{"id":5240,"date":"2026-01-30T14:08:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/animal-welfare"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:05:09","slug":"animal-welfare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/en\/animal-welfare","title":{"rendered":"Animal welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1193.92px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:#00bff9;border-color:#00bff9;border-top-width:3px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.88%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.88%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Respect for animals,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">they matter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Why this is important<\/strong><br \/>\nAnimals are part of our environment and deserve care, attention, and good policy from our municipality. Because animals themselves have no voice, their interests must always be taken into account in municipal decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Humans have a moral responsibility to provide for the needs of the animals that depend on them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Animals are not a means to an end; they are sentient beings with feelings and consciousness and have value in themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What we want<\/strong><br \/>\nOnafhankelijk Diemen considers animal welfare to be of paramount importance and is <strong>committed to ambitious<\/strong> animal welfare, with structural attention in policy and municipal plans. Animal welfare will be given a clear place in the new coalition agreement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What we are going to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure that the petting zoo can obtain the Animal-Friendly Petting Zoo Decree quality mark, with support from policy and budget.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with residents, volunteers, and organizations on ideas and initiatives for animal welfare, from brainstorming to implementation.<\/li>\n<li>Enable residents to make use of existing schemes, such as special assistance or interest-free loans, in the event of high veterinary costs.<\/li>\n<li>Explore and assess whether there is a need for an animal food bank in Diemen, by talking to residents, volunteers, and social organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Clearly include actions and ambitions for animal welfare in the budget with sufficient administrative capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Our approach<\/strong><br \/>\nWe make animal welfare visible, ambitious, and achievable. With concrete actions, clear guidelines, and structural financial guarantees, we ensure that Diemen is a municipality where animals are treated as equals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\" style=\"--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#00bff9;--awb-border-top:1px;--awb-border-right:1px;--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-left:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/en\/your-neighborhood\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Animal welfare\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diervriendelijk-300x294.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-5155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diervriendelijk-200x196.png 200w, https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diervriendelijk-400x391.png 400w, https:\/\/www.opdiemen.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Diervriendelijk.png 511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vote list 6<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Diemen Animal-friendly<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":11,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5240","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Animal Welfare in Diemen | Respect for Animals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Animal welfare in Diemen matters. 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