Party for Animal Welfare | |
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| Leader | (acting) Darren Furlong[ citation needed ] |
| Founded | December 2018 |
| Ideology | Animal welfare [1] Anti-blood sport |
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| ipaw | |
The Party for Animal Welfare is a minor political party in Ireland, with a focus on animal welfare. [2] [3]
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]
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]
PAW is a member of the Animal Politics Foundation. [11] 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. [12] [13]
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