Animals Count is a minor political party in the United Kingdom campaigning on animal rights, founded in December 2006 by Dutch national Jasmijn de Boo of Kennington, London and Shaun Rutherford of Milford Haven, Wales. The party aims to bring attention to animal welfare and environmental issues, in a manner similar to their Dutch equivalent, Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren), which de Boo stood for in the 2004 European elections. de Boo likens the party to the anti-slavery and universal suffrage movements. The party says it has more than 100 members, mainly in London and Wales. As of October 2010 the Party elected a new leader Vanessa Hudson whose aims are to now increase awareness of the Party and grow it's membership.
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