who we are and what we do
Who We Are
Greens for Animal Protection (GAP) exists to protect and promote the rights of all non-human animals. All members of the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) are welcome to join us.
The Green Party has a comprehensive set of policies on animal rights, covering, among many issues, scrapping factory farming, the use of animals in experiments, the exploitation of animals in ‘sport’ (such as horse and greyhound racing), blood sports and the protection of companion animals.
We acknowledge the sentience of vertebrate animals, cephalopods and decapod crustaceans and aim to eliminate the exploitation of all other species.
What We Do
- We work alongside and support the policy development work of the Animal Rights Policy Working Group (ARPWG).
- We aim to raise awareness of and promote animal protection policies within GPEW as well as among the general public.
- We work with elected GPEW members (MPs, councillors) and peers to promote and implement our animal rights and protection policies.
- We work with and support the campaigns of animal rights groups and charities outside the Green Party.
For further information about how GAP works please see our constitution.
We have a small committee (new members are always welcome!) and we hold regular online meetings approximately five times a year, to which all GAP members are invited, often with invited speakers. Recent speakers have included representatives from the Plant-Based Councils campaign Jane Tredgett from Scrap Factory Farming and Pandora Pound, from the charity Safer Medicines and author of the book Rat Trap. We welcome ideas for future topics.