Vote for the Voiceless

For political candidates

The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has launched this dedicated election microsite – Vote for the Voiceless – to allow you to post relevant comments for WSPA UK supporters and people interested in animal welfare issues in the run up to the general election on Thursday, 6 May.

 

Here, we hope that you - the candidates and representatives of the UK's political parties - will take this opportunity to share your animal welfare commitments with some 150,000 plus WSPA UK supporters across the country.

 

The Vote for the Voiceless microsite is for political candidates to read about the animal welfare issues most important to WSPA UK, and publicly sign up to support them. That way, your constituents can get a good idea of your political stance on these issues.

 

You can post your responses to our three questions, by clicking on the ‘candidates’ survey button on the right hand side of this page. Filling in the survey will only take a couple of minutes of your time.

 

Here are the three issues that matter most to WSPA UK – you can read the Q&A’s in full online or download them for your reference.

 

Q: Will you oppose gigantic, intensive indoor dairy farms, like the proposed Nocton Dairies farm in Lincolnshire?

 

Q: Will you press the new Government for a public statement renewing the UK’s support for an end to cruel bear bile farming in Asia?

 

Q: What will your party do to ensure the commercial whaling ban is upheld?

 

 

You may see this poster in WSPA UK supporters’ windows while you are out canvassing. If you do, you will know that animals matter to that voter, so be prepared to be quizzed on these three questions.

 

Finally, thank you to the many candidates who have already responded to us by email. We are in the process of uploading your replies as comments below this article. You may also see your support and comments uploaded to our dedicated WSPA UK Twitter and Facebook pages.

 

Best wishes for your election campaign!

 

Suzi Morris
WSPA UK Director
wspa.org.uk

 

How to use this site

There are two parts to this site - one for UK voters and one for parliamentary candidates, which you can quickly find by going to the relevant post, listed on the right hand side of this page. 

If you would like to add a comment, please add it beneath the post that applies to you. That way, members of the public can search the comments beneath the parliamentary candidates post to see if their local candidate has signed up to support WSPA UK's three election issues.

For WSPA supporters and the public

This microsite, called Vote for the Voiceless, is for political candidates to read about the animal welfare issues most important to WSPA UK and publicly sign up to support them. That way you – their constituents – can find out what they really think.

 

Read on to find out how to empower both people and animals in the coming general election on Thursday, 6 May…

 

In the run up to the general election, WSPA UK needs you to quiz your local candidates on their commitment to animals. Please let your potential MP know that animals matter to you.

 

There are three questions for you to ask your local candidates, along with a little background on each, which can be found on our website’s homepage, and concern the future of countless suffering bears, whales and farm animals.

  

You can read our three questions and corresponding background information in full online or download to show to your local candidates.

 

There is also a poster for you to download – please display it proudly in your window, so canvassers know animals matter to you.

 

 

WSPA UK has prepared a handy guide to the main political parties' animal welfare sections of their manifestos, which you can read online or download to print out and keep.

 

You can keep track of the political candidates that have replied to WSPA UK and stated their support for our three issues on this microsite.

 

Thank you for speaking up for those without a voice in this election.

 

Suzi Morris

WSPA UK Director

wspa.org.uk