Animal rights activism in the Netherlands
This paper is meant to bring the reader up to date on the latest developments and the current state of affairs concerning Dutch animal rights activism. Several developments in an international context will be described in further detail, in particular the increasingly important role of Dutch activists.
At first an overall picture will be sketched which will show that recently a number of companies have less to fear from (partly radical) campaigns. In addition, the group Respect voor Dieren (RvD), founded in 2004, will be focused on, due to the fact that this group has developed into the most important animal rights activist group in the Netherlands. Other groups have over the last few years fallen by the wayside for one reason or another. Furthermore, international cooperation regarding animal rights activism and the recently developed policy concerning animal rights activism in other countries will be briefly discussed. The paper will be concluded with a summary.