Marianne Thieme and Esther Ouwehand were sworn in as Members of the Dutch
Parliament hence becoming the first animal-rights MPs anywhere in the world.
Ms. Thieme says, "I miss compassion in our society. When I look at animals,
they are innocent. We are treating them like they are things, like they are
bicycles. That's not what we have to be as human beings. We have common
sense and moral awareness, so we have to use that as well."
An important part of the manifesto the Party for the Animals (PvdD) says
protection for animals should not be defined by the market.
Read more at Animal Issues