 

Liang Ping, a researcher and legislator on the municipal

legislature,

said the principle of animal welfare is to ensure the animals are

" healthy

and feel comfortable. "

 

" If experimental animals live in filthy environments, they may feel

uneasy and excrete hormones which will influence the experiment

results, "

Liang said. " So to protect animals is actually, in the long run, to

protect

human beings. "

 

China's existing laws governing animal experiments only specify what

kind of animals can be used; they do not cover the living conditions of

these animals, said Li.

 

If the regulation is approved as scheduled this December, it will be

the

country's first local law concerning animal welfare, he added.

 

Li said Beijing currently has about 180 organizations officially

permitted to use experimental animals. Enditem