Perros desamparados en Cuba [Homeless Dogs in Cuba] (Rene Gómez Manzano)–Fighting Against Animal Abuse in the Caribbean

Pix credit Animal rights is not a conceit of developed states. There are those in the Caribbean who have also become much more active in the development of social knowledge of human dignity as expressed in human treatment of animals, and in the defense of animals against cruel and abusive treatment.  Among these is the  Cubanos en Defensa de los Animales (CEDA) [Cubans in Defense of Animals], a civil society which characterizes itself as a sociocultural and humanitarian project [un proyecto sociocultural y humanitario] centered in the Havana region. Its principal objective is to reduce the populaitons of street dogs and cats and to educate the public, especially children and youth , against animal violence ["El objetivo central de CeDA es disminuir las poblaciones callejeras de perros y gatos y educar a la población, especialmente niños y jóvenes, en la no violencia contra los mismos."]. CEDA's work has come to the attention of…

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