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| New animal rights party launching | New animal rights party launching |
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| A new political party campaigning for animal rights across the UK is due to be launched. | A new political party campaigning for animal rights across the UK is due to be launched. |
| Animals Count, launching at a central London event, has pledged to avoid the violent tactics often associated with the animal rights movement. | Animals Count, launching at a central London event, has pledged to avoid the violent tactics often associated with the animal rights movement. |
| It is calling for an end to live transports and a total ban on hunting. | It is calling for an end to live transports and a total ban on hunting. |
| The animal rights party is linked to one in the Netherlands which made history last month after getting two candidates elected as MPs. | The animal rights party is linked to one in the Netherlands which made history last month after getting two candidates elected as MPs. |
| The Party for Animals, founded in October 2002 with a smiling dairy cow as its logo, became the first animal rights party to win seats in a European parliament. | The Party for Animals, founded in October 2002 with a smiling dairy cow as its logo, became the first animal rights party to win seats in a European parliament. |
| Marianne Thyme, one of the Party for Animals' two elected MPs, offered some advice to her British counterparts. | Marianne Thyme, one of the Party for Animals' two elected MPs, offered some advice to her British counterparts. |
| "People who want to start a party for the animals must not be afraid to be a small group," she said. | "People who want to start a party for the animals must not be afraid to be a small group," she said. |
| "They have to realise that they are pioneers and that nine out of 10 will not understand what they are doing but, fortunately, a lot of people don't want to be nine out of 10 anymore." | "They have to realise that they are pioneers and that nine out of 10 will not understand what they are doing but, fortunately, a lot of people don't want to be nine out of 10 anymore." |
| Gay rights activist Peter Tatchel will be a keynote speaker at Sunday's Animal Counts launch in Kensington Town Hall. | |
| The party says on its website that it will aim to help "create a better world for people and animals". | The party says on its website that it will aim to help "create a better world for people and animals". |