Considering that Life is one, all living beings having a common origin and having
diversified in the course of the evolution of the species, - Considering that all
living beings possess natural rights, and that any animal with a nervous system
has specific rights,
- Considering that the contempt for, and even the simple ignorance of, these
natural rights, cause serious damage to Nature and lead men to commit crimes
against animals,
- Considering that the coexistence of species implies a recognition by the human
species of the right of other animal species to live,
- Considering that the respect of animals by humans is inseparable from the
respect of men for each othe