---
title: "Animals & Environment - General Articles - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "Animals & Environment - General Articles: Animals Animals as Food Beef, Veal, Poultry BSE Clothing Companion Animals Eggs/Dairy Products Entertainment and Hunting The Environment 'Exotic' meat Farm Animals Fish Gardening Genetic Engineering Research on Animals Slaughter Wildlife 100% Ahimsa (World"
url: "https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6349-animals-animals.html"
date: "2026-11-06T00:06:26+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---

#  Animals & Environment - General Articles

![Animals & Environment - General Articles](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/animals-animals.png)| [Animals](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6349-animals-animals.html)    [Animals as Food](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6363-animals-meat.html)    [Beef, Veal, Poultry](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6352-animals-beef.html)    [BSE](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6198-science-articles-bse.html)    [Clothing](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6354-animals-clothing.html)    [Companion Animals](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6364-animals-pets.html)    [Eggs/Dairy Products](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6355-animals-dairy.html)    [Entertainment and Hunting](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6356-animals-entertainment.html)    [The Environment](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6357-animals-environment.html)    ['Exotic' meat](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6358-animals-exotic.html)    [Farm Animals](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6359-animals-farms.html)    [Fish](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6360-animals-fish.html)    [Gardening](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6361-animals-gardening.html)    [Genetic Engineering](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6200-science-articles-genetic.html)    [Research on Animals](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6205-science-articles-research.html)    [Slaughter](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6365-animals-slaughter.html)    [Wildlife](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6366-animals-wildlife.html) | - 100% Ahimsa (World Congress 1957) - [50 years of Human Rights - 20 years of Animal Rights](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news991/rights.html) (EVU News, 1999)      - ***Chinese*** [普遍权利 - 人权宣言，1948年12月10日，动物权利宣言，1978年10月15日 ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6395-chinese-trans-evu-rights-gb.html) - [A Non Violent Choice for the Rights of all Living Beings](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3577-congress-euro97-a-non-violent.html) (European Congress 1997)      - ***Español*** *[Una Elección no Violenta por los Derechos de Todos los Seres Vivos ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6624-spanish-congress-euro97-a-non-violent.html)*     - ***Italiano** [Una scelta non violenta per i diritti di tutti gli Esseri Viventi](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6492-italian-congress-euro97-a-non-violent.html)* - [Animal Protection in the East](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3017-history-world-forum-1948east.html) (World Forum 1948) - [Animal Rights: A test of civilisation](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3307-congress-2002-texts-francisco.html) (World Congress 2002)      - ***Español** [Derechos de los Animales: una Prueba de Civilización](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6620-spanish-congress-2002-texts-francisco.html)*     - ***Français** - [Les droits de l’animal : la civilisation à l’épreuve](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6441-french-congress-2002-francisco.html)* - [Animal Rights and the Future](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/4227-congress-wvc96-francione.html) (World Congress 1996)      - ****Español*** [*Derechos Animales y el Futuro*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6641-spanish-congress-wvc96-francione.html)* - [Animal Protection at School](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5581-news-evu-news961-austria.html) - an idea from Austria, Charlotte Probst (EVU News, 1996)      - ***Deutsch** [Nachahmenswert: Tierschutz im Unterricht](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6139-german-news-evu-news961-austria.html) - Eine Idee aus Österreich*     - ***Español** [Proteccion Animal en la Escuela](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5926-spanish-news-evu-news961-austria.html) - Una idea que copiarle a Austria*     - ***Esperanto** Lernejo por Protektado de Bestoj - - ideo el Auxstrio por kopii*     - ***Italiano** [Protezione Animale a Scuola](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6032-italian-news-evu-news961-austria.html) - - una idea da imitare proveniente dall'Austria*     - ***Româna** Protectia animalelor in scoala - o idee din Austria demna de urmat* - [Animals and Why They Matter](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5541-news-95-96-animals.html) - Maxwell Lee, UK (IVU News, 1995)      - ***Deutsch*** [*Warum die Tiere so wichtig sind*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6127-german-news-95-96-animals.html)     - ***Español*** [*Los Animales: Porque Deben Importarnos*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5910-spanish-news-95-96-animals.html)     - ***Français*** [*Les Animaux - Pourquoi on doit les respecter*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6173-french-news-95-96-animals.html)     - ***Italiano*** [*Gli animali e perché dovremmo preoccuparcene*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6532-italian-news-95-96-animals.html)     - ***Hrvatski*   *Životinje, i zašto su važne*     - ***Portugês*** [*Os animais e o porquê da sua importância*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6243-portuguese-news-95-96-animals.html)     - ***Româna*** *Animalele si de ce conteaza ele* - [Animals, Children and Vegetarianism](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5544-news-95-96-children.html) - Adelaide Carvalho (IVU News, 1996)      - ***Deutsch*** [*Kinder, Tiere und Vegetarianismus*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6128-german-news-95-96-children.html)     - ***Español** [Animales, Niños y el Vegetarianismo](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5912-spanish-news-95-96-children.html)*     - ***Esperanto** Bestoj, Infanoj, kaj Vegetaranismo*     - ***Français*** [*Animaux, Enfants et le Végétarianisme*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6451-french-news-95-96-children.html)     - ***Hrvatski** Životinje, djeca i vegetarijanstvo*     - ***Italiano** [Animali, Bimbi e Vegetarianismo](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6024-italian-news-95-96-children.html)*     - ***Româna** Animale, copii si vegetarianism* - [Animals remain "Things" in Switzerland](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news001/animal.html) (EVU News, 2000) - ***Español** [El Uso de Animales- El Fin o Solo una Reforma?](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6690-spanish-trans-avs-reform.html)*     - ***Italiano** [Sfruttamento degli animali: la fine o solo una riforma?](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6543-italian-trans-avs-reform.html)* - [Anthropomorphic Theater: Deep Ecology and the New Paradigm](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5660-news-evu-news973-anthropo.html) USA (EVU News, 1997)      - ***Español** [](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6690-spanish-trans-avs-reform.html)*[*El Teatro Antropomorfo: Ecología Profunda y el Nuevo Paradigma*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5939-spanish-news-evu-news973-anthropo.html) - [Bees](http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/bees.php) (VeganSoc) - ***Español*** [*Puede el amor por los animales sustituir a los betabloqueantes?*](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6703-spanish-trans-svv-amor.html) - ***Español** Decálogo moral contra la crueldad con los animales (AVE)* - ***Deutsch** [EU-Wahnsinn: Herodes-Prämie & Tiertransporte](http://www.vegetarismus.ch/heft/97-4/eu.htm) (SVV)*     - ***Français** [L’Europe folle! Primes à l’exportation et transports d’animaux](http://www.vegetarismus.ch/heft/f97-4/eu.htm)* - [Facts or Fiction](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3594-congress-euro97-facts.html) (European Congress 1997)      - ***Español** [Verdad o ficción ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6627-spanish-congress-euro97-facts.html)* - [Getting Rid of Pests](http://www.vegsoc.org/info/pests.html) *(VSUK)*     - ****Portugês*** [Livrando-se das Pestes ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6417-portuguese-trans-vsuk-pests.html)* - [Goats](http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/goats.php) (VeganSoc) - [Humane 'Pest' Control](http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/care/pest_control.php) (VeganSoc) - [Humanitarianism - Eastern and Western Brands](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/3927-congress-wvc57-souvenir-humanitarianism.html) (World Congress 1957) - ***Français** [Le Manuel des Droits des Animaux](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6456-french-trans-arrs-arman-s1.html)* - Misconceptions about bird flu and pandemic influenza - [On the right of animals to live](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news982/animals.html) (EVU News, 1998)      - ***Deutsch** [Zum Lebensrecht von Tieren](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/german/news/news982/animals.html)*     - ***Français** [Le droit des animaux à vivre](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/french/news/news982/animals.html)*     - ***Español** El derecho de los animales a vivir*     - ***Italiano** [Sul diritto degli animali a vivere](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/italian/news/news982/animals.html)*     - ***Polski** [O Prawie Zwierz„T Do ûycia](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/polish/news/news982/animals.html)* - [Removing Cruelty from Tradition in Malta](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5658-news-evu-news972-tradition.html) (EVU News, 1997)      - ***Italiano** [Rimuovere la crudeltà dalla tradizione di Malta ](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6051-italian-news-evu-news972-tradition.html)*     - ***Româna*** *Scoaterea cruzimii din traditie din Malta* - [Shellac](http://www.vegansociety.com/html/animals/exploitation/shellac.php) (VeganSoc) - [The Future of the Animal Rights Movement](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news002/kaplan.html) (EVU News, 2000)      - ***Español***  [ *El futuro del Movimiento por los Derechos de los Animales* ](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/spanish/news/news002/kaplan.html) - [The Shocking and Ruthless Trade in Animal Parts](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5530-news-3-98-parts.html) (IVU News, 1998)      - ***Chinese (GB)*** [令人发指的动物器官交易](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6380-chinese-news-3-98-parts-gb.html)     - ***Chinese (Big5)*** [令人髮指的動物器官交易](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6379-chinese-news-3-98-parts-big5.html)     - ***Español** [El Vergonzoso y Despiadado Tráfico de Organos de Animales](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5899-spanish-news-3-98-parts.html)*     - ***Italiano** [Lo Sconvolgente e Spietato Commercio di Organi Animali](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6018-italian-news-3-98-parts.html)* - [The “Tierschutzpartei” First Animal Protection Party Worldwide](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/english/news/news982/party.html) (EVU News, 1998)      - ***Deutsch** [Die Tierschutzpartei stellt sich vor ](http://www.europeanvegetarian.org/evu/german/news/news982/party-de.html)* - ***Deutsch** [Tierliebe statt Betablocker?](http://www.vegetarismus.ch/heft/2000-3/tierliebe.htm)* *(SVV 2000)* - ***Español** [Un Día en el Santuario de Rescate de Animales de Granja](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/5889-spanish-news-3-98-far.html)* (IVU News 1998) - ***Italiano** [Una giornata al rifugio per il recupero di animali da allevamento](https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/6014-italian-news-3-98-far.html)* (IVU News 1998) |  |

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A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly.

Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. Where this is the case, we have chosen to leave the original link text in place, as it may itself carry information of historical value.

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