Animal Politics EU, formerly Euro Animal 7, is a group of animal rights parties in

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countries.

Goals

They call for: * Raise the moral and legal status of animals * Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ensure proper enforcement of animal welfare legislation across all EU member states * Phase out farming practices which are harmful to animals and re-direct EU subsidies away from the intensive livestock industry, into sustainable, plant-based and

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* End the long-distance transport of live animals within and outside the EU * Stop overfishing within and outside European waters * Phase out animal testing with binding targets for reduction and replacement, combined with incentives for alternative testing methods * End legal derogations and subsidies for so-called cultural and religious traditions that involve cruelty to animals, such as bullfighting, non-stun slaughter and foie gras production * Fight the illicit trade of pets in the EU and halt the barbaric treatment of stray dogs and cats in Europe * Implement a ban on hunting and prohibit the import of wildlife trophies * Close all fur farms in Europe and ban fur imports from third countries * Take hazardous pesticides and endocrine disrupting chemicals out of the market * Combat climate change by supporting a shift towards a plant-based lifestyle *Implementing a CO₂ tax for companies and speeding up efforts to realise a complete switch to renewable energy * Realise efficient, affordable and accessible public transport, as an alternative to air travel

Member parties

^‡ Founding parties of EuroAnimal 7. The Animal Welfare Party of the United Kingdom was also a founding party, but as a result of

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, no longer participates in EU electoral alliances.

Notes

: PAN's only MEP resigned from the party in June 2020 and remained in the GUE/NGL parliamentary group as an independent MEP.

References

{{Animal rights, state=uncollapsed, movement Political parties established in 2014 Animal advocacy parties Pan-European political parties