The Socialist Party recognizes the rights of animals to lives free from unnecessary pain and suffering, and the responsibility of people to protect those rights.
1- We support the spaying and neutering of pets to prevent the massive extermination resulting from overpopulation.
2- We oppose entertainment that causes pain to animals.
3- We call for the banning of the fur trade.
4- We support greater inclusion and enforcement of the Endangered Species Act.
5- We call for a ban on animal experimentation for product development, and support products that are not tested on animals.
6- We oppose factory-farming practices of overcrowding, drugging, and otherwise cruelly treating animals, practices that are Human Rights
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