Events
Next Animals Count General Meeting
Saturday 14 August, 1-3pm, Central London. Contact us if you would like to attend.
Past events
25/04/10: Veterinarians Andrew Knight (Animals Count spokesperson) and Lucy Fish offered free dog consultations and provided general animal care advice in Barnard Park in Islington, thereby putting into practice one of our proposed policies of an NHS for animals.
24/04/10: Richard Deboo spoke at the World Day for Animals in Laboratories in London.
19/04/10: Richard Deboo took part in a hustings event organised by Greenpeace ‘Ask the Climate Question’ alongside the other Parliamentary Candidates and incumbent MP Ms Thornberry. While the main three parties engaged in mud-slinging and typical political games, Richard Deboo kept calm, was genuine and provided real solutions to the world’s climate change problems.
17/04/10: Animals Count successfully launched its General Election manifesto.
11/04/10: Animals Count spokesperson and veterinarian Andrew Knight and Chloe Vincent successfully completed the Yorkshire 3 Peaks as a training event for the Wales 15 peaks on 5-6 June (15 peaks over 3,000 ft and a distance of 48K within 24h). They are raising funds for Animals Count’s election campaign.
27/03/10: Animals Count held a very successful Spring Conference for members. The manifesto was discussed and agreed and the election events were announced.
20/03/10: Animals Count leader Jasmijn de Boo was invited alongside the 4 main political parties in Hove (Green, Tory, Labour and Lib Dems) to present a 10 minute speech highlighting the 5 main eco priorities to the audience at the Brighton Eco Veggie Fayre (in Hove actually).
03/03/10: Animals Count spokesperson Andrew Knight gave two presentations at Manchester University.
22/01/10: Animals Count organised a fantastic and successful fundraising party which everyone enjoyed. View Richard’s speech here.
15/01/10: Jasmijn de Boo gave a speech during a protest outside the Japanese Embassy as a Japanese vessel had destroyed Sea Shepherd’s Ady Gil trimaran and to protest against Japan’s continued whaling and violation of international law
13/12/09: Animals Count Christmas Dinner
06/12/09: Speech at ARAN’s rally against animal cruelty in Dublin, Ireland
06/12/09: Stall at Christmas Without Cruelty Fayre
26/10/09: Meeting with leaders of the Green Party
19/09/09: Animals Count 3rd Party Conference (click here for further information)
06/09/09: Stall at London Vegan Festival
15/08/09: Stall at fair in Oxford
25/07/09: Animals Count workshop in London
On 1st June, EastEnders actor Nicholas Ball got the ball rolling for Animals Count. He joined Jasmijn de Boo and Richard Deboo on a trip to Towerhill Stables Animal Sanctuary in Essex where he witnessed cows and goats going to the polling station rather than the milking station.
On 24th May we launched our manifesto in High Beach, Loughton, Essex, where Animals Count President and veterinarian Andrew Knight provided free dog consultations. This was received very well by the public. A short video clip is on the Elections web page.
On 9th May we officially presented our election campaign and manifesto to our members at our second Party Conference in London. The members were moved by the election video clip and pledged their active support for the coming weeks.
On 2-3 May three fit vegans successfully climbed the three highest peaks in Wales, England and Scotland in 23h and 25 mins despite arctic conditions on Ben Nevis in Scotland, complete darkness and fog on Scafell Pike and lack of a non-climbing driver. Congratulations and many thanks!
