In the early 21st century, several political parties were founded that have as their main goal the improvement of animal welfare and the recognition of animal rights:
| Name | Active | Region served | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition Party |  United States | Opposes animal cruelty, specifically advocating against animal testing, cock- and dog-fighting and bear baiting.[1] | |
| Human Environment Animal Protection Party (de|Partei Mensch Umwelt Tierschutz) |  Germany | In short: German: Tierschutzpartei. Represented in the European Parliament with 1 seat 2019–2020. | |
| Party for the Animals (nl|Partij voor de Dieren) |  Netherlands | Represented in the Dutch Parliament with 6 seats from 2021. Represented in the European Parliament with 1 seat from 2019. | |
| Animalist Party with the Environment (es|PACMA) |  Spain | Founded as Spanish; Castilian: Partido Antitaurino Contra el Maltrato Animal in 2003. Renamed to Spanish; Castilian: Partido Animalista Contra el Maltrato Animal in 2011 and to Spanish; Castilian: Partido Animalista Con el Medio Ambiente in 2022. | |
| Party for the Animals (nl|Partij voor de Dieren) |  Belgium | Merged into Vlaams Belang in 2019.[2] | |
| Animal Protection Party of Canada |  Canada | Original name: Animal Alliance Environment Voters Party of Canada. | |
| Italian Animalist Party (it|Partito Animalista Italiano) |  Italy | ||
| Animal Welfare Party |  United Kingdom(2006–20) | ||
| Animal Protection Party | United Kingdom | ||
| Humane Party | United States | ||
| People-Animals-Nature (PAN) (pt|Pessoas-Animais-Natureza) |  Portugal | Founded as Party for Animals and Nature. Represented in parliament with 4 seats from 2019. Represented in the European Parliament with 1 seat 2019–2020. | |
| Animal Justice Party |  Australia | Represented in the NSW Legislative Council with 2 seats from 2019. Represented in the Victorian Legislative Council with 1 seat (2018). | |
| Fokus |  Denmark | Splinter group from the Danish People's Party. | |
| Animal Party (Turkey)[3] (tr|Hayvan Partisi) |  Turkey | ||
| Animal Party (el|Κόμμα για τα Ζώα Κύπρου) |  Cyprus | ||
| Animals' Party (sv|Djurens parti)[4] |  Sweden | ||
| Animal Politics EU (European political party) | Named Euro Animal 7 from 2014 to 2019. Group of 11 parties. Represented in the European Parliament with 3 seats 2019–2020. | ||
| Trees Party | |||
| Animal Justice Party of Finland (fi|Eläinoikeuspuolue) |  Finland | ||
| Animalist Party (fr|Parti animaliste) |  France | ||
| German: [[V-Partei³]] ("Party for Change, Vegetarians and Vegans") (de|Partei für Veränderung, Vegetarier und Veganer) | Germany | ||
| Justice for All Party (he|מפלגת צדק לכל)[5] |  Israel | ||
| Animal Party of Chile (es|Partido Animalista de Chile)[6] |  Chile | ||
| Animal Party of Brazil (pt|Partido Animais)[7] |  Brazil | ||
| Green Animal Party of Uruguay (es|Partido Verde Animalista)[8] |  Uruguay | ||
| Animalist Movement (it|Movimento Animalista) | Italy | ||
| Ecological Revolution for the Living | France | Represented in parliament with 1 seat from 2022. | |
| DierAnimal | Belgium | ||
| Vegan Party (da|Veganerpartiet)[9] | Denmark | Merged into The Alternative in 2022.[10] | |
| Party for Animal Welfare (PAW)[11] |  Ireland | ||
| Animalism Party (ja|アニマリズム党)[12] |  Japan | Founded on November 1st, World Vegan Day.[13] | |
| Animal Party (Greece) (el|Κόμμα για τα Ζώα)[14] |  Greece | ||
| Animal Justice Party Aotearoa New Zealand[15] |  New Zealand |