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.
We support the spaying and neutering of pets to prevent the massive extermination resulting from overpopulation.
We oppose entertainment that causes pain to animals.
We call for the banning of the fur trade.
We support greater inclusion and enforcement of the Endangered Species Act.
We call for a ban on animal experimentation for product development, and support products that are not tested on animals.
We oppose factory-farming practices of over-crowding, drugging, and otherwise cruelly treating animals, practices that are inhumane and that impair the quality of the food thus produced.