In the early 21st century, severalpolitical parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement ofanimal welfare and the recognition ofanimal rights:
| Name | Active | Region served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition Party | 1869– |  United States | Opposes animal cruelty, specifically advocating against animal testing, cock- and dog-fighting and bear baiting.[1] |
| Human Environment Animal Protection Party (German:Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz) | 1993–[2] |  Germany EU | In short:Tierschutzpartei. Represented in theEuropean Parliament with 1 seat. |
| Party for the Animals (Dutch:Partij voor de Dieren) | 2002–[2] |  NetherlandsEU | Represented in the Dutch Parliament with 3 seats from2023. Represented in theEuropean Parliament with 1 seat from2024. |
| Animalist Party with the Environment (Spanish:PACMA) | 2003–[2] |  SpainEU | Founded asPartido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal in 2003. Renamed toPartido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal in 2011 and toPartido Animalista Con el Medio Ambiente in 2022. |
| Animal Protection Party of Canada | 2005– |  Canada | Original name: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada. |
| Italian Animalist Party (Italian:Partito Animalista Italiano) | 2006– |  ItalyEU | |
| Animal Welfare Party | 2006–[2] |  United KingdomEU(2006–20) | |
| Humane Party | 2009– | United States | |
| People-Animals-Nature (PAN) (Portuguese:Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) | 2009–[2] |  PortugalEU | Founded as Party for Animals and Nature. Represented inparliament with 4 seats from 2019. Represented in theEuropean Parliament with 1 seat 2019–2020. |
| Animal Justice Party | 2010– |  Australia | Represented in theNSW Legislative Council with 2 seats from 2019. Represented in theVictorian Legislative Council with 1 seat (2018). |
| Animal Party (Turkey)[3] (Turkish:Hayvan Partisi) | 2011– |  Turkey | |
| Animal Party of Chile (Spanish:Partido Animalista de Chile)[4] | 2012– |  Chile | |
| Animal Party[2] (Greek:Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου) | 2014–[2] |  CyprusEU | |
| Animals' Party (Swedish:Djurens parti)[5] | 2014–[2] |  SwedenEU | |
| Animal Politics EU (European political party) | 2014– | European Union | Named Euro Animal 7 from 2014 to 2019. Group of 11 parties. Represented in theEuropean Parliament with 3 seats 2019–2020. |
| Animal Justice Party of Finland (Finnish:Eläinoikeuspuolue) | 2015– |  FinlandEU | |
| Animalist Party (French:Parti animaliste) | 2016– |  FranceEU | |
| V-Partei³ ("Party for Change, Vegetarians and Vegans") (German:Partei für Veränderung, Vegetarier und Veganer) | 2016– | GermanyEU | |
| Justice for All Party (Hebrew:מפלגת צדק לכל)[6] | 2016– |  Israel | |
| Animal Party of Brazil (Portuguese:Partido Animais)[7] | 2016– |  Brazil | |
| Green Animal Party of Uruguay (Spanish:Partido Verde Animalista)[8] | 2018– |  Uruguay | |
| Animalist Movement (Italian:Movimento Animalista) | 2017– | ItalyEU | |
| Ecological Revolution for the Living | 2018– | FranceEU | Represented inparliament with 1 seat from 2022. |
| DierAnimal | 2018– |  BelgiumEU | |
| Party for Animal Welfare (PAW)[9] | 2018– |  IrelandEU | |
| Animalism Party (Japanese:アニマリズム党)[10] | 2019- |  Japan | Founded on November 1st, World Vegan Day.[11] |
| Animal Party (Greece) (Greek:Κόμμα για τα Ζώα)[12] | 2020– |  GreeceEU | |
| Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand[13] | 2022– |  New Zealand |
Parties that are no longer active
| Name | Active | Region served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party for the Animals (Dutch:Partij voor de Dieren) | 2004–2019 | BelgiumEU | Merged intoVlaams Belang in 2019.[14] |
| Animal Protection Party | 2008–2016 | United KingdomEU | |
| Fokus | 2010–2015 |  DenmarkEU | Splinter group from theDanish People's Party. |
| Trees Party | 2014–2020[15] |  Taiwan | |
| Vegan Party (Danish:Veganerpartiet)[16] | 2018–2022 | DenmarkEU | Merged intoThe Alternative in 2022.[17] |
