List of animal welfare groups
Animal welfare groups endorse the responsible use of animals to satisfy certain human needs. These range from companionship and sport, to uses which involve the taking of life, such as for food, clothing and medical research. Animal welfare means ensuring that all animals used by humans have their basic needs fulfilled in terms of food, shelter and health, and that they experience no unnecessary suffering in providing for human needs. Unlike animal rights groups, animal welfare groups do not argue that animals should never be used, or kept as property, by human beings. Nor do any animal welfare groups advocate violence. These groups tend to seek legal, social and financial strategies.
The following is a list of animal welfare groups. For animal rights, see the list of animal rights groups.
- Alley Cat Allies
- American Humane Association (AHA)
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
- Animal Chaplains
- Animal Defenders International (ADI)
- Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
- Animal Rights UK
- Animal Protection Institute (API)
- Animal Rights Party USA
- Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)
- Anti-Cruelty Society (in Chicago in the US) ("to prevent cruelty to animals")
- Arizona Humane Society
- Bat Conservation International
- Bat World Sanctuary
- Best Friends Animal Society
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
- Born Free Foundation
- The Blue Cross
- Cats Protection (formerly Cats Protection League)
- Compassion In World Farming (CIWF)
- Dogs Trust (formerly National Canine Defence League)
- Ducks Unlimited
- Eurogroup for Animals
- Friends of Animals (FoA)
- Grey2K USA
- Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA)
- Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV)
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
- International Primate Protection League (IPPL)
- It's Meow or Never For Ferals (IMON For Ferals) [1]
- JAWS-Japan animal welfare society
- The Greyhound Protection League (GPL)
- Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre
- League Against Cruel Sports (previously also known as LACS)
- Mozambican Animal Protection Society
- Marine Connection
- Michigan Humane Society
- National Animal Welfare Trust
- National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
- New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS)
- ORCA (animal welfare organisation in Serbia)
- Party for the Animals USA
- Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
- The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT)
- Respect For All Animals Ministry (RFAAM)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA)
- Sanctuary One
- Scottish SPCA (SSPCA)
- Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL)
- Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt
- Shark Trust
- WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Socitey)
- Wolf Preservation Foundation (WPF)
- World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
- Chinese Animal Protection Network (CAPN)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- WorldAnimal.Net
- Animal Rights UK
- Animal Welfare Charities - Charity Commission for England and Wales
- Animal Welfare/Environmental websites from around the world - Peace & Freedom Press
- Saint Francis Foundation for Animals
- Wildlife rehabilitators in U S A and Worldwide
- Animal Welfare Organizations at the Open Directory Project
Animal Welfare League NSW www.BeOurVoice.org
