News related to Animal rights
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2024
- 25 Jun June 2024 Thousands protest in Turkey against plans to kill stray dogs
- 12 Jun June 2024 A successful achievement: The Dutch House of Representatives aims to end eyestalk ablation in shrimp
- 28 May May 2024 Dutch Party for the Animals campaigns for European elections!
- 23 May May 2024 Historic Breakthrough: Australia and UK Ban Live Animal Transport!
- 23 Apr April 2024 Help the Finnish Animal Justice Party back into the Party Register
- 16 Apr April 2024 Meet Femy Amin: the Animal Welfare Party’s Candidate for Mayor of London
- 3 Apr April 2024 Support UAnimals to save animals and nature in Ukraine during the war
- 27 Mar March 2024 Breakthrough: Forced swim and smoking experiments on animals banned in New South Wales, Australia
- 20 Mar March 2024 Party for the Animals welcomes Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand as a sister party!
- 6 Mar March 2024 Elections in Portugal: Vote for People, Animals and Nature (PAN)!
- 28 Feb February 2024 First animal welfare agreement reached in Denmark: ‘Together for the Animals’
- 14 Feb February 2024 Party for the Animals renominates MEP Anja Hazekamp as lead candidate for the European Parliament elections
- 7 Feb February 2024 Plans for Lelystad Airport permanently scrapped thanks to persistent efforts by the Party for the Animals
- 31 Jan January 2024 Animal Welfare Party UK gains representative!
- 24 Jan January 2024 Party for the Animals fights to improve European Commission’s newly published animal welfare plans
- 17 Jan January 2024 Building a Compassionate Movement at the World Conference
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2023
- 14 Dec December 2023 Esther’s Blog: Fighting for our ideals with renewed energy!
- 15 Nov November 2023 Dutch elections in a week: a review of our recent achievements
- 1 Nov November 2023 Vast majority of European citizens want better animal welfare
- 26 Oct October 2023 Esther's Blog: Demand a Future
- 11 Oct October 2023 Party for the Animals demands improved animal welfare legislation from the European Commission
- 4 Oct October 2023 First European lawsuit ever against intensive livestock farming filed in Italy, thanks to Italian Party for the Animals
- 13 Sep September 2023 New Zealand welcomes a new political party for animal rights: the Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand!
- 12 Jul July 2023 Canada bans cruel animal testing for cosmetics!
- 5 Jul July 2023 Esther’s Blog: When governments fail, peaceful civil disobedience is of crucial importance for a healthy democracy
- 28 Jun June 2023 Iceland puts an end to whaling!
- 21 Jun June 2023 Greece, vote for compassion, vote for Green & Purple!
- 7 Jun June 2023 Party for the Animals pleads for an end to government-funded school milk
- 2 Jun June 2023 Animal welfare successes in Australia thanks to Animal Justice Party
- 31 May May 2023 Help end the killing of kangaroos
- 24 May May 2023 Party for the Animals achieves major breakthroughs against animal cruelty
- 18 May May 2023 Esther's blog: Multiple successes and solidarity with animal protectionists in Morocco and Greece
- 10 May May 2023 Help Moroccan animal welfare organisation stop the killing of dogs
- 3 May May 2023 More and more countries ban the export of live animals! Party for the Animals continues to increase pressure
- 13 Apr April 2023 Esther’s Blog: Solving the climate and nature crisis starts with being honest
- 10 Apr April 2023 Party for the Animals Greece welcomes first elected representative!
- 5 Apr April 2023 Say no to octopus farming in Europe!
- 29 Mar March 2023 Party for the Animals demands end to abuse of calves and appointment of EU Animal Welfare Commissioner
- 14 Mar March 2023 Esther’s Blog: Standing together, we can make the dark green difference
- 22 Feb February 2023 Help save animals caught in devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
- 1 Feb February 2023 World first: Capital of Scotland opts for plant-based diet to tackle the climate crisis
- 18 Jan January 2023 Protect hunting dogs, bulls and laboratory animals! Spanish animal rights party PACMA leads opposition to ‘shameful’ law
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2022
- 15 Dec December 2022 Participants from 25 countries at successful Animal Politics Foundation conference
- 30 Nov November 2022 Speeding up positive change! Invitation to Animal Politics World Conference
- 23 Nov November 2022 Ban on puppy farms in Australia thanks to Animal Justice Party
- 16 Nov November 2022 Ecocide and animal suffering a criminal offence? Support for Party for the Animals plans in the European Parliament
- 3 Nov November 2022 Appeal to the European Union: end the kangaroo hunt!
- 27 Oct October 2022 European ban on the slaughter of day-old roosters in sight!
- 19 Oct October 2022 Stop the trade in endangered species! Support for plans Party for the Animals in European Parliament
- 12 Oct October 2022 Protect the oceans: stop industrial fish farms, octopus farms and whaling
- 5 Oct October 2022 World first: affordable vet care for all in Australia
- 29 Sep September 2022 Esther’s blog: Don’t look away, but spring into action and look ahead
- 14 Sep September 2022 Support for better protection of threatened species and a ban on their commercial trade
- 7 Sep September 2022 Enormous success: over a million European citizens demand a Europe free of animal testing
- 13 Jul July 2022 Esther's Blog: Be a part of positive change!
- 6 Jul July 2022 Sign for cruelty-free cosmetics! Save millions of animals from new proposed tests
- 15 Jun June 2022 Full camera surveillance in slaughterhouses thanks to Party for the Animals
- 8 Jun June 2022 European Citizens’ Initiative against fur off to a flying start - sign as well!
- 1 Jun June 2022 Esther's Blog – People all over the world are fighting for the protection of animals and nature
- 25 May May 2022 Animal protectionists in Albania demand better animal protection by law
- 19 May May 2022 A world first: after nature, Ecuador also gives wild animals legal rights
- 11 May May 2022 Emergency aid to animals finally a part of disaster plans thanks to the Party for the Animals
- 27 Apr April 2022 Esther’s Blog: Hold on, for a liveable planet!
- 6 Apr April 2022 Citizens and companies demand radically better animal protection by the EU
- 16 Mar March 2022 Emergency appeal animal protectors Ukraine to EU governments: “Enable the evacuation of animals!”
- 9 Mar March 2022 Animal rights parties worldwide in solidarity with people and animals in Ukraine
- 2 Mar March 2022 Esther’s blog: Compassion and humanity have to take centre stage more than ever
- 23 Feb February 2022 Stop the import of kangaroo meat and leather in Europe! Support for initiative Party for the Animals
- 16 Feb February 2022 Italy bans fur farming for good – who’s next?
- 9 Feb February 2022 International protest against octopus farming led by Spanish Party for the Animals
- 2 Feb February 2022 Esther’s Blog: Full steam ahead, for the animals and our planet!
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2021
- 23 Dec December 2021 Join us in asking Europe to protect animals!
- 21 Dec December 2021 Esther's Blog: The times are changing
- 16 Dec December 2021 Animal politics on the rise in Denmark: young Veganerpartiet is winning ground
- 14 Dec December 2021 Stop cruel killing of parakeets in Madrid! Activists and Spanish animal rights party sound alarm
- 8 Dec December 2021 Animal transport research initiated by the Party for the Animals yields harsh conclusions
- 22 Nov November 2021 Party for the Animals urges European Parliament: reject destructive new agricultural policy
- 4 Nov November 2021 Esther’s Blog: Let’s act now for honest and green policies around the world!
- 27 Oct October 2021 European Parliament supports Party for the Animals’ green and animal-friendly food plans
- 20 Oct October 2021 Eco-centric animal rights parties win in elections in Germany and Portugal
- 30 Sep September 2021 Esther’s Blog: Cherish the trees, stop cutting!
- 24 Sep September 2021 End of animal testing in sight! European Parliament urges for action plan on the initiative of Party for the Animals
- 22 Sep September 2021 Ascending political ‘Parties for the Animals’ influence political debate worldwide
- 15 Sep September 2021 Breakthrough thanks to Party for the Animals: European Parliament recognizes the need to tackle livestock industry to fight climate and biodiversity crises
- 21 Jul July 2021 Esther’s blog: entering summer in a hopeful and fighting spirit
- 7 Jul July 2021 Animal Politics World Conference gathers scientists, entrepreneurs, activists and politicians
- 17 Jun June 2021 Breakthrough in the protection of nature, oceans, whales, and dolphins
- 16 Jun June 2021 European Parliament calls for a ban on caged farming and on force feeding of animals for foie gras!
- 9 Jun June 2021 Esther’s Blog: Lots of good news for the planet and all its inhabitants!
- 20 May May 2021 Historic breakthroughs in legal protection of animals in the Netherlands and United Kingdom
- 4 May May 2021 The Lebanese are setting the right example and are going vegan more often: for animals, health and planet
- 30 Apr April 2021 Esther’s Blog: Team Planet in action!
- 23 Apr April 2021 Party for the Animals calls for a EU-wide ban on keeping animals in cages after successful citizens’ initiative
- 21 Apr April 2021 New Zealand bans live animal export! Parties for the Animals worldwide push EU to follow suit
- 9 Apr April 2021 Cruel pigeon-shooting sport banned in Portugal thanks to Portuguese animal rights party PAN
- 8 Apr April 2021 Help save 12,000 parrots in Madrid!
- 7 Apr April 2021 Party for the Animals presses European Commission: ban live animal export now!
- 30 Mar March 2021 Esther’s Blog: Team Planet is growing!
- 26 Mar March 2021 Breakthroughs in animal welfare promotion thanks to animal parties in Cyprus and Australia
- 10 Mar March 2021 Party for the Animals is working hard on international cooperation, in Europe and beyond
- 5 Mar March 2021 Esther’s blog: Exciting elections and courageous people
- 3 Mar March 2021 The Dutch Party for the Animals wants to include ecocide as a crime in international criminal law
- 10 Feb February 2021 Esther's Blog: Letting go of old habits for a healthy society
- 20 Jan January 2021 Party for the Animals calls for a European ban on mink farming
- 13 Jan January 2021 Massacre of over 500 deer and wild boar in Portugal confirms necessity to regulate hunting
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2020
- 1 Dec December 2020 Success Party for the Animals: MEPs want to stop importing Argentinian horse meat
- 25 Nov November 2020 Esther’s Blog: Idealism is the new realism!
- 11 Nov November 2020 Success in pushing back animal experiments in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 10 Nov November 2020 Dutch fur import ban one step closer, thanks to the Party for the Animals
- 29 Oct October 2020 EU-subsidies for bullfighting scrapped
- 20 Oct October 2020 Esther’s Blog: Together we force governments to protect human, animal, and planet health
- 6 Oct October 2020 Help prevent bullfighting from being included in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List
- 22 Sep September 2020 Party for the Animals makes a political statement with distinct outfit
- 8 Sep September 2020 Esther's Blog: Protecting human and animal health as much as possible
- 1 Sep September 2020 Party for the Animals pushes back against concealment of cruelty in animal agriculture
- 8 Jul July 2020 Esther's Blog: The year of breakthroughs
- 30 Jun June 2020 The end of the Dutch mink farming industry - one of the largest in the world
- 24 Jun June 2020 Historic victory: European parliamentary inquiry into live animal transport thanks to the Party for the Animals
- 16 Jun June 2020 Esther’s Blog: Standing together against all forms of injustice loud and clearly
- 9 Jun June 2020 Call to citizens worldwide to share their views and help improve the European Animal Welfare Strategy
- 19 May May 2020 Intense animal suffering during maritime transport officially confirmed: sanctions required
- 5 May May 2020 Race to vaccine offers opportunity for animal-free research
- 28 Apr April 2020 Esther's Blog: Carry on with fundamental changes now
- 14 Apr April 2020 New law in England cracks down on 'puppy farm' cruelty
- 7 Apr April 2020 "The time is always right to do what's right": right now we need to support all vulnerable groups
- 31 Mar March 2020 Esther’s Blog: A safer world for animals is a safer world for people
- 10 Mar March 2020 Help stop cruelty to dogs in Moldova
- 5 Mar March 2020 Esther’s Blog: Showing courage pays off!
- 26 Feb February 2020 Quarter of the European Parliament signs request for parliamentary inquiry into animal transport abuses
- 18 Feb February 2020 Party for the Animals presents a ten-point plan against horror conditions in the livestock industry
- 18 Feb February 2020 Unique in the EU: Animal welfare is binding part of Brexit negotiations
- 4 Feb February 2020 Esther’s Blog: Watch us fight, watch us win
- 28 Jan January 2020 Party for the Animals demands European action against cruel rabbit industry
- 28 Jan January 2020 Measures againt puppy trafficking get support of the European Parliament's Environment Committee
- 21 Jan January 2020 Victory for Turkish animal rights movement: Istanbul bans horse-drawn carriages
- 14 Jan January 2020 Esther’s Blog: the all-important decade - what will you do?
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2019
- 16 Dec December 2019 Change in Serbia starts with compassion and animal rights
- 26 Nov November 2019 Esther’s Blog: Worldwide attention for nature and animal rights
- 22 Oct October 2019 Australian Animal Justice Party stops draconian laws that attack whistle-blowers who expose animal cruelty
- 22 Oct October 2019 The Dutch government has to start working on animal welfare thanks to the Party for the Animals' motion
- 22 Oct October 2019 European citizens’ initiative ‘End the Cage Age’ collects more than 1.5 million signatures
- 1 Oct October 2019 Romania possibly criminally prosecuted by EU after Party for the Animals’ claim about horrible sheep transport
- 24 Sep September 2019 Political parties for animal rights are leading the most important animal welfare union in the European Parliament
- 30 Jul July 2019 PftA wants an immediate ban on animal transport during heatwave
- 9 Jul July 2019 Marianne’s Blog: Less meat, less heat!
- 25 Jun June 2019 Party for the Animals calls for resistance to free trade agreement with South America which harms farmers, animals and environment
- 18 Jun June 2019 Marianne’s Blog: Growing green resistance
- 31 May May 2019 Mega loans to Ukrainian factory-farm MHP halted by The Netherlands
- 21 May May 2019 Marianne's Blog: “May we have your votes, please?”
- 30 Apr April 2019 Successful battle against import of animal suffering from Ukraine
- 23 Apr April 2019 Spanish and Portuguese premiere of #Powerplant draws full houses
- 17 Apr April 2019 Worldlog Marianne Thieme – leader of the Party for the Animals
- 12 Mar March 2019 The Party for the Animals nominates Anja Hazekamp as European leading candidate
- 6 Mar March 2019 Worldlog Marianne Thieme – Leader of the Party for the Animals
- 19 Feb February 2019 European Parliament: stop animal transport to countries outside the EU
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2018
- 19 Dec December 2018 Worldlog Esther Ouwehand 25 December 2018
- 19 Dec December 2018 Party for the Animals calls for cooperation on behalf of the planet and animals in Sarajevo
- 12 Jul July 2018 Parliamentary questions Dutch Party for the Animals about expansion Ukrainian factory farming
- 29 May May 2018 Toilet paper in the Netherlands is better protected against fire than animals