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Animal Welfare And Nature Restoration …

Legislative Bill · Götaland

Animal Welfare And Nature Restoration Act of 2020

Proposed by Götalands Arbetarparti · fronted by Hildegard Weiß

Opened

19 May 2020

Voting closes

18 Jul 2020

Chambers

1 legislature

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

These changes address urgent climate and biodiversity crises by prioritizing animal welfare, ending fossil dependency, protecting ecosystems, and accelerating the transition to sustainable energy for public health and future generations.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Animal Welfare Standards	Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws	Strict welfare (ban factory farming; mandatory free-range; fur farming banned)
2	Fossil Fuel Extraction	Managed wind-down	Ban all new extraction
3	Land Conservation & Rewilding	Balanced land use	Large-scale rewilding and new reserves
4	Hunting & Field Sports	Licensed, regulated hunting	Tightly restricted
5	Renewable Energy Mandates	Balanced energy mix	Renewables priority

1

Animal Welfare Standards

Previous law

Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws

Strict welfare (ban factory farming; mandatory free-range; fur farming banned)

2

Fossil Fuel Extraction

Previous law

Managed wind-down

Ban all new extraction

3

Land Conservation & Rewilding

Previous law

Balanced land use

Large-scale rewilding and new reserves

4

Hunting & Field Sports

Previous law

Licensed, regulated hunting

Tightly restricted

5

Renewable Energy Mandates

Previous law

Balanced energy mix

Renewables priority

Proposer

Party

Götalands Arbetarparti

The party of workers and dreamers that builds bridges with iron will and hearts of gold

Core pillars

Hildegard Weiß

Activist · Age 46

89,534 social followers

Once a corporate strategy consultant, Hildegard Weiß walked away from the boardroom after uncovering fraudulent labor practices in a multinational client’s supply chain.

🔬 Analytical 🌍 Outsider 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

7 May 2020
Vote Open

19 May 2020
Vote Closed

18 July 2020
Became Law

18 July 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Rikstag

Passed

530Yes 469No 0Not voted 349 seats

For: 530 / 349 seats (151.9%)

Against: 469 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Götalands Arbetarparti Proposer	530	Yes	No reason given
Moderata Samlingspartiet	469	No	Protecting nature and improving animal welfare are important goals, but these reforms go too far. Moderata Samlingspartiet believes in responsible conservation, sustainable farming and a balanced energy transition—not sweeping bans that weaken rural communities, food production and property rights. We therefore vote against this proposal.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Moderata Samlingspartiet

Voted June 2, 2020

“Protecting nature and improving animal welfare are important goals, but these reforms go too far. Moderata Samlingspartiet believes in responsible conservation, sustainable farming and a balanced energy transition—not sweeping bans that weaken rural communities, food production and property rights. We therefore vote against this proposal.”