Animal welfare groups argue for greater protection for non-human animals, particularly those used by human beings in laboratories or in entertainment, as well as domestic animals such as those used for food, labour, or as companions (pets).
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.
- Animal Chaplains
- Animal Defenders International (ADI)
- Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
- Animal Protection Institute (API)
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
- Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)
Anti-Cruelty Society (in Chicago in the US) ("to prevent cruelty to animals")- Bat Conservation International
- Bat World Sanctuary
- British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
- Born Free Foundation
- The Blue Cross
- Cats Protection (formerly Cats Protection League)
- Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA)
- Compassion In World Farming (CIWF)
- Defenders of Wildlife
- Dogs Trust (formerly National Canine Defence League)
- Eurogroup for Animals
- Friends of Animals (FoA)
- Grey2K USA
- International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
- International Primate Protection League (IPPL)
- The Greyhound Protection League (GPL)
- Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre
- League Against Cruel Sports (previously also known as LACS)
- Marine Connection
- National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS)
- New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS)
- People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)
- The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT)
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA)
- Scottish SPCA (SSPCA)
- Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL)
- 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)
See also
External links
- WorldAnimal.Net
- 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
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