Questions tagged [legislation]
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Are there any countries besides India where it is mandatory to mark food products that contain animal-derived ingredients?
In India, it is mandatory to mark all food products (including toothpaste) to show whether they are free (or not) of animal-derived contents, using a green dot if they have no animal-derived content or a red dot if they have. These must be…
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Is the prevention of imposition of a diet an internationally recognised human right?
This Italian article is describing a law proposition made by an Italian politician who would like to impose to individuals which don't reach the age of 16 years a non-vegan diet, punishing with jail the parents that disobey.
It's an initiative from…
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Where can vegetarians and vegans demand changes to the legislation regarding labeling of goods?
One of the biggest problems I as a consumer face when shopping is that often there is no clear labeling of whether food classifies as being vegetarian or vegan.
While this problem is getting better gradually, I would like to know about some…
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Do laws about organic foods include directives about animal welfare?
Yep, simple and straightforward: do laws about organic foods include directives about animal wellbeing? For example, if a firm that sells eggs wants to sell them as organic does it have to follow any rules about the place where the chickens live?…
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How can animal cruelty be considered legal based on "cultural heritage" argument?
I have read some information about foie gras controversy and have encountered this piece of information:
"Until new scientific evidence on alternative methods and their
welfare aspects is available", the production of foie gras is
prohibited by…
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What's the difference between legislation protecting pets and lab animals (etc) and farm animals in the U.S.?
In the U.S., there are strict laws in place on the treatment of pets and lab animals. Abusing an animal is normally punishable by law.
Yet, it is legal for farm animals to be kept in conditions would be considered "abusive" for pets and lab…
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Has any government banned animal slaughter for human consumption? Was it effective for increasing animal rights?
Personally I think that it would be better to make animal slaughter illegal as to the extent which is possible. I feel that this would help to improve their conditions. However I am also aware that many would disagree with this, as not everyone…
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