Campaign demands laws to safeguard animals.Byline: Fatma Salem, Staff Reporter Dubai: Cases of cruelty against animals do not end and animal lovers are waging a tireless campaign to spare helpless creatures from barbaric treatment. They are now demanding legislation to safeguard animals from such cruel treatment. Gulf News continuously receives e-mails regarding this matter and people are demanding that they be heard on this matter. This article involves viewpoints from Islam, the public and the government. Islamic scholar Ahmad Al Kubaisi said humans are the caretakers of the earth. "Islam's opinion is clear to all, if you treat animals with mercy you will be rewarded and if you treat them with cruelty you will be punished pun·ish v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr. 1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. . The way we treat animals can take us to heaven or hell," he said. He used examples in Islam to support his statement. "There was a woman who performed prayers five times a day and [observed] Ramadan but she imprisoned im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- a cat and left it without food or water and she didn't even free it to search for its food by itself. The woman ended up in hell because of what she did to the cat," he said. Al Kubaisi added: "There was a reckless reckless adj. in both negligence and criminal cases, careless to the point of being heedless of the consequences ("grossly" negligent). Most commonly this refers to the traffic misdemeanor "reckless driving. woman, she saw a thirsty thirst·y adj. thirst·i·er, thirst·i·est 1. Desiring to drink. 2. Arid; parched: thirsty fields. 3. Craving something: thirsty for news. dog in the middle of desert and there was well of water next to it but the dog could not fetch water [from the well] for itself. She went to the well and filled her shoe with water for the thirsty dog. "The woman ended up in heaven for her humane humane pertaining to the avoidance of infliction of pain, discomfort and harassment; used especially with regard to animals. humane considerations behaviour." The Islamic scholar said Islam has several examples that showed Allah teaching human beings how to treat animals with mercy. Holly Ann Johns, 21, a British citizen who has lived in Dubai for two years, recently witnessed the cruel treatment of animals. She saw a large number of animals struggling inside a very small enclosure. "I saw about 85 animals in a total mess. They were restricted in a small enclosure and they were mix of chickens, rams, goats... All were hardly [able to] move because there was no room... "They truly were in unbelievable mess and the worse thing was that they were drinking each other's urine. I went to see them a couple of days later but they were still the same without care and food. Is that fair?" Holly asked. Emiratis Mohammad Lootah and his friend Rashid Al Khamis said they could not stand seeing animals being treated mercilessly. "Islam asked us to treat animals with mercy. They are helpless, they want someone to look after them and feed them regularly," Lootah said. Enforcing the implementation of laws concerning animal welfare is the Ministry of Environment and Water. It works with various municipalities and the International Agency of Welfare Dubai. President His Highness high·ness n. 1. The quality or condition of being high. 2. Highness Used with His, Her, or Your as a title and form of address for a prince or princess: Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No 16 of 2007 regarding Animal Welfare. The law covers everything related to animals. For instance, it deals with penalties and the free movement of animals Movement of Animals (or On the Motion of Animals or De Motu Animalium) is a text by Aristotle on the general principles of motion in animals. External links
Other issues include buildings and comfort facilities for animals, transportation, regular exhibitions, the use of animals for scientific purposes. Therefore, the ministry issued the Ministerial Done under the direction of a supervisor; not involving discretion or policymaking. Ministerial describes an act or a function that conforms to an instruction or a prescribed procedure. It connotes obedience. Decree No 384 of the year 2008 on the executive by-law of the federal law No 16 of the year 2007 concerning the welfare of animals in the country. Aa Aa Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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