| Industry | Animal Welfare |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Brian Davies |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Website |
animalsurvival |
Animal Survival International, formerly Political Animal Lobby, is an animal welfare organisation with offices in London, United Kingdom. [1] It was founded in 1990 by animal welfare activist Brian Davies. [2]
In the run-up to the 1997 general election it donated one million pounds to the British Labour Party, which was speculated to have been raised through donations to Davies' other organisation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare. [3] It was later suggested that this was tantamount to a bribe, but George Howarth, then- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office, denied any connection between the donation and the speculated ban on fox-hunting, [4] which was eventually enacted in the UK in 2004.
In 2002, a British parliamentary motion was tabled congratulating Sky News for a report on the organisation's efforts in opposing the illegal trade in dogs for human consumption in the Philippines. [5]
In 2019, the organisation criticised the decision of the Botswana government to revoke the then five-year ban on elephant hunting. [6]
See also
References
- ^ "ANIMAL SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ Smith, Scott. "Brian Davies: A Tireless Animal Welfare Activist". Animal People Forum. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Michael. "The man whose £1m gift keeps Blair's mind on hunting". Independent. Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "UK Politics Hunt bribe charge rejected". BBC News. BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Consumption of dogs in the Philippines". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Shame On You Botswana For Killing Our Elephants" – Political Animal Lobby". Africa.com. Africa.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.