List of animal welfare groups
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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.
Unlike animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
groups, animal welfare
Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the physical and psychological well-being of animals.The term animal welfare can also mean human concern for animal welfare or a position in a debate on animal ethics and animal rights...
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 AssociationAmerican Humane AssociationThe American Humane Association is an organization founded in 1877 dedicated to the welfare of animals and children.The AHA's Film and Television Unit has monitored the welfare of animals during the production of films and television programs since 1940. They are the source of the familiar...
(AHA) - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty towards animals...
(ASPCA) - Animal ChaplainsAnimal chaplainsAnimal chaplains community, including pet loss grief support, animal memorial services, praying for animals who are sick or injured, comforting bereaved family members, holding hands with pet owners during surgery or animal euthanasia at a veterinary clinic or animal hospital, and performing...
- Animal Defenders InternationalAnimal Defenders InternationalWith offices in London and Los Angeles, Animal Defenders International is a major international campaigning group, lobbying to protect animals on issues such as animals in entertainment and their use in experiments; worldwide traffic in endangered species; factory farming; pollution and...
(ADI) - Animal Legal Defense FundAnimal Legal Defense FundThe Animal Legal Defense Fund is an American non-profit law organization that aims to protect the rights and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. It was founded in 1979 by attorneys active in shaping the emerging field of animal law. The ALDF has campaigned for stronger...
(ALDF) - Animal Rights UK
- Animal Protection InstituteAnimal Protection InstituteThe Animal Protection Institute was a national, nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento, California that in 2007, as part of its affiliation with the Born Free Foundation, was renamed Born Free USA. Founded in 1968, API's mission was to advocate for the protection of animals...
(API) - Animal Rights Party USA
- Animal Welfare InstituteAnimal Welfare InstituteThe Animal Welfare Institute is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 with the goal of reducing pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans...
(AWI) - Anti-Cruelty SocietyAnti-Cruelty SocietyThe Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago exists to prevent cruelty to animals and to advance humane education. Their mission is building a community of caring by helping pets and educating people....
(in Chicago in the US) ("to prevent cruelty to animals") - Arizona Humane Society
- Bat Conservation InternationalBat Conservation InternationalBat Conservation International is an international non-governmental organization working to conserve the world’s bats and their habitats through conservation, education and research efforts....
- Bat World SanctuaryBat World SanctuaryBat World Sanctuary was founded in 1994 as a non-profit rescue-rehabilitation center and sanctuary operated exclusively for bats. Based in North Texas, the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of bats in captivity, educating the public about bats to dispel myths and encourage...
- Best Friends Animal SocietyBest Friends Animal SocietyBest Friends Animal Society, founded in its present form in 1984, is an American nonprofit 501 organization that is one of America’s best known animal welfare rescue groups. Best Friends works in outreach programs with shelters, other rescue groups and members nationwide to promote pet adoption,...
- British Divers Marine Life RescueBritish Divers Marine Life RescueBritish Divers Marine Life Rescue is a British charity established in 1988 to train for, and respond to marine animals in distress in British waters and on coasts....
(BDMLR) - Born Free FoundationBorn Free FoundationThe Born Free Foundation is a conservation and animal rescue organization in the United Kingdom. It originated in 1984 as the "Zoo Check Campaign" by actors Virginia McKenna and her husband Bill Travers along with their son Will Travers and four associates....
- The Blue CrossThe Blue CrossThe Blue Cross is a registered animal welfare charity in the United Kingdom, founded in 1897 as Our Dumb Friends League. The charity provides support for pet owners who cannot afford private veterinary treatment, helps to find homes for unwanted animals, and educates the public in the...
- Cats ProtectionCats ProtectionCats Protection, formerly The Cats Protection League, is a UK charity dedicated to rescuing and rehoming stray, unwanted or homeless cats and educating people about cats and cat welfare. The organisation was founded as The Cats Protection League on May 16, 1927 at a meeting in Caxton Hall, London...
(formerly Cats Protection League) - Compassion In World FarmingCompassion In World FarmingCompassion in World Farming is a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organisation, with headquarters in the UK, branches in eight European countries and international representatives in China, Australia and South Africa...
(CIWF) - Dogs TrustDogs TrustDogs Trust, formerly known as the National Canine Defence League, is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the United Kingdom which specialises in the wellbeing of dogs. The charity rehabilitates and finds new homes for dogs which have been abandoned or given up by their owners...
(formerly National Canine Defence League) - Ducks UnlimitedDucks UnlimitedDucks Unlimited is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. It currently has approximately 780,000 members, mostly in the United States and Canada.-Introduction:Ducks Unlimited was...
- Eurogroup for AnimalsEurogroup for AnimalsEurogroup for Animals is an organisation based in Brussels, Belgium, which seeks to improve the treatment of animals throughout the European Union, and represents animal welfare organisations in almost all the European member states...
- Friends of AnimalsFriends of AnimalsFriends of Animals is an animal rights group based in Darien, Connecticut in the United States. It was founded by Alice Herrington in 1957 in Manhattan, New York, with an aim of reducing the number of stray cats and dogs by offering low cost spay and neutering, and went on to expand its activities...
(FoA) - Grey2K USAGrey2K USAFormed in March of 2001, GREY2K USA is an American non-profit organization dedicated to passing stronger greyhound protection laws and ending dog racing. GREY2K USA was the first organization to successfully petition for the prohibition of dog racing using the ballot initiative process with the...
- Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (HSPCA)
- Humane Society of Huron ValleyHumane Society of Huron ValleyHumane Society of Huron Valley is an independent animal welfare organization located in Ann Arbor, MI. The organization was formed in 1896, and opened a shelter on Cherry Hill Road in 1951.-Goals:...
(HSHV) - International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
- International Primate Protection LeagueInternational Primate Protection LeagueThe International Primate Protection League , founded in 1973 in Thailand by Dr. Shirley McGreal, is represented in 31 countries and has offices in the UK and the US, and works toward the well being of non-human primates...
(IPPL) - It's Meow or Never For Ferals (IMON For Ferals) http://itsmeowornever.com
- JAWS-Japan animal welfare society
- The Greyhound Protection League (GPL)
- Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre
- League Against Cruel SportsLeague Against Cruel SportsThe League Against Cruel Sports are an animal welfare organisation that campaigns against all blood sports including bull fighting, fox hunting and hare coursing. It also campaigns to ban the manufacture, sale and use of snares, for the regulation of greyhound racing and for an end to commercial...
(previously also known as LACS) - Mozambican Animal Protection Society
- Marine ConnectionMarine ConnectionMarine Connection is a London, UK-based animal welfare charity working both nationally and internationally for the welfare, protection, and conservation of cetaceans: dolphins, whales and porpoises. The charity aims to achieve its objectives via various campaigns, educational and research...
- Michigan Humane SocietyMichigan Humane SocietyThe Michigan Humane Society is a private, non-profit organization providing animal welfare and sheltering services to the metropolitan Detroit area...
- National Animal Welfare TrustNational Animal Welfare TrustThe National Animal Welfare Trust is a animal welfare charity founded in 1971, which operates no-kill rescue centres for animals and birds. It currently has branches in Watford, Berkshire, Essex, Somerset and Cornwall; and caters for a variety of animals, both pets and wildlife...
- 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 AnimalsRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsThe Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a charity in England and Wales that promotes animal welfare. In 2009 the RSPCA investigated 141,280 cruelty complaints and collected and rescued 135,293 animals...
(RSPCA) - Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsRoyal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsThe Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a New Zealand charitable society who work to provide food and shelter for abandoned and neglected animals and to promote humane treatment of animals.- History :The New Zealand SPCA was formed by settlers from England in...
(RNZSPCA) - Sanctuary One
- Scottish SPCA (SSPCA)
- Society for Animal Protective LegislationSociety for Animal Protective LegislationThe Society for Animal Protective Legislation , the legislative arm of the Animal Welfare Institute. SAPL has worked for the successful adoption of over 15 federal laws, including the Animal Welfare Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Humane Slaughter Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act...
(SAPL) - Society for Protection of Animal Rights in EgyptSociety for Protection of Animal Rights in EgyptThe Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt, or S.P.A.R.E., is a non-profit organization founded by Amina Abaza in 2001. It is the first animal welfare organization in Egypt to address the situation of all animals, including dogs, cats, and donkeys.-Aims:S.P.A.R.E.'s greatest goal and...
- Shark TrustShark TrustShark Trust is a charitable organization founded in the UK in 1997"dedicated to promoting the study, management, and conservation of sharks,skates and rays in the UK and internationally."....
- WDCS (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Socitey)
- Wolf Preservation FoundationWolf Preservation FoundationThe Wolf Preservation Foundation is an international non-profit organisation, independent of political parties or common interests...
(WPF) - World Society for the Protection of AnimalsWorld Society for the Protection of AnimalsThe World Society for the Protection of Animals is an international non-profit animal welfare organization and also a federation of such organisations and active in over 150 countries with more than 1000 member societies.- Organization :...
(WSPA) - Chinese Animal Protection NetworkChinese Animal Protection NetworkChinese Animal Protection Network is a non-profit animal protection organization, and the first Chinese network for animal protection. As an organization founded by native Chinese people, at its core, there are some of the most dedicated Chinese activists...
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