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The World Day for the End of Speciesism (WoDES) is an international event aimed at denouncing speciesism,[1] which is discrimination against non-human animals on the basis of their species.[2] WoDES has been held annually at the end of August since 2015.[3]
The observance was initiated in 2015 by members of the Swiss association Pour l'Egalité Animale (PEA),[4] which coordinates the international day annually, providing support aids.
The core demand of the activists at this event is to overcome speciesist ideology, an ideology comparable to racism and sexism, which uses species as the criterion by which individuals are discriminated against. According to Yves Bonnardel, similar suffering should be considered similarly, regardless of the species of the individual suffering.[5][6]
More specifically, the World Day for the End of Speciesism calls for the abolition of property status for animals, the introduction of animal welfare education in schools, the closure of slaughterhouses, an permanent end to fishing, the removal of animals as subjects of scientific experimentation, and for humans to stop considering animals as exploitable natural resources.
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