Animal Welfare Party fights for a Sustainable, Fairer Future for all of Our Planet’s Inhabitants
Our 2024 General Election Policies Include:
Prioritising the climate & biodiversity in all decision-making
Improving human & planet health & saving NHS funds by leading on an urgent transition to healthy & sustainable plant-based diets
Ending farming & fishing practices, systems & subsidies which are harmful to animals, biodiversity & our planet
Improving product labelling to allow consumers to make more informed choices in line with their interests & principles on the environment, health, animal welfare & the social circumstances in which a product is produced
Establishing a separate Government department for Animal Protection
Ending all animal slaughter without prior stunning & high concentration CO2 gassing
Better protecting companion animals with compulsory licencing, tightening breeding regulations & ending breed-specific legislation
Ending the exotic pet trade and the sale of animals online & in retail stores
Increasing penalties for those convicted of animal abuse, raising the maximum custodial sentence to 10 years
Including Animal Protection in education & ending school egg hatching projects
Ending all animal testing, with binding targets for reduction combined with proper funding & real support for non-animal methods
Closing all UK ports & airports to the import & transit of live animals inc. monkeys & other primates to supply the animal testing industries
Ending the commercial racing of horses & dogs
Taking tough action on wildlife crime
Ending the badger cull, banning trail hunting & further strengthening the fox-hunting ban
Prioritising protection of the New Forest’s unique wildlife and animals, working to reduce traffic speed and animal conflicts
Supporting all calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel Gaza conflict, the free flow of aid into Gaza, the protection of all civilians and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages
Full Manifestos
AWP’s Full 2024 General Election Manifesto can be found here: Animal Welfare Party 2024 General Election Manifesto
Supporting our Work
If you’d like to donate to our election campaign please visit our Donate page. Animal Welfare Party’s team of volunteers team are extremely grateful for all donations.
You can also support us by becoming a member of AWP today.
If you represent an organisation and would like to make policy suggestions for future manifestos, please contact us at: info@animalwelfareparty.org
Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Hudson.
