Wernicke became known as the first animalist painter from Argentina. On October 4, 2013, Discovery launched an animal-based sister-site called Animalist. Their daily show, Animalist News, is hosted by Amberly Gochoel, Catie Wayne, and Alex Farnham. Animalist is an animal-based network that launched in late 2013. The Italian Animalist Party ("Partito Animalista Italiano") is the animal rights political party of Italy.