The Action Party for Animal Welfare (,
abbreviated
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APT) is a
minor political party in Germany.
On 28 February 2017, the party was formed by
independent candidates
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Some politicians have polit ...
in the state of
Düsseldorf
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under the name "Animal Protection List". The party leader is Thomas Schwarz, who was previously chairman of
Human Environment Animal Protection Party
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(Tierschutzpartei).
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Die Rechte
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History
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History
The party participated in the
2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
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, and received 0.7% of the vote.
The party ran for the
2019 European Elections where it received 0.3% of the vote.
In 2020, the party won a seat in the
Düsseldorf City Council with 1.4% of the vote. Also in 2020, the party would run a candidate for Mayor of Dusseldorf, receiving 1,939 votes and 0.8%.
The party did not participate in the
2021 federal election.
In the
2024 European parliament elections, the party received 0.4% of the national vote (173,443 votes in total).
In the
2024 Saxony state election
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, the party managed to get 1% and thus got more votes than the
Free Democratic Party. Similarly, in the
Thuringian state election, they also got exactly 1% of the vote.
Ideology and platform
According to its basic manifesto, the central goals of the party include a complete ban on
animal testing
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, a legal protection status for animals that can be enforced by representatives, and the establishment of a state animal protection police force. The party also calls for tax relief for organic farmers, a ban on
fur farms in Germany and the import of animal fur. For animal protection purposes, the party believes circus companies should no longer be allowed to bring wild animals and that ritual slaughter should be banned without religious exceptions. The party also supports more education on animal protection in schools, and the greater use of renewable energies in Germany.
Election results
European Parliament
References
Animal advocacy parties
2017 establishments in Germany
Political parties established in 2017
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