After pressure from WSPA, the Honduras AHPRA and the public, the
Biennial organizers have agreed not only to make AHPRA official
observers but also to include new competition rules that prohibit the
abuse of animals.

While we are satisfied that no-one will be able
to abuse animals in the name of art during this forthcoming exhibition,
stronger laws need to be in place that prohibit animal cruelty. WSPA
and member society UCC are currently supporting a campaign, led by the
Commission for Natural Resources and Environment of the Nicaraguan
Assembly, calling for legislation to protect animals in Nicaragua.

You too can support the protection of animals worldwide by signing the
Animals Matter to Me petition. This calls for a Universal Declaration
on Animal Welfare, an internationally accepted set of principles about
the treatment of animals that would encourage countries to improve
their legislation.

Petition — http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/1706_animals_matter.cfm?redirect=yes

–from World Society for Protection of Animals (http://www.wspa-usa.org/pages/2341_no_excuses_for_cruelty.cfm)