In my latest blog before Summer Recess I announced our world conference "Eco-Crisis: Turning the Tide", which we were going to organise in cooperation with our Portuguese sister party PAN. In early September, campaigners for the planet and animal rights from 28 (!) different countries joined forces in Porto to discuss further cooperation in tackling the ecological crisis. It was marvellous to see ...
“We need a system-wide change. Instead of focusing on economic growth, our economic, social, and political systems should serve the well-being of communities, animals, and ecosystems.” That’s one of the conclusions of the successful world conference Eco-Crisis: Turning the Tide, that took place last weekend in Porto, Portugal. Representatives from 28 different countries were united by the Dutch an...
The Dutch Party for the Animals (PvdD) and its Portuguese sister party People-Animals-Nature (PAN) are collectively organising a world conference entitled “Eco-Crisis: Turning the Tide” in Porto next weekend. Its central objective is addressing the biodiversity crisis. Joined by 14 other sister parties and 33 NGOs and professionals from over 25 countries, the two parties are aiming to give the deg...
Esther Ouwehand wants Minister Carola Schouten of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to announce a complete ban on live animal transport during days with heatwave conditions. Temperatures in the Netherlands rise to 35°C (95°F) and higher in the Netherlands last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The applicable ‘National Plan for Livestock Transport at Extreme Temperatures’, drafted by the sector i...
MEP Anja Hazekamp calls on the European Commission to launch an infringement procedure against Romania, after the country authorises mass transport of 70.000 sheep from the Port of Midia to the Persian Gulf while temperatures rise above 45 °C. This is in breach with European rules on the protection of animals during transport, which state that inside the vehicle or vessel, temperatures must be mai...
Summer has really started in the Netherlands. Many people enjoy a cold drink or a dive in the water to cool down, but millions of animals in the livestock sector are kept locked in stables, without any fresh air. We see trucks packed with animals on the road, being transported in the burning heat to slaughterhouses, sometimes dying of misery even before reaching their destination. A heart-br...
It seems negotiations on the free trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and South America have gained momentum. The so-called Mercosur trade agreement will enable the EU to import cheap meat from countries such as Brazil. This will be a disaster for animal welfare, environment, nature, and European farmers. In the Netherlands, the Party for the Animals is leading the opposition against t...
Our international movement has gone through a range of successful elections. For the European Elections we worked together with our European sister parties under the name of “Animal Politics EU”, resulting in almost two million votes and three seats in the European Parliament (EP) together. We as well as our Portuguese and German sister parties now have one seat in the EP. We are very proud of thi...