In the early 21st century, several

political parties A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or pol ...

were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of

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 ...

and the recognition of

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

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, 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 The Party for the Animals ( nl, Partij voor de Dieren; PvdD) is a List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. Since 2019, the PvdD's political lead ...

( 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 The Italian Animalist Party () is a political party in Italy focused animal rights. 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 Crist ...

( it, Partito Animalista Italiano) , ,
, , - ,

Animal Welfare Party Animal Welfare Party (AWP) is a minor political party in the United Kingdom campaigning on an animal welfare, environment and health platform.Animal Welfare Party websiteVision/ref> History The party was founded in December 2006 by Jasmijn de ...

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(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

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

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, Vi ...

, , , Represented in the

NSW Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ...

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 Co ...

with 1 seat (2018). , - , ''

Fokus Fokus was a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 2010, originally as a splinter group of the Danish People’s Party (DF), but the politics of Fokus differed from that of DF on a number of issues. For example, while DF supported ...

'' , ,
, 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 Animals' Party (Swedish: ''Djurens parti''; DP) is an animal rights party in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of ...

( sv, Djurens parti) , ,
, , - ,

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 ...

('' 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 in ...

, , , , - ,

Animal Justice Party of Finland Animal Justice Party of Finland ( fi, Eläinoikeuspuolue, sv, Djurrättspartiet) is a political party in Finland founded in 2015 and admitted to the registry of political parties in 2016. The party's chairman is Jaakko Perttunen. The party partic ...

( fi, Eläinoikeuspuolue) , ,
, , - ,

Animalist Party The Animalist Party (french: Parti animaliste) is a French political party focused on animal rights and against cruelty to animals. History For the 2022 French legislative election, the party presented 421 candidates in the first round of thi ...

(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 The Animalist Movement ( it, Movimento Animalista, MA) is a sister party of and, practically, a faction within Forza Italia (FI), a centre-right political party in Italy. MA's aim is to protect animal rights. Its leader is Michela Brambilla, Mi ...

( 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 p ...

, ,
, Represented in

with 1 seat from 2022. , - , ''

DierAnimal DierAnimal (from the Flemish and French words for "animal") is an animal welfare political party in Belgium. The party seeks to create a society where all living things are respected equally regardless of skin color, gender, age or species. It su ...

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, , - ,

Vegan Party The Vegan Party (Danish: ''Veganerpartiet'') was a political party in Denmark. History The party was founded in October 2018 by Henrik Vindfeldt and Michael Monberg. Monberg became the leader of the party. In August 2020 the party had gathered t ...

( da, Veganerpartiet) , ,
, Merged into The Alternative in 2022. , - ,

Party for Animal Welfare The Party for Animal Welfare is a minor political party in Ireland, with a focus on animal welfare. It has no representation at local or national level. Policies and activities They advocate the banning of blood sports, puppy farms, factory far ...

(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 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 ...

See also

References

External links