The Italian Animalist Party () is a
political party
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in Italy focused
animal rights
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. It was founded on 4 July 2006 and is led by
Cristiano Ceriello.
History
The Italian Animalist Party was founded in 2006 by lawyer and animal rights activist Cristiano Ceriello. The main objectives of the Italian Animalist Party are
animal liberation and
climate change activism. In 2019, the Italian Animalist Party participated in the
2019 European Parliament election
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, obtaining 0.6% at the national level, making it the tenth Italian political party by number of seats held.
In 2020, the party organized food collections for animals during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
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and presented a petition to the president of the province of
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ce ...
and to the Prefect and the Minister of the Environment asking for the release of the M49 bear.
Electoral results
Italian Parliament
European Parliament
Regional elections
Symbols
Italian Animal Welfare Party logo.jpg, Old logo
Partito Animalista Italiano Logo.webp, New logo
References
{{Italian political parties
Single-issue parties in Italy
Political parties established in 2006
2006 establishments in Italy
Animal advocacy parties