List of animal welfare parties

List of animal welfare parties

In recent years, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of animal rights:

* The Human Environment Animal Welfare Party (in German: "Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz", in short: "Tierschutzpartei") was founded in Germany, in 1993.
* The Party for the Animals (in Dutch: "Partij voor de Dieren") was founded in the Netherlands, in 2002. It is represented in parliament with two seats by Marianne Thieme and Esther Ouwehand.
* The Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada was formed by the Animal Alliance of Canada and its Environment Voters subsidiary in 2005.
* The Political Party Against Mistreatment of Animals (in Spanish: PACMA, "Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal").
* The Animals Count party was launched in the UK in 2006.


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