Party for Animal Welfare

The Party for Animal Welfare is a minor political party in Ireland, with a focus on animal welfare.[2][3]

Party for Animal Welfare
LeaderCarol Johnson
FoundedDecember 2018
IdeologyAnimal welfare[1]
Anti-blood sport
Colours  Pink,   green and   white
Website
ipaw.ie

Policies and activities

They advocate the banning of blood sports, puppy farms, factory farming, greyhound racing and other animal cruelties.[4] They have petitioned for the adding of animal welfare to the Irish primary school curriculum.

The Party for Animal Welfare held a protest in Dingle, County Kerry during February 2020 to oppose a proposed seal cull, which local fishermen had been calling for to increase fish stocks.[5] In conjunction with Compassion in World Farming Ireland, the party held protests against the export of live animals outside Leinster House and Rosslare Europort in 2019 and 2020.[6][7]

Elections

In the 2020 Irish general election, before the party had registered, PAW's deputy leader Ted Cronin ran as an independent on an animal welfare platform.[8][9] He received 391 (0.5%) first preference votes in the Kerry constituency,[10] being eliminated in the third count, coming second last.[8]

Affiliation

PAW is a member of the Animal Politics Foundation.[11] [12] Although not an official member, the Animal Politics EU group has recognised the Party for Animal Welfare and members of the group have expressed support for them.[13][14]

References
  1. "Party for Animal Welfare". Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. "New political party to launch in Limerick". limerickpost.ie. The Limerick Post. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. "New Irish political party puts animals first with aims to ban greyhound racing & puppy farms". irishpost.com. The Irish Post. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. "Party for Animal Welfare Ireland". www.ipaw.ie.
  5. Mac an tSíthigh, Seán (2 February 2020). "Protest over calls for grey seal cull off Kerry". rte.ie. RTÉ News.
  6. "Port protest over live animal exports". independent.
  7. "New Zealand considering a ban on live cattle exports". The Farmers Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "General Election Results". rte.ie. RTÉ News.
  9. "Ted Cronin - Independent For Animal Welfare". 31 January 2020.
  10. "ElectionsIreland.org: Ted Cronin". electionsireland.org.
  11. "Party for Animal Welfare". Party for the Animals.
  12. "Party for Animal Welfare" (PDF). Party for the Animals.
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxo2e90qKa0&t=9s
  14. "Neue Tierschutzpartei "Party for Animal Welfare (PAW)" in Irland gegründet". Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz. 27 February 2019.


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