Source: Michael Fielding, MEATINGPLACE, 12/30/11

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched a global campaign to raise public awareness of what it has identified as better animal welfare, environmental sustainability and the economy.
The group is urging people to sign a letter to place the topic of animal welfare on the agenda at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development next June.

Rio+20, occurring 20 years after the precedent-setting 1992 “Earth Summit,” will focus on mobilizing participation by businesses and catalyzing a global transition to a “green economy.” WSPA is lobbying the UN and national governments for the inclusion of animal welfare in the conference negotiations.

At each preparatory session of the UNCSD in the run-up to Rio+20, WSPA plans to deliver evidence that “high-welfare farming is a viable, environmentally friendly alternative to intensive production methods,” according to a statement released by the group.

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