Manifesto from the dutch party for the Animals! The Party for the Animal’s manifesto is presented below. This outlines our vision with respect to animals, nature, the environment and how we treat our living environment. This vision provides the basis for the Party for the Animal’s standpoints. Life on Earth manifests itself in many forms. The sheer number of animal species alone adds up to more than a million. Every organism attempts to preserve itself optimally, even if this is at the expense of other life forms. Species may be in competition with each other, or find themselves in a hunter-prey relationship. Together all forms of life are part of a global ecosystem, which is in a natural dynamic equilibrium. This means that life on Earth is not a peaceful paradise, but instead a permanent struggle in which all parties involved cause suffering to others, even to the death. Humans are part of the Earth’s ecosystem, but – as a result of the species’ mental development and th