A ban on the commercial use and field trials of GM animals. The purely research based application of the technology in respect to animals would still continue. This intrinsic worth is rooted in the integrity of the animal genome.
Animals have a clear and recognised status.
They are recognised in civilised societies as sentient beings that experience pain and happiness. Furthermore, animals are more than a set of physical traits or capacities - they require dignity. Respect for dignity then equals respect for the entire being, and for it as a symbol of its evolutionary history. SAFE then stated that it is convinced that organic farming systems generally provide superior animal welfare standards to extensive and intensive non-organic methods. Organic systems promote animal husbandry techniques and work to encourage the animals natural behavioural patterns.