The Action Party for Animal Welfare (German: Aktion Partei für Tierschutz, abbreviated APT) is a minor political party in Germany.
Action Party for Animal Welfare Aktion Partei für Tierschutz | |
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| Abbreviation | Tierschutz hier! |
| Leader | Thomas Schwarz |
| Founded | 28 February 2017 |
| Membership | 35[1] |
| Ideology | Animal welfare |
| Political position | Single-issue |
| Bundestag | 0 / 709 |
| Bundesrat | 0 / 69 |
| State Parliaments | 0 / 1,884 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 96 |
| Düsseldorf City Council | 1 / 90 |
| Website | |
| https://www.tierschutz-hier.de | |
On 28 February 2017, the party was formed by independent candidates in the state of Düsseldorf under the name "Animal Protection List". The party leader is Thomas Schwarz, who was previously chairman of Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutzpartei).[2][3] Said Tierschutzpartei, accused Tierschutz hier! of having "a shocking [ideological] proximity to NPD, III. Weg, Die Rechte and AfD".[4]
History
editThe party participated in the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, and received 0.7% of the vote.[5][6]
The party ran for the 2019 European Elections where it received 0.3% of the vote.[7] In 2020, the party won a seat in the Düsseldorf City Council with 1.4% of the vote.[8] Also in 2020, the party would run a candidate for Mayor of Dusseldorf, receiving 1,939 votes and 0.8%.
The party did not participate in the 2021 federal election.
In the 2024 European parliament elections, the party received 0.4% of the national vote (173,443 votes in total).[9]
In the 2024 Saxony state election, the party managed to get 1% and thus got more votes than the Free Democratic Party.[10] Similarly, in the Thuringian state election, they also got exactly 1% of the vote.[11]
Ideology and Platform
editAccording to its basic manifesto, the central goals of the party include a complete ban on animal testing, a legal protection status for animals that can be enforced by representatives, and the establishment of a state animal protection police force. The party also calls for tax relief for organic farmers, a ban on fur farms in Germany and the import of animal fur. For animal protection purposes, the party believes circus companies should no longer be allowed to bring wild animals and that ritual slaughter should be banned without religious exceptions. The party also supports more education on animal protection in schools, and the greater use of renewable energies in Germany. [12]
Election results
editEuropean Parliament
edit| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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| 2019 | Claudia Krüger | 99,780 | 0.27 (#17) | 0 / 96
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New | – |
| 2024 | Cornelia Keisel | 173,443 | 0.44 (#17) | 0 / 96
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References
edit- ^ "Bekanntmachung von Rechenschaftsberichten politischer Parteien für das Kalenderjahr 2020" (PDF). Bundestag (in German). p. 146. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
Am 31. Dezember des Rechnungsjahres 2020 waren 35 Personen Mitglieder der Partei.
- ^ Balters, Jörg (11 April 2017). "Neu gegründete Partei für Tierschutz tritt zur Landtagswahl an". Lokalkompass.de (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
- ^ Decker, Frank; Neu, Viola (2018). Handbuch der deutschen Parteien (in German) (3rd ed.). Springer VS. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-658-17994-6.DNB-IDN 1131816188
- ^ "Vorsicht vor rechten Kräften im Tierschutz-Umfeld!". Human Environment Animal Protection (in German). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Parteigründung Tierschutzliste" (Press release) (in German). Action Party for Animal Welfare. 1 March 2017.
- ^ Führer, Alexander (29 June 2019). "Aktion Partei für Tierschutz – TIERSCHUTZliste gegründet". Lokalkompass.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Deutschland". Die Bundeswahlleiterin (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Ratswahl - Kommunalwahlen 2020 in der kreisfreien Stadt 'Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf' - Gesamtergebnis". ITK Rheinland (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Deutschland - Die Bundeswahlleiterin". www.bundeswahlleiterin.de. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Wahlergebnisse". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Landtagswahl 2024 in Thüringen - vorläufiges Ergebnis". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Bildung, Bundeszentrale für politische (31 July 2024). "Aktion Partei für Tierschutz". bpb.de (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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