Demonstrations for the closure of all slaughterhouses

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The demonstrations for the closing of all slaughterhouses ( English March to close all slaughterhouses , French Marche pour la fermeture des abattoirs ) are an annual international series of protest events. The aim of the demonstrations is to end the breeding and slaughter of animals, including the abolition of fishing . The demonstrations demand the recognition of animal rights . In addition, ecological reasons against the keeping of livestock are given .

March to close all Slaughterhouses Montréal 2016

Origin and worldwide development

The first marches for the closure of all slaughterhouses took place in France in 2012 . In the following years the number of participating countries and cities grew. In 2018 around 40 cities in countries such as Canada , Australia , Argentina and Japan took part .

Demonstrations in Germany

Hanover for the closure of all slaughterhouses in 2018

In Germany, the demonstrations for the closure of all slaughterhouses are largely organized by Animal Rights Watch and have already taken place in Bielefeld , Chemnitz , Göttingen , Hamburg , Hanover , Kassel , Mannheim , Munich and Münster , among others .

Demonstrations in Switzerland
In Switzerland , the demonstration for the closure of all slaughterhouses was organized by the animal rights organization Tier im Fokus from 2014 in Bern .

requirements

The demonstrations are aimed at both politicians and consumers . Political appeals include changes in education, a ban on advertising animal products, and changes in subsidies in favor of plant-based foods and organic-vegan farming . The harmful effects of the animal industry should be given greater consideration in environmental policy . The end of the breeding of animals should ultimately also enable the categorical closure of the slaughterhouses. Apart from the political level, everyone is called to a vegan lifestyle .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ International website of the demonstration series. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ A b c Demo in Bielefeld: Activists call for all slaughterhouses to be closed. In: New Westphalian. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Demo: Closure of all slaughterhouses. In: Göttinger Tageblatt. June 7, 2018, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  4. ↑ International website for the demonstration series: "Previous Editions". Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  5. ^ The worldwide demonstration: All slaughterhouses closed. Animal Rights Watch e. V., accessed on June 16, 2019 .
  6. ^ Chemnitz between sugar festival, animal protection demonstration and protest grilling. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, June 8, 2019, accessed on June 9, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Animal rights activists demonstrate for the slaughterhouse to be closed. In: Hamburger Abendblatt. May 8, 2019, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Protesters are calling for the slaughterhouses to be closed. In: New Press. May 27, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Close slaughterhouses. In: Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine. June 16, 2014, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Animals Rights Watch wants all slaughterhouses to be closed. In: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung. August 8, 2017, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Vegans want to close slaughterhouses. Observer News, June 17, 2016, accessed June 16, 2019 .
  12. ↑ They demand the closure of all slaughterhouses - and for this they take to the streets in Münster. msl24.de, accessed on June 16, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Closure of all slaughterhouses: The demands. Animal Rights Watch e. V., accessed on August 28, 2019 .