Party for Animal Welfare
An Cumann um Leas Ainmhithe
Leader(acting) Darren Furlong
FoundedDecember 2018
IdeologyAnimal welfare[1]
Anti-blood sport
Colours  Pink,   green and   white
Website
ipaw.ie

The Party for Animal Welfare (Irish: An Cumann um Leas Ainmhithe)[2] is a minor political party in Ireland, with a focus on animal welfare.[3][4]

Policies and activities

They advocate the banning of blood sports, puppy farms, factory farming, greyhound racing and other animal cruelties.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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.[9][10] He received 391 (0.5%) first preference votes in the Kerry constituency,[11] being eliminated in the third count, coming second last.[9]

Affiliation

PAW is a member of the Animal Politics Foundation.[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. ↑ "Síntiúis do Pháirtithe Polaitíochta 2021" (PDF). SIPO. November 2022.
  3. ↑ "New political party to launch in Limerick". limerickpost.ie. The Limerick Post. March 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Irish political party puts animals first with aims to ban greyhound racing & puppy farms". irishpost.com. The Irish Post. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Party for Animal Welfare Ireland". www.ipaw.ie.
  6. ↑ Mac an tSíthigh, Seán (2 February 2020). "Protest over calls for grey seal cull off Kerry". rte.ie. RTÉ News.
  7. ↑ "Port protest over live animal exports". independent.
  8. ↑ "New Zealand considering a ban on live cattle exports". The Farmers Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  9. 1 2 "General Election Results". rte.ie. RTÉ News.
  10. ↑ "Ted Cronin - Independent For Animal Welfare". 31 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "ElectionsIreland.org: Ted Cronin". electionsireland.org.
  12. ↑ "Party for Animal Welfare". Party for the Animals.
  13. ↑ "From Germany to Ireland, Tierschutz Partei supports Party for Animal Welfare". YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Neue Tierschutzpartei "Party for Animal Welfare (PAW)" in Irland gegründet". Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz. 27 February 2019.
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