Citizens' initiative on protecting animal rights moves to Parliament

Citizens' initiative on protecting animal rights moves to Parliament

The proposal calls for a section to be written into the Finnish constitution safeguarding the fundamental rights of animals.

A civil initiative to enshrine fundamental animal rights in the Constitution garnered more than 50,000 declarations of support. The Citizens' Initiative on the Fundamental Rights of Animals is proceeding to Parliament. The initiative was filled with the required 50,000 endorsements on Monday. The initiative of the Finnish Association of Animal Rights Lawyers proposes to amend the Constitution of Finland to add a new chapter to safeguard the fund…