{"id":5831,"date":"2024-05-01T00:06:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T04:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T22:54:53","slug":"petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/petition-all-animals-must-be-protected-by-law-in-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition &#8211; All animals must be protected by law in Quebec!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5831\" class=\"elementor elementor-5831 elementor-4110\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0868e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f0868e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51132eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51132eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f177b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f177b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"animation\":\"fadeInLeft\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e9763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70e9763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20834c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20834c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All animals must be protected by law in Quebec!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8430b0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8430b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Conflict of interest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e093bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e093bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"color: #002820; font-size: 14pt;\">In Quebec, <a style=\"color: #4fb592; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/b-3.1\"><u>the current Animal Welfare Act<\/u> <\/a>(passed unanimously by the National Assembly in 2015) states that animals are sentient, and that their welfare must be respected&hellip;except for exploited animals (breeding, laboratories), for which the government refers to<span class=\"Subsection\">&ldquo;generally recognized rules&rdquo;<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"color: #002820; font-size: 14pt;\">And who defines these &ldquo;generally accepted rules&rdquo;? The government is intentionally very vague about this; in practice, it&rsquo;s the industries and breeders&rsquo; associations that define these practices. So the people who profit are the ones who say how the animals should be treated &ndash; a <strong>real conflict of interest!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a7b6d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7a7b6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\"}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d3784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d3784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"color: #002820;\">The investigation behind this petition: a swine nursery shows mother pigs locked up in cages for the rest of their lives, their young often injured, mutilated or dead at their side.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c2f5c elementor-grid-1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-grid-tablet-1 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"29c2f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings='{\"cards_columns\":\"1\",\"cards_columns_tablet\":\"1\",\"cards_columns_mobile\":\"1\",\"cards_row_gap\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":35,\"sizes\":[]},\"cards_row_gap_tablet\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"\",\"sizes\":[]},\"cards_row_gap_mobile\":{\"unit\":\"px\",\"size\":\"\",\"sizes\":[]}}' data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5837 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-investigations\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/investigation-swine-nursery-in-monteregie\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5694\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/besa.quebec\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DSC_2276_edited-scaled-e1714313961526.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/besa.quebec\/en\/investigation-swine-nursery-in-monteregie\/\">\n\t\t\t\tInvestigation &ndash; Swine nursery in Mont&eacute;r&eacute;gie\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9669fc5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9669fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The need for action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5847f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5847f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"color: #002820; font-size: 14pt;\">Thanks to the courageous and essential work of whistleblowers, the evidence is here: the mistreatment of animals on Quebec farms is not an exception due to a few &ldquo;bad farms&rdquo;, <span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>but rather a pervasive problem linked to a system that just doesn&rsquo;t work.<\/b><br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"color: #002820; font-size: 14pt;\">Faced with this situation, we have to take action for the animals. And there are only two choices: either what we see is illegal, and therefore the law is not properly applied; or what we see is legal, and then <span style=\"color: #4fb592;\"><b>the law must change to align with the values we share as Quebecers.<\/b><br><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f6abd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17f6abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your values, our demands<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d6832 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9d6832\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"color: #002820; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">humanity has an individual and collective responsibility to ensure the well-being and safety of animals;<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">animals are sentient and have biological imperatives;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the images we see in the survey provided by BESA are not isolated cases;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a large number of farm animals in Quebec are subjected to unprecedented violence on a daily basis ;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">violence against animals is contrary to the values of Quebecers ;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">generally accepted codes of practice are not adapted to the needs of animals ;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">section 7 of<\/span> <a style=\"color: #4fb592; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/b-3.1\"><u>law B-3.1<\/u><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">excludes responsibility for ensuring that the animal&rsquo;s welfare or safety is respected for agricultural activities;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">section 7 of<\/span> <a style=\"color: #4fb592; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/b-3.1\"><u>law B-3.1<\/u><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> excludes that no person may, by his act or omission, cause an animal to be in distress for activities<\/span><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\">agriculture ;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ef9d65;\"><b>CONSIDERING THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">farm animals are sentient animals with biological imperatives;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b4ccc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b4ccc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #4fb592;\"><b>BE IT RESOLVED THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">article 7 of the<\/span> <a style=\"color: #4fb592; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/b-3.1\"><u>law B-3.1<\/u><\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">includes the responsibility to ensure that the welfare or safety of the animal is respected and that the animal is not in distress by act or omission of the owner or person having custody of the animal;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #4fb592;\"><br><b>BE IT RESOLVED THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">the government create a team, reporting to the Minister of Justice, to investigate Quebec farms;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: roboto, arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #4fb592;\"><br><b>BE IT RESOLVED THAT<\/b><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">inspections carried out by this new team be unannounced and spontaneous.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6b60a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b6b60a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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for=\"forminator-field-address-1-city_69e4d8076496f\" id=\"forminator-field-address-1-city_69e4d8076496f-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">City <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"address-1-city\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-address-1-city_69e4d8076496f\" class=\"forminator-input\" data-required=\"1\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"address-level2\" value=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div id=\"address-1-state\" class=\"forminator-col forminator-col-6\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-address-1-state_69e4d8076496f\" id=\"forminator-field-address-1-state_69e4d8076496f-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Province\/State<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"address-1-state\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-address-1-state_69e4d8076496f\" class=\"forminator-input\" data-required=\"\" aria-required=\"false\" autocomplete=\"address-level1\" value=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\" 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data-country-code=\"CM\">Cameroon<\/option><option value=\"Canada\" data-country-code=\"CA\" selected>Canada<\/option><option value=\"Cayman Islands\" data-country-code=\"KY\">Cayman Islands<\/option><option value=\"Central African Republic\" data-country-code=\"CF\">Central African Republic<\/option><option value=\"Chad\" data-country-code=\"TD\">Chad<\/option><option value=\"Chile\" data-country-code=\"CL\">Chile<\/option><option value=\"China, People's Republic of\" data-country-code=\"CN\">China, People's Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Christmas Island\" data-country-code=\"CX\">Christmas Island<\/option><option value=\"Cocos Islands\" data-country-code=\"CC\">Cocos Islands<\/option><option value=\"Colombia\" data-country-code=\"CO\">Colombia<\/option><option value=\"Comoros\" data-country-code=\"KM\">Comoros<\/option><option value=\"Congo, Democratic Republic of the\" data-country-code=\"CD\">Congo, Democratic Republic of the<\/option><option value=\"Congo, Republic of the\" data-country-code=\"CG\">Congo, Republic of the<\/option><option value=\"Cook Islands\" data-country-code=\"CK\">Cook Islands<\/option><option value=\"Costa Rica\" data-country-code=\"CR\">Costa Rica<\/option><option value=\"Croatia\" data-country-code=\"HR\">Croatia<\/option><option value=\"Cuba\" data-country-code=\"CU\">Cuba<\/option><option value=\"Cura&ccedil;ao\" data-country-code=\"CW\">Cura&ccedil;ao<\/option><option value=\"Cyprus\" data-country-code=\"CY\">Cyprus<\/option><option value=\"Czech Republic\" data-country-code=\"CZ\">Czech Republic<\/option><option value=\"C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire\" data-country-code=\"CI\">C&ocirc;te d'Ivoire<\/option><option value=\"Denmark\" data-country-code=\"DK\">Denmark<\/option><option value=\"Djibouti\" data-country-code=\"DJ\">Djibouti<\/option><option value=\"Dominica\" data-country-code=\"DM\">Dominica<\/option><option value=\"Dominican Republic\" data-country-code=\"DO\">Dominican Republic<\/option><option value=\"East Timor\" data-country-code=\"TL\">East Timor<\/option><option value=\"Ecuador\" data-country-code=\"EC\">Ecuador<\/option><option value=\"Egypt\" data-country-code=\"EG\">Egypt<\/option><option value=\"El Salvador\" data-country-code=\"SV\">El Salvador<\/option><option value=\"Equatorial Guinea\" data-country-code=\"GQ\">Equatorial Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Eritrea\" data-country-code=\"ER\">Eritrea<\/option><option value=\"Estonia\" data-country-code=\"EE\">Estonia<\/option><option value=\"Ethiopia\" data-country-code=\"ET\">Ethiopia<\/option><option value=\"Falkland Islands\" data-country-code=\"FK\">Falkland Islands<\/option><option value=\"Faroe Islands\" data-country-code=\"FO\">Faroe Islands<\/option><option value=\"Fiji\" data-country-code=\"FJ\">Fiji<\/option><option value=\"Finland\" data-country-code=\"FI\">Finland<\/option><option value=\"France\" data-country-code=\"FR\">France<\/option><option value=\"France, Metropolitan\" data-country-code=\"FX\">France, Metropolitan<\/option><option value=\"French Guiana\" data-country-code=\"GF\">French Guiana<\/option><option value=\"French Polynesia\" data-country-code=\"PF\">French Polynesia<\/option><option value=\"French South Territories\" data-country-code=\"TF\">French South Territories<\/option><option value=\"Gabon\" data-country-code=\"GA\">Gabon<\/option><option value=\"Gambia\" data-country-code=\"GM\">Gambia<\/option><option value=\"Georgia\" data-country-code=\"GE\">Georgia<\/option><option value=\"Germany\" data-country-code=\"DE\">Germany<\/option><option value=\"Ghana\" data-country-code=\"GH\">Ghana<\/option><option value=\"Gibraltar\" data-country-code=\"GI\">Gibraltar<\/option><option value=\"Greece\" data-country-code=\"GR\">Greece<\/option><option value=\"Greenland\" data-country-code=\"GL\">Greenland<\/option><option value=\"Grenada\" data-country-code=\"GD\">Grenada<\/option><option value=\"Guadeloupe\" data-country-code=\"GP\">Guadeloupe<\/option><option value=\"Guam\" data-country-code=\"GU\">Guam<\/option><option value=\"Guatemala\" data-country-code=\"GT\">Guatemala<\/option><option value=\"Guernsey\" data-country-code=\"GG\">Guernsey<\/option><option value=\"Guinea\" data-country-code=\"GN\">Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Guinea-Bissau\" data-country-code=\"GW\">Guinea-Bissau<\/option><option value=\"Guyana\" data-country-code=\"GY\">Guyana<\/option><option value=\"Haiti\" data-country-code=\"HT\">Haiti<\/option><option value=\"Heard Island And Mcdonald Island\" data-country-code=\"HM\">Heard Island And Mcdonald Island<\/option><option value=\"Honduras\" data-country-code=\"HN\">Honduras<\/option><option value=\"Hong Kong\" data-country-code=\"HK\">Hong Kong<\/option><option value=\"Hungary\" data-country-code=\"HU\">Hungary<\/option><option value=\"Iceland\" data-country-code=\"IS\">Iceland<\/option><option value=\"India\" data-country-code=\"IN\">India<\/option><option value=\"Indonesia\" data-country-code=\"ID\">Indonesia<\/option><option value=\"Iran\" data-country-code=\"IR\">Iran<\/option><option value=\"Iraq\" data-country-code=\"IQ\">Iraq<\/option><option value=\"Ireland\" data-country-code=\"IE\">Ireland<\/option><option value=\"Israel\" data-country-code=\"IL\">Israel<\/option><option value=\"Italy\" data-country-code=\"IT\">Italy<\/option><option value=\"Jamaica\" data-country-code=\"JM\">Jamaica<\/option><option value=\"Japan\" data-country-code=\"JP\">Japan<\/option><option value=\"Jersey\" data-country-code=\"JE\">Jersey<\/option><option value=\"Johnston Island\" data-country-code=\"JT\">Johnston Island<\/option><option value=\"Jordan\" data-country-code=\"JO\">Jordan<\/option><option value=\"Kazakhstan\" data-country-code=\"KZ\">Kazakhstan<\/option><option value=\"Kenya\" data-country-code=\"KE\">Kenya<\/option><option value=\"Kiribati\" data-country-code=\"KI\">Kiribati<\/option><option value=\"Korea, Democratic People's Republic of\" data-country-code=\"KP\">Korea, Democratic People's Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Korea, Republic of\" data-country-code=\"KR\">Korea, Republic of<\/option><option value=\"Kosovo\" data-country-code=\"XK\">Kosovo<\/option><option value=\"Kuwait\" data-country-code=\"KW\">Kuwait<\/option><option value=\"Kyrgyzstan\" data-country-code=\"KG\">Kyrgyzstan<\/option><option value=\"Lao People's Democratic Republic\" data-country-code=\"LA\">Lao People's Democratic Republic<\/option><option value=\"Latvia\" data-country-code=\"LV\">Latvia<\/option><option value=\"Lebanon\" data-country-code=\"LB\">Lebanon<\/option><option value=\"Lesotho\" data-country-code=\"LS\">Lesotho<\/option><option value=\"Liberia\" data-country-code=\"LR\">Liberia<\/option><option value=\"Libya\" data-country-code=\"LY\">Libya<\/option><option value=\"Liechtenstein\" data-country-code=\"LI\">Liechtenstein<\/option><option value=\"Lithuania\" data-country-code=\"LT\">Lithuania<\/option><option value=\"Luxembourg\" data-country-code=\"LU\">Luxembourg<\/option><option value=\"Macau\" data-country-code=\"MO\">Macau<\/option><option value=\"Madagascar\" data-country-code=\"MG\">Madagascar<\/option><option value=\"Malawi\" data-country-code=\"MW\">Malawi<\/option><option value=\"Malaysia\" data-country-code=\"MY\">Malaysia<\/option><option value=\"Maldives\" data-country-code=\"MV\">Maldives<\/option><option value=\"Mali\" data-country-code=\"ML\">Mali<\/option><option value=\"Malta\" data-country-code=\"MT\">Malta<\/option><option value=\"Marshall Islands\" data-country-code=\"MH\">Marshall Islands<\/option><option value=\"Martinique\" data-country-code=\"MQ\">Martinique<\/option><option value=\"Mauritania\" data-country-code=\"MR\">Mauritania<\/option><option value=\"Mauritius\" data-country-code=\"MU\">Mauritius<\/option><option value=\"Mayotte\" data-country-code=\"YT\">Mayotte<\/option><option value=\"Mexico\" data-country-code=\"MX\">Mexico<\/option><option value=\"Micronesia\" data-country-code=\"FM\">Micronesia<\/option><option value=\"Moldova\" data-country-code=\"MD\">Moldova<\/option><option value=\"Monaco\" data-country-code=\"MC\">Monaco<\/option><option value=\"Mongolia\" data-country-code=\"MN\">Mongolia<\/option><option value=\"Montenegro\" data-country-code=\"ME\">Montenegro<\/option><option value=\"Montserrat\" data-country-code=\"MS\">Montserrat<\/option><option value=\"Morocco\" data-country-code=\"MA\">Morocco<\/option><option value=\"Mozambique\" data-country-code=\"MZ\">Mozambique<\/option><option value=\"Myanmar\" data-country-code=\"MM\">Myanmar<\/option><option value=\"Namibia\" data-country-code=\"NA\">Namibia<\/option><option value=\"Nauru\" data-country-code=\"NR\">Nauru<\/option><option value=\"Nepal\" data-country-code=\"NP\">Nepal<\/option><option value=\"Netherlands\" data-country-code=\"NL\">Netherlands<\/option><option value=\"Netherlands Antilles\" data-country-code=\"AN\">Netherlands Antilles<\/option><option value=\"New Caledonia\" data-country-code=\"NC\">New Caledonia<\/option><option value=\"New Zealand\" data-country-code=\"NZ\">New Zealand<\/option><option value=\"Nicaragua\" data-country-code=\"NI\">Nicaragua<\/option><option value=\"Niger\" data-country-code=\"NE\">Niger<\/option><option value=\"Nigeria\" data-country-code=\"NG\">Nigeria<\/option><option value=\"Niue\" data-country-code=\"NU\">Niue<\/option><option value=\"Norfolk Island\" data-country-code=\"NF\">Norfolk Island<\/option><option value=\"North Macedonia\" data-country-code=\"MK\">North Macedonia<\/option><option value=\"Northern Mariana Islands\" data-country-code=\"MP\">Northern Mariana Islands<\/option><option value=\"Norway\" data-country-code=\"NO\">Norway<\/option><option value=\"Oman\" data-country-code=\"OM\">Oman<\/option><option value=\"Pakistan\" data-country-code=\"PK\">Pakistan<\/option><option value=\"Palau\" data-country-code=\"PW\">Palau<\/option><option value=\"Palestine, State of\" data-country-code=\"PS\">Palestine, State of<\/option><option value=\"Panama\" data-country-code=\"PA\">Panama<\/option><option value=\"Papua New Guinea\" data-country-code=\"PG\">Papua New Guinea<\/option><option value=\"Paraguay\" data-country-code=\"PY\">Paraguay<\/option><option value=\"Peru\" data-country-code=\"PE\">Peru<\/option><option value=\"Philippines\" data-country-code=\"PH\">Philippines<\/option><option value=\"Pitcairn Islands\" data-country-code=\"PN\">Pitcairn Islands<\/option><option value=\"Poland\" data-country-code=\"PL\">Poland<\/option><option value=\"Portugal\" data-country-code=\"PT\">Portugal<\/option><option value=\"Puerto Rico\" data-country-code=\"PR\">Puerto Rico<\/option><option value=\"Qatar\" data-country-code=\"QA\">Qatar<\/option><option value=\"Reunion Island\" data-country-code=\"RE\">Reunion Island<\/option><option value=\"Romania\" data-country-code=\"RO\">Romania<\/option><option value=\"Russia\" data-country-code=\"RU\">Russia<\/option><option value=\"Rwanda\" data-country-code=\"RW\">Rwanda<\/option><option value=\"Saint Helena\" data-country-code=\"SH\">Saint Helena<\/option><option value=\"Saint Kitts and Nevis\" data-country-code=\"KN\">Saint Kitts and Nevis<\/option><option value=\"Saint Lucia\" data-country-code=\"LC\">Saint Lucia<\/option><option value=\"Saint Pierre &amp; Miquelon\" data-country-code=\"PM\">Saint Pierre &amp; Miquelon<\/option><option value=\"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines\" data-country-code=\"VC\">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/option><option value=\"Samoa\" data-country-code=\"WS\">Samoa<\/option><option value=\"San Marino\" data-country-code=\"SM\">San Marino<\/option><option value=\"Sao Tome and Principe\" data-country-code=\"ST\">Sao Tome and Principe<\/option><option value=\"Saudi Arabia\" data-country-code=\"SA\">Saudi Arabia<\/option><option value=\"Senegal\" data-country-code=\"SN\">Senegal<\/option><option value=\"Serbia\" data-country-code=\"RS\">Serbia<\/option><option value=\"Seychelles\" 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value=\"Sudan\" data-country-code=\"SD\">Sudan<\/option><option value=\"Sudan, South\" data-country-code=\"SS\">Sudan, South<\/option><option value=\"Suriname\" data-country-code=\"SR\">Suriname<\/option><option value=\"Svalbard and Jan Mayen\" data-country-code=\"SJ\">Svalbard and Jan Mayen<\/option><option value=\"Swaziland\" data-country-code=\"SZ\">Swaziland<\/option><option value=\"Sweden\" data-country-code=\"SE\">Sweden<\/option><option value=\"Switzerland\" data-country-code=\"CH\">Switzerland<\/option><option value=\"Syria\" data-country-code=\"SY\">Syria<\/option><option value=\"Taiwan, Republic of China\" data-country-code=\"TW\">Taiwan, Republic of China<\/option><option value=\"Tajikistan\" data-country-code=\"TJ\">Tajikistan<\/option><option value=\"Tanzania\" data-country-code=\"TZ\">Tanzania<\/option><option value=\"Thailand\" data-country-code=\"TH\">Thailand<\/option><option value=\"Togo\" data-country-code=\"TG\">Togo<\/option><option value=\"Tokelau\" 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