Political Animal Lobby

The Political Animal Lobby is a British animal welfare organisation with offices in London.[1] It was started in 1990 by Brian Davies, an animal welfare campaigner.[2] It lobbies public representatives and governments to improve legislation relating to animal welfare.

Political Animal Lobby
TypeNon profit
Founded1990
FounderBrian Davies
HeadquartersLondon, the United Kingdom
Area served
Active throughout the world
Key people
  • Brian Davies (Founder)
  • Gloria Davies (Chief Executive Officer)
ServicesLobbies public representatives and governments to improve legislation that affects animal welfare
Websitepalobby.org

It is a member of Team Badger, an initiative to stop the organised killing of badgers in Gloucestershire.[3]

In the run-up to the 1997 general election it donated £1 million to the British Labour Party.[4] It was suggested that this was tantamount to a bribe, but George Howarth, the then-Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, denied that there was any connection between the donation and the Labour introduction of the Hunting Act of 2004.[5]

In 2002 a parliamentary motion was tabled congratulating Sky News for a report on activities of the group in opposing the illegal trade in dogs for human consumption in the Philippines.[6]

In 2019 the group criticised the decision of the Botswana government to re-introduce elephant hunting.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. "Political Animal Lobby Limited". Companies database. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. Smith, Scott. "Brian Davies: A Tireless Animal Welfare Activist". Animal People Forum. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "Team Badger". Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. McCarthy, Michael. "The man whose £1m gift keeps Blair's mind on hunting". Independent. Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "UK Politics Hunt bribe charge rejected". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Consumption of dogs in the Philippines". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  7. "Farmers Review Africa, Botswana government to blame for the unprecedented rate of rhino and elephant slaughter". Farmers Review Africa. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. "Shame On You Botswana For Killing Our Elephants" – Political Animal Lobby". Africa.com. Africa.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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