What is the Guardian campaign?
Guardian campaign is a campaign launched to defend animals to change the way people think about animals in their lives. The campaign lobbies for a change from the "owner" to "Guardian" when they talk about a relationship that people with their pets have. While the Guardian campaign does not change the legal status of animals, the defense of animals hopes that it will change the way people communicate with animals. Like many questions about animal rights, the Guardian campaign was warmly discussed.
The defense of animals was founded in 1983 to end the use of animals. The statement of the mission of the organization includes the desire to promote the well -being, law and habitat of animals. While the defense of animals focuses mainly on the United States, it has also successfully conducted campaigns in other countries. To support its goals, the organization has established regional shrines in the United States and Africa, which car for animals, supports good living conditions of animals and supports local level activism. It also organizes numerous campaigns to protect animalsAll over the world, from victims of natural disasters to animals used in experimentation.
The goal for the Guardian campaign is reframing the way people consider animals in their lives. Supporters believe that viewing animals as property supports the attitude of final ruthlessness and lack of consideration. The owner of a pet, who committed himself to being a guardian, indicates a lifelong commitment to this animal and animals in general. The Guardian campaign wants animal guardians to promote animal rights and good living conditions around their communities, except at home.
In 2000, Boulder, Colorado became the first city to adopt "Guardian" instead of the "owner". Other cities and regions followed quickly, including Marin County in California, Berkeley, West Hollywood, the whole state of Rhode Island, Woodstock and Bloomington, Indiana. Windsor, Ontar, also joined the Guardian campaign in an international wayio in Canada. Many of these regions already have the history of compassionate legislation, which aim to support good living conditions of animals.
Critics of the Guardian campaign say it is a waste of time, because it does not contribute infinitely to the fight for animals. However, supporters point out that to get people to consider their animals to be a department, rather than property, will have a positive impact on the struggle for animal rights. While the Guardian campaign does not directly support the stricter punishment for abuse of animals or lobby for legislation on animal protection, it advocates seeds of compassion for animals in communities where it succeeds, and evokes conversation on the role of animals in our lives.