As I wrote in my 2020 blog, we are living in tipping point times. Together we can ensure that they tilt in the right direction. Despite all the misery in the world, there are positive signs in 2022. The fact that more and more people worldwide are standing up for the most vulnerable, for instance - for nature, animals, and the climate. People who understand that the great crises of our time have b...
New animal experiments threaten to be introduced to test ingredients used in our toothpaste, shampoo, sun cream, and other cosmetics. This would condemn millions of animals to cruel and unnecessary experiments. But it can be stopped if 1 million European citizens raise their voice and sign the European Citizen Initiative to Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics before the end of August. Join all parties for...
Recent elections in Europe and Australia have shown the steady rise of political parties for animal rights, nature and the environment. Voters in France, the UK, Italy and Australia brought electoral wins to the Parti Animaliste, the Animal Welfare Party, the Partito Animalista and the Animal Justice Party Australia. A clear sign that the international animalist political movement is gaining groun...
A first for political parties for animal rights, nature and the environment: the Dutch Party for the Animals is to join the daily executive board of two large municipalities. With this change from opposition to the daily board of an administration, the party is writing history. “We are ready to take this responsibility now. The question that remains is whether or not the other parties are ready fo...
Better camera surveillance in slaughterhouses can prevent abuse. A proposal to this effect by the Dutch Party for the Animals was recently adopted by the House of Representatives. "Animal-friendly slaughter does not exist, but as long as there are slaughterhouses, we must do everything we can to limit animal suffering as much as possible," said Leonie Vestering, MP of the Party for the Animals and...
About fifty thousand people signed the recently launched European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Europe Fur Free’ on its first day. MEP Anja Hazekamp of the Dutch Party for the Animals opened the citizens’ initiative in Amsterdam, together with the initiators Bont voor Dieren (Fur For Animals), Four Paws, World Animal Protection and Dier & Recht (Animals & Justice). The goal of the citizens’ initiative is ...
The past month has shown that increasingly more people worldwide are making a stand for the protection of nature, animals, and the environment. They understand that the fate of animals is linked to ours: a safer world for animals is a safer world for people. A healthy environment and flourishing nature are literally of vital importance. But instead of protecting these, governments in many countrie...
NGO’s, animal protectionists and veterinarians in Albania demand improvement and enforcement of the law to protect animals. At the first Albanian Conference for the Protection of Animals, organized by the Albanian Institute for Environmental Policy with the support of the Dutch Party for the Animals, they presented a seven point action plan to national and local authorities and the assembled press...