In the early 21st century, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of

animal rights Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all Animal consciousness, sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their Utilitarianism, utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding s ...

: }) , ,
, In short: .
Represented in the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

with 1 seat 2019–2020. , - , Party for the Animals
( nl, Partij voor de Dieren) , ,
, Represented in the Dutch Parliament with 6 seats from

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. Represented in the

with 1 seat from

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. , - , Animalist Party with the Environment
( es, PACMA) , ,
, Founded as in 2003.
Renamed to in 2011
and to in 2022. , - , Party for the Animals
( nl, Partij voor de Dieren) , ,
, Merged into

Vlaams Belang , ideology = , predecessor = Vlaams Blok , position = , europarl = Identity and Democracy , european = Identity and Democracy Party , youth_wing = Vlaams Belang Jongeren , colours = ...

in 2019. , - ,

Animal Protection Party of Canada The Animal Protection Party of Canada (french: Parti pour la protection des animaux du Canada) is a minor registered political party in Canada that focuses on animal rights and environmentalism. It was formed in 2005 as the Animal Alliance Enviro ...

, , , Original name: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada. , - , Italian Animalist Party
( it, Partito Animalista Italiano) , ,
, , - , Animal Welfare Party , ,
(2006–20) , , - ,

Animal Protection Party The Animal Protection Party (APP) was a political party founded in England in 2006 to represent an animal rights perspective. It stood four candidates in the 2010 general election. The party de-registered in 2016. 2010 general election The APP ...

, ,
, , - , Humane Party , , , , - ,

People-Animals-Nature People–Animals–Nature ( pt, Pessoas-Animais-Natureza, PAN) is an environmentalist, animal rights and animal welfare focused political party in Portugal, founded in 2009. In 2015, they won one seat in the Assembly of the Republic.

(PAN)
( pt, Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) , ,
, Founded as Party for Animals and Nature.
Represented in

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with 4 seats from 2019.
Represented in the

with 1 seat 2019–2020. , - ,

Animal Justice Party Animal Justice Party (AJP) is a political party in Australia founded in 2009. The party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 3 May 2011. The party is also registered in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, ...

, , , Represented in the NSW Legislative Council with 2 seats from 2019.
Represented in the

Victorian Legislative Council The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria, Australia, the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative C ...

with 1 seat (2018). , - , '' Fokus'' , ,
, Splinter group from the

Danish People's Party The Danish People's Party ( da, Dansk Folkeparti, DPP/DF) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP). The DPP lent its support to the Venstre– C ...

. , - , Animal Party (Turkey)
( tr, Hayvan Partisi) , , , , - , Animal Party
( gr, Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου) , ,
, , - , Animals' Party
( sv, Djurens parti) , ,
, , - , Animal Politics EU ('' Europarty'') , , , Named Euro Animal 7 from 2014 to 2019. Group of 11 parties.
Represented in the

with 3 seats 2019–2020. , - ,

Trees Party The Trees Party () is a minor political party in Taiwan. The core ideology of the party is environmentalism, and it is commonly identified as a "third force" party belonging to neither the Pan-Blue or Pan-Green Coalitions. The party was formed i ...

, , , , - , Animal Justice Party of Finland
( fi, Eläinoikeuspuolue) , ,
, , - , Animalist Party
(french: Parti animaliste) , ,
, , - , ("Party for Change, Vegetarians and Vegans")
(german: Partei für Veränderung, Vegetarier und Veganer) , ,
, , - , Justice for All Party
( he, מפלגת צדק לכל) , , , , - , Animal Party of Chile
( es, Partido Animalista de Chile) , , , , - , Animal Party of Brazil
( es, Partido Animalista) , , , , - , Green Animal Party of Uruguay
( es, Partido Verde Animalista) , , , , - , Animalist Movement
( it, Movimento Animalista) , ,
, , - ,

Ecological Revolution for the Living The Ecological Revolution for the Living (REV; French: ''Révolution écologique pour le vivant'') is a minor political party in France, founded in 2018 by Aymeric Caron, who was elected in 2022 as its sole Member of Parliament. History The pa ...

, ,
, Represented in

with 1 seat from 2022. , - , '' DierAnimal'' , ,
, , - , Vegan Party
( da, Veganerpartiet) , ,
, Merged into The Alternative in 2022. , - , Party for Animal Welfare (PAW) , ,
, , - , Animal Party (Greece)
( gr, Κόμμα για τα Ζώα) , ,

References

External links

Party for the Animals, "Animal parties worldwide"

Dutch Party for the Animals, List of Animal Parties in the world (older list)
{{animal rights, state=collapsed Animal welfare

See also

References

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