On Sunday, February 2, the National March for Animal Rights will take place, which, through four petitions, seeks to stop animal abuse and give voice to these defenseless living beings.
The march will be carried out in Mexico City and several states of the Republic, including Yucatan. More participant cities are expected to join in from other regions of Latin America.
In this country, the marches will take place in Mexico City, Mérida, Aguascalientes, Puerto Vallarta, Baja California, Guerrero, Sonora, and Chihuahua, among other cities.
In Merida, the National Alliance One Million Hopes will have the participation of at least five groups.
The march will start at the Monument to the Fatherland starting at 11:30 a.m. All participants are invited to wear orange, which is the official color against animal abuse.
Activist Raúl Argáez will represent Yucatan in the march in Mexico City.
The march will make a call to attend to four critical issues that must be addressed urgently:
1) Declaration of animals as sentient beings: This is being sought to be included in the Constitution. There have been attempts to legislate this, but the proposals have been discarded or modified unfavorably.
2) Removal of wild animals in the vicinity of the Maya Train: The aim is to expose a contract between the Navy and a private company that allows the capture (and sacrifice) of animals on the Maya Train tracks, without carrying out an environmental impact study. This must be stopped at once.
3) Construction of a gas pipeline: Concern is expressed about the environmental impact of a project to build a gas pipeline from Texas to Sonora, which could harm marine ecosystems, especially the Gulf of California.
4) Definitive ban on bullfights, cockfights, and all shows involving animals: Initiatives are supported to eradicate these actions that impact the lives of animals.
Signatures have been collected and discussions on these proposals are underway in Mexico City and the State of Mexico.
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