The Animal Protection Party Germany created in 1998 [beginnings 1993] was the first ever Animal Protection Party created out of concern for animals. Dr Gisell Bulla stood in Federal Elections in Germany 1998. The German Animal Protection Party have no links to the UK Animal Protection Party created in late 2006. The Animals Count Party in Holland were created in 2004 when Jasmin De Boo stood.
The German Animal Protection Party were created to take the protection of animals to the top iof the political agenda in Germany in the 1990s.
In Holland the Dutch Party for Animals made big inroads in getting animals into the political mainstream. Jasmin De Boo stood in elections in the Netherlands [Holland]. The party for animals Animals Count in UK was started in 2004.
In 2006 the party SPEAK Political was launched next to SPEAK Campaign and became Animal Protection Party after confusion with name. They are not linked to German Animal Protection Party.
Enclosed is a photo of Gisella Bulla.
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It confuses to use same names
08.02.2010 20:54
Much of the model used by UK Animal Protection Party has come from ideas adopted from Animals Count but they are rather different political parties for animals.
Animals Count are resolutely peaceful whereas many from Animal Protection Party UK have some support for extremism. The Animal Protection Party in Germany are entirely seperate from Animal Protection Party UK.
The party Animals Count have been so successful the Green Party have asked them not to stand in the same areas as them. Animals Count climbed the Three Peaks [mountains] to raise money for the campaign and to bring the plight of animals to the top of the political agenda in the UK and Netherlands which is amazing and deserving of respect from all.
Hilda
Zzzzzzzz
09.02.2010 01:06
vegan
Screw all parties, especially sellouts like AC
09.02.2010 13:00
Animal Protection Party UK sound like they are far more deserving of your support.
Veganarchist
Animals Count are a committed group of people including Alex Bourke
09.02.2010 18:36
This is not the first or only instance of public online heckling and bullying carried out by the Animal Protection Party towards other activists. God only knows what they are like in real life and their acting like hooligans does nothing to help the animals but puts people ie voters off.
The Green Party asked Animals Count to stand down, they have not done so in every case and their political steps forward are about learning, they are only human. Climbing a mountain and especially three shows dedication and commitment.
Alex Bourke has written a number of Vegan and Vegetarian Guides especially good for new vegans / veggies.
Maybe if the Animal Protection Party stopped behaving like children and playground bullies they might get more respect. Keith has behaved so badly that the damage is probably permanent. He is not the only member of the Animal Protection Party to behave so. Sadly it is the animals that suffer more than thick skinned humans as a result.
anon
lizard men
09.02.2010 23:28
jasmin
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10.02.2010 14:43
Those "extremists" who actually do something to help the animals seem like party I'd want to help, not the sellouts of AC who seem more interested in pandering to "the voters".
Veganarchist
Voters are the genreal public and councils make adifferenc to policies
10.02.2010 16:59
If the Animal Protection Party are not interestd in votes but are really just another name for the Animal Liberation Front then they are not a political party and their aims therefore are not political.
The people who donate money to them believe them to be a political party and they are giving their money for it to be spent politically. If the APP are not in fact a political party but simply extremists, then in the long run, as part of the bigger picture they will end up looking like a con and the mainstream press will seize upon this.
The APP will be accused of mispending supporters money.
So veganarchist what or who are the APP? Are they a political party or not?
A significant number of people will be put off by the aliens / 12 foot lizards and David Icke stuff...a number of weirdos will love it but then the whole thing loses credibility and starts to attract ridicule. It has to be said that while Keith is the most well known of the activists coming out with this stuff he is not the only one doing so. The whole "party" is full of nutters who believe in and spread outlandish conspiracy theories and stupid crap about aliens, lizards and unseen beings.
If animal cruelty really is to be taken to the top of the political agenda [and the APP claim that as a political party that this is their aim] where laws can be changed to protect animals for example it is illeagl to farm fur in the UK.
The lies and bullying spread about activists when the APP members don't get their own way is despicable. They behave like spoilt children and playground bullies rather than credible and serious political party. It was wrong of them to accuse Rolanda of being a deliberate state saboteur because she was longer able or willing to provide web services. This rubbish was spread via facebook messages to strangers on facebook, other websites and across Indymedia. It was done in a way to incite intrigue and resulted in the APP look like dubious malicious muck spreaders. A great way to attract support from new people. They have done this to other activists too.
Are the APP a political party or not? If not what are they and ahy say they are a political party?
Vote the aliens and lizards out if you are and put them back into their spaceships wherever it is that they have parked them.
It's worth noting that unlike SHAC most APP people have avoided arrest, charges and convictions..not bad if they are in fact ALF and not political....must be the ahead info given from the UFOs......
anon
Point is they are not same party as German Animal Protection Party
10.02.2010 17:10
I agree the bullying and lying is bad.
Also are they a political party? If not, then they are not.
Bettina
reformist wank
10.02.2010 18:43
Your use of the term 'extremists' betrays your politics.
You are clearly nothing than a liberal has been (never was). Thankfully the type of reformist shite you spout isn't the prevailing opinion on IM.
That said, if the APP areconspiracy nuts they can go into the same pile as AC, Icke, the green party and the labour party.
Veganarchist
Being an extremist and saying you are one are two different things
10.02.2010 23:06
Veganarchsit you are right ...they are shit.
As for the genuine ALF they do it for the animals ...not to sell books about themselves and make a fortune from their "celebrity" like APP members.
The APP say they are politcal but say too that they are "extremist" ...it doesn't work.
anon
What the Animal Protection Party is about
10.02.2010 23:30
They realise they will not get many votes but that isn't the point - it is purely a negative campaign against pro animal abuse candidates, both for the publicity to promote animal rights, and to spoil their chances of winning. This will be both Tory hunting types and Labour types in the pockets of pharmaceuticals.
It's kind of an anti-political party - to expose the corruption of regular politicians and make life more difficult for them. Not to try to get elected.
It's not my kind of campaign, but it's an interesting idea and I wish them luck with it.
vegan
What's the diffrence between abusing people and abusing animals?
11.02.2010 02:18
All the stuff with aliens, 12 foot lizards, Davis Icke and open cyberbullying and ridicule of others including AR activists is negative. It doesn't encourage people to get involved to help the animals but achieves the opposite which is probably why their shops are allowed to thrive while the police have shut down SHAC stalls. The APP are a waste of money that other campaigns like SHAC who are doing real work to close down HLS etc could do with.
I think that Animals Count have a more realistic and professional approach to making a difference politically and have made an effective and respected difference in helping animals. We need change for the animals...if you want to do this politically do it properly not with a bunch of embarrasing nuts.
anon
To other vegan
11.02.2010 16:42
Then you'll be sent more weird shit about "how the world is ordered" with some rubbish about how "we move among you unseen, if you see us we will run away"..."we will poison you with tooth fillings to control your mind, and you will never see us".
This just makes the whole thing a complete farce and is fodder for the Daily Mail bunch who will use this to their advantage when they side with people like Oxford University or HLS against people who are there for the animals.
vegan
Support SHAC & Animals Count. Give the Animal Protection Party a wide berth
11.02.2010 23:32
Give the Animal Protection Party [all of them] a wide berth.
Keith has behaved like a bastard towards Rolanda while the others in the APP have behaved equally as badly and threatened people online for the whole world to read then followed these threats through in real life against innocent people. They behave like yobs, thugs and bullies towards animal rights activists which is the worst that it has got for AR. The animals suffer while they the APP spend time and money harrassing people, lying about people and going on about David Icke, Illuminati and other rubbish.
Annon
i'm not surprised German APP say "we are not involved with them".
11.02.2010 23:59
Vegan Anarchist
APP harms the animals
27.02.2010 08:42
Anon
This has spilled over into SHAC and other AR groups.
28.02.2010 19:50
anon
trolling here?
22.03.2010 01:28
My experience from animal rights is that people may not necessarily agree with each other or political campaigning, but in general they just let others get on with it if that is what they want to do. I've never heard the Animal Protection Party espouse weird conspiracy theories. I've no idea if they have individual supporters who do or not, but then you get a few people in all sorts of organisations who are into conspiracy theories.
anon