The Animal Protection Party
Lamanar | 22.02.2010 14:54 | Animal Liberation | Globalisation | Social Struggles | Oxford | South Coast
Initially, The Animal Protection Party was set up to test a new political ideology, to fight anti-animal incumbent MPs who had a small majority. It was hoped that this campaign would unseat our chosen MPs and in doing so promote the animal rights message. Since we launched, several organisations have taken this principle on board, notably several welfare and lobbying groups like the League Against Cruel Sports and other political campaigners such as Animals Count.
However, we believe this General Election will be like no other. There are too many issues for people to contest, the Iraq War , Afghanistan, the economy (particularly the bankers), the issue of Parliamentary expenses and the possible repeal of the hunting act, to name but a few. Against this background many parties, independents and lobbying groups have already registered their intent to stand or support candidates in seats with small majorities. Put this together with the unpopularity of Labour (shown in most opinion polls), and it could render our role superfluous.
So what do we do? Do we take the easy option, stand next to the, ‘Keep Our Local Hospital Open’ candidate, get a 0.1% of the overall vote and pick up a ‘just glad to be here' award or do we stand in an area where the animal abuse is so overwhelming that we expect to get beaten up rather than win anything?
As with most animal rights activists, our mantra has always been to go ‘where angels fear to tread.’ And with this in mind we have decided to attack the major animal abusers no matter what their majority. We will stand in Oxford, in Huntingdon, and in Vauxhall against Kate Hoey, a Labour MP who also acts as chairperson for the Countryside Alliance. We will also stand in several other areas of key animal abuse still to be confirmed.
For some people this may be political suicide. For us there are only opportunities. In a recent article in the Times Newspaper the journalist reported that there were 900 staff working at Huntingdon Life Sciences yet our research shows that there over 80,000 who live in that area and are registered to vote. Surely even on an educational platform these kind of odds are worth taking risks on.
We will be employing old school tactics. On the box campaigning, distribution of leaflets, knocking on doors and running stalls in high streets. If you want to join us then please get in touch, you will be most welcome. Remember a lot of these places have become no go campaigning areas since the erosion of civil liberties but we have certain rights as a political party and those rights will be put fully into force as we take on the real demons of animal abuse. Our time has come.
http://animalprotectionparty.com
Lamanar
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Animals Count were around long before the APP so your remarks are wrong.
22.02.2010 19:09
Animals Count supporter.
AR movement is so full of splitters it's sickening
22.02.2010 22:57
Anon
Animal Protection Party out! Give your backing to Animals Count!
22.02.2010 23:02
Can the sodding Animal Protection Party please stop saying that Animals Count have adopted their policies as this is simply not true. There is some confusion too with the APP using the same name as a German Animal Protection Party who are in no way connected to them.
The APP are saying they risk being beaten up. If anyone has been violent it is the criminal associates of the APP. Unfortunately some of that violence has been directed against AR people and some of it has been pretty bad. The APP's reputation has been ruined with public attacks and implied threats of violence online against innocent people including AR people. Lies have been told publicly by them about AR people which were then disproved publicly. The APP should give it up and get out.
Give your backing to Animals Count who are a genuine political lobbying group who are there for the animals. AC have good reputation and deserve respect and support.
Not bloody NETCU
I agree with the comment that the APP are splitters.
22.02.2010 23:24
I am against the APP as they have lied about people, lied about other groups, threatened AR people, gone through people's things [in someone's own flipping home!] and have decided to compete with and lie about Animals Count. It's bad form to do that and unless they are plants I can't see why they have done this where AC are concerned. What's the point? Splitting is exactly what they have done.
They are making an awful lot of money that much is true. This money would have been better off at Animals Count where they can really make a difference for the animals. Support AC and don't give the APP any more support finanical or otherwise. They have smeared people and lied about innocent people who have done nothing wrong. They have been violent to people they see as potentially being in their way. Enough's enough. Time to get rid of the split with political AR parties and support Animals Count...they were here first and are doing a good job..why did the APP have to start a political party in competition? What's that all about?
also anon
Isn't this the new name for Speak Political?
23.02.2010 08:56
Speak Political
APP is the new SPEAK Political Party
23.02.2010 10:27
The APP is funded a lot by the shops that the people involved run and by donations, not by NETCU. The people involved are dedicated AR activists.
While I agree that too many groups and political parties can confuse things and make splits in the movement, APP and Animals Count are two very different groups - APP don't have policies for example, they just run to lose animal unfriendly candidates their seats. APP are UK based, Animals Count ran in the European Elections. They can both do some great work!
I don't understand what the confusion would be with the German party - OK, so seeing APP written down may mean you initially think of them and not the UK party, but as the APP only run in UK elections, it's not like they're going to be mixed up that badly.
Also, I know sometimes people get called trolls when they're not (it's happened to me before), just because they have made some criticisms or have a difference of opinion. However, look at the above comments and see what evidence has been posted to back up some of the claims made - the APP raiding people's stuff, being violent, being run by NETCU, etc. There's no evidence (I'd like to see some if people think these claims are genuine!) and in fact, there aren't even any decent and believable claims based on educated judgement. No wonder some posters get called trolls!
APP
Keith Mann and SPEAK Political
23.02.2010 20:15
SPEAK Political are mostly very odd people who have spread all sorts of misinformation since their arrival into AR. They are believed by many to be a private investigation firm who are out to get AR people and who's members have described Bradford animal testing labs as "world class research facilities".
What's even worse is that some of the people in the APP hate Keith with a passion.
The whole APP fiasco has been a disaster from beginning to end.
We will answer Steve Discombe : If NETCU are saying that the APP are nothing to do with you then that's what you are saying. We think that the APP are hired by a private investigation company who are out to get AR people on behalf of the Medical Research Council.
Why are the APP saying they are nothing to do with SHAC? Most of the APP go on SHAC demos. Why disassociate yourselves from SHAC like this? Why stand against AC? The APP are causing division and are not genuine AR people. There is something wrong with the APP.
Anti APP
This has loads of info and posters from SPEAK Political
24.02.2010 03:47
http://www.myspace.com/charitywatch
ARA
Homepage: http://www.myspace.com/charitywatch
See this blogspot for opinions
02.03.2010 03:18
anon
Homepage: http://animals-in-the-news.blogspot.com/2009_04_01_archive.html
The SPEAK Political posters have been removed from charitywatch.
09.03.2010 02:56
anon