The new ecological order
Those words would sound like a joke if they remained what they should remain, only stupid
accusations made by extremists. But do not be mistaken, extreme ecology has nothing to do with
good sense ecology, which innovates towards sustainable development and environmental awareness.
Extreme ecology, on the other hand, is a violent ideology, related with dubious ways of thinking,
which Luc Ferry, philosopher and current Minister for Education, condemned in his book called
"Le nouvel ordre écologique." This mostly Anglo-Saxon ideology, by placing all forms of animal
and vegetal lives at the same level, and by questioning man's cultural nature, leaves no place
to the humanist inheritance and its values of freedom and culture. This ideology goes far beyond
our cats and our dogs, whose names and well being are diverted to enforce a new vision of the world.
Why and how this could happen everywhere ?
While German breeders tried to face a less and less favourable legislation, Jean Glavany, the former
Minister for Agriculture, declared on his last day in activity, that France ratified the European
Council Convention on the protection of company animals ; we lovers of nature and of animals, should
have rejoiced to see the objects of our care, respect and time at last protected and recognised.
But we should have been more watchful about some sentences, like : "Any one selecting a company animal
for reproduction should take into account the anatomic, physiologic and behavioural features, which
could jeopardise the health and welfare of the descendants and of the female." Article 5, Reproduction.
We'll answer that the breeders are indeed those who value the most the health of their animals, and the
appearance of any genetic defect is a failure.
But it's all a question of point of view, and the general public, which is very perceptive and yet often badly informed about the animal question, can be influenced. For instance, ear cropping and tail docking are purely cultural actions, neither invalidating nor painful if carefully practiced, yet they are presented in the convention at the same level as declawing a cat or cutting the vocal cords of an animal !
The breeders are the true protectors of animals
In front of those nonsensical threats and the hardening of the law, major domestic animals
breeders associations from all the species have decided to unite, in order to fight for the breeds
they are in charge of, and created ProNaturA-France, the French associative federation for a non
anthropomorphic preservation of nature and animals. The aim of the federation is to build up an animal
protection, on non anthropomorphic bases, by stating that animals, before being subjects of rights,
are objects of duties for man. Breeders, just like many scientists, historians and philosophers, no
longer accept to hear only the voices of those so called animal protectors, who often have no other
relationship with animals than ideological concepts. If the German extremist ecologists succeeded in
imposing their vision in a majority of German Länders, like they already did in Hess, the ratification
of the European Convention might even endanger the biodiversity of French domestic breeds. One of the
projects of ProNaturA-France is to main a campaign of information called "3 years for biodiversity".
The campaign will focus on the richness of the domestic breeds, to draw the general public's attention
and make them aware of the dangers of the racial theories of extremist ecology on the animals themselves.
All together to protect our animals
ProNaturA is made of 200.000 members, and is one of the most important French animal and nature
protection association, and has for partners large national federations such as :
Information :
Subscriptions :
We would also like to encourage the subscriptions of breed clubs, regional and breeders
associations.
- National associations : 300 €
- Breed clubs or regional associations : 30€
- Individual people : 15€
Fill the check to the order of Pronatura-France and send it
to
Christian LAFON, 3 villa du cèdre, 32 avenue Bertrand 94420 LE PLESSIS
TREVISE FRANCE
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