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Activist Resources Animal Industry Foundation - this site, put out by people promoting the use/abuse of animals, has links to pretty much every abusive form of animal industry that you can think of. Not a fun page to browse through, but the links could be useful to keep an eye on the "opposition". The Animal's Agenda - a bimonthly news magazine dedicated to informing people about animal rights and cruelty-free living for the purpose of inspiring action for animals. The Animals' Agenda is committed to serving--and fostering cooperation among--a combined audience of animal advocates, interested individuals, and the entire animal rights movement. AnimalConcerns.org (formerly Animal Rights Resource Site) - a project of the EnviroLink Network, a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental and animal rights/welfare resources since 1991. This community serves as a clearinghouse for information on the Internet related to animal rights and welfare. Animals in Print - offers a free, e-mail animal rights newsletter, has sample letters, online petitions and lots of links. AIP is an organization dedicated to educating others about cruelty towards animals. Animals' Voice Magazine - The Animals Voice is an award-winning, independent, networking source of timely information, news, campaigns, boycotts, action alerts, and thought-provoking editorial and compelling photography about animal rights and its defenders. Has a list of 10,000 links! All4Vegan - Your vegan source for personal connections, information, inspiration, activation and much more. Bullfrog Films - Over the last 28 years, Bullfrog Films has become the leading US publisher of independently-produced, environmental videos, that point the way to living healthily, happily, and with greater concern for the other inhabitants of this planet, and for our descendants. Check out their Animal Rights section! Reduced rates for activists. The Conservative Activists' Giant E-Mail Links Page - As they say on the website, "Here's your one-stop 'megaphone' where you can E-Mail letters to your elected representatives, talk shows, the media, and even write letters to the editor. Tell them what you think!" DawnWatch - tips on e-mail etiquette and a page for e-mail action. The DawnWatch website is a base for the newsletter. It is a place you can look to for pointers on various topics. The newsletter will cite a story or article which concerns animals (sometimes a story on health or nutrition) and provide an email link to the media source. You only have to click a button to dash off a quick note and make your voice heard. Doris Day Animal League - legislative info and "sign and send" letters to Congress. DDAL is a nonprofit, national, citizens lobbying organization formed to focus attention on issues involving the humane treatment of animals. Educators for Animal Rights - provides an on-line educational resource for educators, students and the public. 4 Paws Fundraising - a website that will help you and your animal welfare organization raise money through no-cost / low-cost fundraising ideas that really work. HerbWeb: Animal Rights Resources - they have a huge list of links to online resources. OpEdLetters.com - enables you to send a letter to the editor to hundreds of American newspapers, all at once ("Op/Ed" meaning "Opinion and Editorial"). PETA's Action Alerts page has a great list of current issues for letter writers. "The Witness" video web page - How does a construction contractor from a tough Brooklyn neighborhood become an impassioned animal activist? This video is a great tool for activists to share with others to show what turns a regular guy into an animal rights activist. World Animal Net Directory - the world's largest database of animal protection societies, with over 10,000 listings and links to more than 3,000 Web Sites.
Multi-Issue Organizations Animal Protection Institute - advocates for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation with more than thirty years of fighting animal abuse. Compassion Over Killing - COK’s main function lies in conducting investigations, organizing public demonstrations and other educational activities, and actively working to bring about a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman. Doris Day Animal League - Working with members of the House of Representatives and the Senate both in Washington, D.C., and their home states and districts, the League's goal is to pass laws to reduce the suffering of animals anywhere they are mistreated. Humane Society of the United States - The HSUS is dedicated to creating a world where our relationship with animals is guided by compassion. We seek a truly humane society in which animals are respected for their intrinsic value, and where the human-animal bond is strong. In Defense of Animals - a national organization dedicated to ending animal cruelty and exploitation wherever it might exist. Last Chance for Animals - LCA recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans. LCA believes that non-human animals should not be subjected to suffering and exploitation by humans because alternatives exist for nearly every traditional "usage" of animals. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PETA is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to exposing and eliminating animal abuse wherever it occurs. PETA uses public education, litigation, research and investigations, media campaigns, lobbying and grassroots organizing to accomplish its goal of protecting all species from exploitation and cruelty. Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine - PCRM is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventative medicine, conducts clinical research and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.
Legal Issues Animal Law Journal - The nation's first and only law review devoted exclusively to animal issues. Animal Law is a student-run law review at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Animal Law offers a unique forum for the scholarly discussion of legal issues related to animals. The review's objective is to educate the legal community and other interested groups and individuals about the current status of animal-related issues. Animal Legal Defense Fund - For nearly a quarter-century, ALDF has been pushing the U.S. legal system to end the abuse and cruelty that result from animals' classification as property. They've won precedent-setting victories, and continue to raise awareness among judges and prosecutors of animals' rights to freedom from captivity, violence and exploitation. Animal Rights Law - Animal Rights Law is a formal part of the curriculum at Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. ARL trains law students, produces legal materials for those who cannot afford legal assistance, and seeks to foster and facilitate general social discourse about animal rights and the human/animal relationship.
Animal Rights Law Office - Michael Rotsten, Attorney at Law. An animal rights lawyer devoted to activities that advance the welfare, protection, and rights of animals. Animal Rights Legal Foundation - Your online resource for animal law and its legal and theoretical foundations. Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy - The Journal's mission is to address legal and political issues concerning the human race's interrelationship with and management of wildlife species, their habitats, and the biosphere. The Harvard Law School Student Animal Legal Defense Fund - seeks to become one of the finest national resources for those interested in animal law. Not only do we hope to provide opportunities and assistance to Harvard Law School Students, but we want be an organization of universal utility for those working to promote positive legal protection of animal welfare. Meyer & Glitzenstein - a Washington, D.C. - based public interest law firm dedicated to providing high quality legal services and advocacy for non-profit organizations at below market rates or on a statutory fee basis. Oregon Attorney Scott Beckstead - advocates for animals in court and in the political arena and has litigated, negotiated, campaigned, written and lobbied on almost every important animal welfare issue of our time. "If you would like to contact me with legal questions or wish to discuss animal welfare issues, I would love to hear from you."
Anti-Vivisection/Animals in Science American Anti-Vivisection Society - dedicated to ending experimentation on animals in research, testing, and education. AAVS also opposes and works to end other forms of cruelty to animals. Americans For Medical Advancement - AFMA promotes human wellness by exposing the lost opportunities for cures and the life-threatening results of animal-modeled biomedical research. The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation - CRT, a non-profit organization, was launched out of concern over the irresponsible rush to commercialize animal-to-human organ, cell and tissue transplantation (xenotransplantation) using genetically modified pigs, and nonhuman primates. CRT is seeking a total ban on xenotransplantation. Charities Info - site by PCRM listing charities that do and don't test on animals Doctors Against Dog Labs - represents physicians who oppose the practice of using dog vivisection to teach basic physiology and pharmacology to first-year medical students. We oppose it on moral and ethical grounds, and believe there are other effective ways to teach basic physiology and pharmacology. Doctors & Lawyers for Responsible Medicine - DLRM's objective is the immediate and unconditional abolition of all animal experiments, on medical and scientific grounds. Hidden Crimes Photographic Exhibition on Vivisection - this is an incredible site! It has (very graphic) photos of all sorts of vivisection. If you are ever looking for a resource for anti-vivisection photos, this is it. The Institute for In Vitro Sciences - a non-profit, technology driven, foundation dedicated to the advancement of alternative test methods. The Institute (1) provides non-animal research and testing services,(2) sponsors workshops and training courses in in vitro methods, and (3) creates a forum where Industry, Government and Animal Welfare proponents can meet to determine constructive programs which effectively reduce animal use. The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) - has worked with scientists since 1981 to find new methods to replace the use of laboratory animals in experiments, reduce the number of animals tested, and refine necessary tests to eliminate pain and distress. Medical Research Modernization Committee - national health advocacy group composed of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who evaluate the benefits, risks and costs of medical research methods and technologies. National Anti-Vivisection Society - NAVS promotes greater compassion, respect and justice for animals through educational programs based on respected ethical and scientific theory and supported by extensive documentation of the cruelty and waste of vivisection. The Nature of Wellness - a not-for-profit organization seeking to inform the public about the medical and scientific invalidity and counter productiveness of animal experimentation and the massive damages it causes to our health, environment and economy. New England Anti-Vivisection Society - NEAVS advocates for the protection of animals through public outreach efforts and publications, through education programs designed to promote greater compassion and respect for life, and through the support of legislative initiatives and litigation intended for the protection of animals. Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - PSYETA has worked with social scientists, mental health providers and other animal rights organizations to reduce the suffering and exploitation of both human and nonhuman animals. Currently, PSYETA has three areas of focus: 1) The practice and policy implications of the relation between human violence and animal abuse. 2) The development of the academic field of Human-Animal Studies. 3) The replacement, refinement, and reduction of the use of nonhuman animals as models of human disorders. Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! - SAEN was founded in 1996 to force an end to the abuse of animals in laboratories.
Entertainment Industry Circuses - site by PETA Showing Animals Respect & Kindness - Bullfighting, Rodeos, Hunting
Wildlife/Hunting Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting - The mission of C.A.S.H. is to accomplish what its name says in the shortest possible time. Cull of the Wild: The Truth behind Trapping - makes the case that trapping with body-gripping traps -- whether for profit, recreation, or "wildlife management" -- is unjustified in the 21st century, and leaves the viewer with renewed hope that this barbaric practice can be stopped through grassroots activism, increased public education, and changes in public policy. The Fund for Animals - With regional offices and qualified and dedicated personnel working on education, legislation, litigation, and hands-on care, The Fund for Animals achieves effective results on a lean budget. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory - the source on the web for information on wildlife rehabilitation. Here you will find information on what to do with injured wildlife and who to contact. Information is provided for the public and for the professional wildlife rehabilitator. Many links are provided to sites of interest relating to the field. Information is also present about wildlife in general that will appeal to everyone.
Farm Animals Animal Place - Animal Place is a nonprofit sanctuary for abused and discarded ‘farm’ animals founded in 1989. Besides rescue work, Animal Place also concentrates on education. They develop educational materials to provide the public, primarily youngsters, with information on why they should view ‘farm’ animals as more than just food. Cows Are Cool - site by PETA offering extensive information about leather and leather alternatives. Farm Animal Reform Movement -a national, tax-exempt, educational organization advocating a plant-based diet and humane treatment of farmed animals through eight grassroots programs. Farm Sanctuary -non-profit organization dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals used for food production. Since incorporating in 1986, Farm Sanctuary has established America's premier farm animal shelters and waged effective campaigns to stop farm animal cruelty. To stay updated on farm animal issues, register with Farm Sanctuary to receive the electronic newsletter, legislative alerts, info on upcoming events, special offers and other important news. Click here to sign up! Farmed Animal Net - created to help people who are working to advance the interests of farmed animals. They offer fact sheets, action alerts, important contacts, publications and an excellent source of links. NoVeal - site by Farm Sanctuary working to end cruel veal production. Has great literature, printable petitions, and pretty much any info you want on the veal issue. United Poultry Concerns -a national non-profit organization that addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companionship situations.
Feminism Feminists for Animal Rights - a national educational organization dedicated to ending all forms of abuse against women and animals.
Fur Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade - their links section has an incredibly comprehensive list of links relating to the fur industry. So much so, that it is redundant to add any more here!
Companion Animals Pet-Abuse.Com - goals include The United Pet Way - a non-profit no-kill animal welfare advocate umbrella organization that provides assistance to other non-profit no-kill animal rescue organizations nationwide. Our mission is to help many of the under-funded and un-recognized no-kill animal rescue organizations.
Religion Atheists for Animal Rights - bringing together atheists and animal advocates, and educating one about the other. Biblical Vegetarianism - What does the Bible say about being a vegetarian? This site has biblical quotes and commentary. Christian Vegetarian Association - an international ecumenical fellowship of Christians respectfully advocating plant-based nutrition. The Jewish Vegan Lifestyle - promotes the practice of a vegan lifestyle within the Torah laws. Includes a free singles services, kosher vegetarian restaurants, events, and other resources. Jewish Vegetarianism - Theological Perspectives - presents a case for a vegetarian diet according to traditional Jewish principles. Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians - An interfaith peace effort pursuing plant-based, nonviolent nutrition. Unitarian Universalists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - "Our goal is to move from the mere celebration of the 'interdependent web of existence' into practices that affirm species interdependence in our everyday personal, social, economic and political lives."
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