The Italian Animalist Party () is a

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in Italy focused

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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

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. In 2019, the Italian Animalist Party participated in the

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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

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and presented a petition to the president of the province of

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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