The Animalist Party with the Environment ( es, Partido Animalista Con el Medio Ambiente; PACMA), formerly called as Animalist Party Against Mistreatment of Animals ( es, Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal), is a Spanish
political party founded in
Bilbao on 24 February 2003. It is focused on
animal rights and
animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
, as a part of the requirement of respect for the right to life. Although its headquarters were initially in
Barcelona, it is now established in
Madrid.
During the Spanish elections in December 2015, PACMA received 1,034,617 votes for the Senate and 219,000 for the Congress, but did not have any representatives elected due to particularities of the Spanish Electoral Law. By number of votes, PACMA widely overcame other parties that did win seats in the Congress and Senate. In order to achieve a law in which every vote is worth the same, PACMA is now campaigning for electoral reform.
Electoral performance
Cortes Generales
European Parliament
See also
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Animal Politics EU
Animal Politics EU, formerly Euro Animal 7, is a group of animal rights parties in European Union countries.
Goals
They call for:
* Raise the moral and legal status of animals
* Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ens ...
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References
External links
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Euro Animal 7
2003 establishments in Spain
Animal advocacy parties
Animal welfare organisations based in Spain
Bullfighting in Spain
Criticisms of bullfighting
Political parties established in 2003
Political parties in Spain
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