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General Election 2024

We are calling on candidates to pledge to crackdown on cruelty and be a voice for animals in Parliament if elected

Find out which of the 10 pledges your local candidates support. From election day on the 4th July 2024, you will no longer be able to use our online tool to email your candidates, but you can still see which of your local candidates support the pledges using the search below and you can read about the main parties’ manifesto pledges for animals lower down on this page.

10 Crackdown On Cruelty Pledges

Animal Protection Commissioner
Appointment of a commissioner and cross-government animal protection strategy to benefit people, planet and animals.

Trade
Bans on trading in cruelty, including stopping imports of fur, foie gras and hunting trophies, and adopting core welfare standards in trade.

Intensive farming
Use of subsidies to support farmers to transition away from factory farming, including cages and crates, and towards food production that is healthier, kinder, and more sustainable.

Wildlife
Stronger protections for wildlife, including a complete UK ban on snares and glue traps, updated laws to protect marine animals, tighter laws on zoos and exotic animal keeping and trade, and extending maximum sentences for wildlife offences.

Animal testing
A government-led roadmap with an ambitious plan to end all experiments on animals, alongside strategic funding to accelerate the uptake and development of non-animal methods in research and testing.

Hunting
Strengthening the Hunting Act 2004 by banning trail hunting and removing exemptions which enable hunting.

Badger cull
An end to the ineffective and unscientific badger cull, and investment in an effective bovine TB plan that prioritises animal welfare.

Aquatic animals
Increased legal protections for fish in existing farms, and suspension of permissions for new salmon farms pending an independent welfare inquiry; addition of decapod crustaceans and cephalopods to the Animal Welfare Act and ending sales of live crustaceans to the public

Shooting
A ban on the cruel and environmentally harmful industrial production and release of pheasants and partridge for shooting.

Dogs
Stronger laws to stop puppy smuggling and a review of the Dangerous Dogs Act to improve public safety and dog welfare through sensible dog control legislation and promotion of responsible dog ownership.

More than two-thirds of the British public feel that a political party announcing plans to ‘pass more laws designed to improve animal welfare and protect animals from cruelty‘ would have the right priorities

Read about the electoral case for stronger animal protection policies here

Party manifesto commitments for animals

Animal Welfare Party

Conservatives

Green

Labour

Liberal Democrats

Plaid Cymru

Reform

Scottish Labour

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Greens

SNP

Welsh Labour

More party manifestos will be added when announced

Supporting organisations

Votes For Animals is organised and funded by Animal Aid