Political
advocacy:
Animals Count.
Veterinary Times [UK]
Fearon R.
Party raises the bar for animal rights. Veterinary
Times 2007;37(15):6.
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SUMMARY
Robert Fearon, Veterinary Times features editor,
discusses aims, aspirations, emulating Dutch
successes and engaging with veterinarians with the
leader of the Animals Count political party, Jasmijn de Boo MSc.
A candidate in the highly successful Dutch Party for the Animals (the
world's first such party to have elected MPs), Jasmijn established Animals
Count in the UK in 2006 to help create a better world for people and
animals.
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Animal welfare scientist and qualified teacher Jasmijn de Boo MSc., BSc. (Hons.), Dip. Ed., is the Education and Training Coordinator for the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), and also tutors animal welfare online. She has actively promoted alternatives to animal use in education and research since 2001, and has been actively involved in the Dutch political Party for the Animals since 2003. |
