Pets Bill of Rights
Strengthen your capacity for providing deeply responsible care for your pets, whose lives are quite literally resting in your hands and heart.
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The Principle |
The Pet’s Right |
Your Pledge that Supports the Right |
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| Daily sustenance | Biological needs are met | My pets will receive appropriate amounts of good-quality food and continuous access to clean water. | |
| Shelter is provided | My pets will have dry, wind-proof, shaded shelter, a soft clean bed, and sturdy fencing when needed. | ||
| Good health is supported | My pets will receive annual checkups and year-around parasite control, and health issues will be promptly addressed with veterinarian support. | ||
| Exercise is provided | My pets will receive daily moderate exercise totalling at least one hour. | ||
| Elimination is enabled | My pets are allowed appropriate daily opportunities to eliminate bodily wastes. If my pets are having accidents, I will devote time to reward-based training activities and seeking out expert advice. | ||
| Security and safety | Training and guidance is provided | My pets will receive positive reinforcement training to become cooperative members of the household, as well as ongoing guidance that encourages good behavior. | |
| Self and family protection is allowed | My pets may protect themselves and family members from harm under reasonable circumstances without risk of euthanasia. | ||
| Evacuation is guaranteed | In disasters, my pets will be evacuated with other members of the family. | ||
| Companionship | Affection is regularly offered | My pets will be dedicated a minimum of two daily 10-minute periods of affectionate one-on-one interaction with family members. | |
| Pet companions are provided | My pets will be provided with other pet companions if they are without human attention for long periods on a regular basis. | ||
| Comfort is freely offered | My pets will be comforted when frightened, have suffered a loss, or are suffering from health problems. | ||
| Fun is provided | My pets will be provided with the mental and emotional stimulation of toys, games, and playing with family members on a daily basis. | ||
| Respect | Divine life embodied in our pets is recognized | All pets will be considered worthy of our humble respect, because we share the divine energy of life. My pets won’t be euthanized for any reason, except to avoid needless suffering. | |
| Pet intelligence is appreciated | My pets will be respected for their special intelligences and unique talents that have cooperatively evolved with our own mental gifts. | ||
| Pet feelings are respected | My pets’ feelings of exuberance, fear, affection, aggression, and other feelings, will be recognized and and responded to with appropriate guidance, to support good citizenship in the family. | ||
| Pet diversity is appreciated | Each of my pets are unique in so many ways, and I will place equal values on all types and individuals. | ||
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Reprinted by Courtesy of Sunbear Squad. Sunbear Squad, Inc. is an all-volunteer, non-profit humane awareness organization with 501(c)3 status. Please visit their site and be informed!
Read the true story of Sunbear, an 18 month old Chocolate Lab that inspired Sunbear Squad’s beginnings, here.
I
am passionate when it comes to my canine companions as well as dogs
everywhere. It is my mission to raise awareness of any issues that affect
them, from their health, food and nutrition and training to their
welfare. Canine advocacy is something that everyone who cares about dogs
needs to be aware of and we all need to share that and raise our voice for
those who cannot speak for themselves.
