As anyone with a pet knows, animals can suffer, have feelings and are intelligent in their own way. They need the right environment to have a healthy life. The same goes for animals on farms and in the wild. We are the only party that is truly committed to stopping cruelty to animals, even if it involves challenging big business. The Labour Party has broken its
promises - animals are still being hunted and experimented on. Millions were slaughtered instead of vaccinated in the foot-and–mouth disaster. A staggering 750 thousand million animals are killed for food every year in the UK.

In Sheffield

Animals are suffering and dying in experiments at Sheffield University. Green Party members have helped expose these practices. BSE and food poisoning show that factory farming is unhealthy as well as intensely cruel to animals.

The Green Party has:

• Campaigned to exposed the suffering of animals in experiments.
• Campaigned on food andfarming issues.

Our local Green Party members will:

• Expose institutions carrying out vivisection and testing on animals including Sheffield University Publicise research showing that the results of animal tests often don't apply to humans.
• Make links with our counterparts in the European
  parliament who are working on legislation.

Our Green Councillors have:

• Worked to establish an affordable animal neutering service in the city and encourage people to adopt pets from local shelters rather than use dealers.

Our Green Councillors will:

• Ask the Council to buy cruelty-free cleaning materials and other products.
• Promote organic, vegetarian and vegan food so that people can make informed choices.
• Campaign for the appointment of an Animal Protection Officer to promote animal rights when they are threatened. Green councillors in London have pioneered this approach.
• Support the tough enforcement of laws on animal transportation and slaughtering in Sheffield.
• Encourage humane methods for controlling animal populations and oppose cruel methods.