List of animal advocacy parties
In recent years, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of animal rights:
- The Human Environment Animal Welfare Party (in German: Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz, in short: Tierschutzpartei) was founded in Germany, in 1993.
- The Party for the Animals (in Dutch: Partij voor de Dieren) was founded in the Netherlands in 2002. It is represented in parliament with two seats by Marianne Thieme and Esther Ouwehand.
- The Animalist Party Against Mistreatment to Animals (in Spanish: PACMA, founded in 2003 as Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal, in 2011 renamed to Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal).
- The Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada was formed by the Animal Alliance of Canada and its Environment Voters subsidiary in 2005.
- The Animal Welfare Party party was launched in the UK in 2006.
- The Animal Protection Party was founded in England in 2008.
- The Partito Animalista Europeo was founded in Italy in 2006.
- The Italian Animal Welfare Party was founded in Italy in 2006.
- The Partido pelos Animais e pela Natureza was founded in Portugal in 2009.
- The Animal Justice Party was founded in Australia in 2010. It is represented in the New South Wales Legislative Council with one seat.
- Fokus was founded in Denmark in 2010, originally as a splinter group from the Danish People's Party.
- The Humane Party was founded in the United States in 2009.
- The Animal Rights Party USA was founded in the United States in 2011. It is modeled after the Dutch Party for the Animals (PvdD). Like the PvdD, it is a political animal welfare organization that focuses on improving animal welfare and animal rights, and solving related environmental problems.
- The Party EcoAnimalista (EcoAnimalista Facebook) was founded in Italy in 2012.
- The Animals' Party (in Swedish: Djurens parti) was founded in Sweden in 2014.
- The Animal Party Cyprus was founded in 2014.
- The Euro Animal 7 European group founded in 2014.
- The Animal Justice Party of Finland was founded in 2015.