Parliamentary elections will be held in the Netherlands in just one week’s time. On 22 November, the citizens of the Netherlands will cast their votes for the parties that will represent them in the Dutch House of Representatives. The Party for the Animals currently holds six of the one hundred and fifty seats, and we are hoping for steady growth, just as in all previous years. What better time to...
A new Eurobarometer survey conducted by the European Commission in all 27 EU member states recently revealed that 84% of citizens in Europe are concerned about animal suffering in the livestock industry, and want animals in their countries to be given better protection. “This survey confirms once again that the vast majority of citizens consider the abuses suffered by animals in the livestock indu...
It is important to first consider the horrific situation in Israel and Palestine. Our hearts are breaking. Everyone is beyond shocked by the atrocities carried out by Hamas. We can only condemn this unequivocally. We sympathize with the people whose relatives and friends have been murdered and kidnapped. And we sympathize with the civilians in Palestine, where people are killed by bombs and innoce...