Animal Politics EU

Animal Politics EU, formerly Euro Animal 7, is a group of animal rights parties in European Union countries.

Goals
Group members call for:


 * Raise the moral and legal status of animals
 * Improve the welfare of animals kept for farming purposes and ensure proper enforcement of animal welfare legislation across all EU member states
 * Phase out farming practices which are harmful to animals and re-direct EU subsidies away from the intensive livestock industry, into sustainable, plant-based and organic agriculture
 * End the long-distance transport of live animals within and outside the EU
 * Stop overfishing within and outside European waters
 * Phase out animal testing with binding targets for reduction and replacement, combined with incentives for alternative testing methods
 * End legal derogations and subsidies for so-called cultural and religious traditions that involve cruelty to animals, such as bullfighting, non-stun slaughter and foie gras production
 * Fight the illicit trade of pets in the EU and halt the barbaric treatment of stray dogs and cats in Europe
 * Implement a ban on hunting and prohibit the import of wildlife trophies
 * Close all fur farms in Europe and ban fur imports from third countries
 * Take hazardous pesticides and endocrine disrupting chemicals out of the market
 * Combat climate change by supporting a shift towards a plant-based lifestyle
 * Implementing a CO2 tax for companies and speeding up efforts to realise a complete switch to renewable energy
 * Realise efficient, affordable and accessible public transport, as an alternative to air travel

Member parties
‡ Founding parties of EuroAnimal 7.