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| the directory animal welfare |
| Campaigning Groups |
| Animal Defenders International (ADI) |
ADI also rescues and relocates animals in distress worldwide. ADI has become a major force for animal protection, and through undercover investigations has secured legal protection and advanced legislative action all over the world to protect animals. |
| Animal Aid |
Animal Aid is the UK's largest animal rights group and one of the longest established in the world, having been founded in 1977. We campaign peacefully against all forms of animal abuse and promote a cruelty-free lifestyle. We investigate and expose animal cruelty, and our undercover investigations and other evidence are often used by the media, bringing these issues to public attention. |
| The Campaign to Abolish the Fur Trade |
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| Global Whale Alliance |
The Global Whale Alliance was formed in 2001 to fight the resumption of commercial whaling. Membership is open to everyone that believes that the commercial slaughter of whales has no place in a modern compassionate world. |
| Horseracing Kills |
Horseracing Kills is a website set-up by Animal Liberation Victoria a Australian not-for-profit organization working to help all animals. |
| League Against Cruel Sports |
They describe themselves as follows, ' Established in 1924, the League campaigns to end all animal suffering in the name of 'sport'. In particular, we campaign against barbaric blood-sports such as hunting and coursing and for the regulation of greyhound racing.' I can't really argue with that. |
| Lord Dowding Fund (LDF) |
The LDF awards grants totalling £300,000 a year to fund humane research across a wide range of fields, including microsurgery, toxicology, breast and lung cancer, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, cot death, cataracts and brain damage. Named after WW1 Air Chief Marshal, Lord Dowding, a former President of the NAVS. The LDF also supports new and advanced methods of research such as cell culture, biotechnology, brain imaging and computer packages which replace the use of animals in the education of school and university level students. |
| Marine Conservation Society (UK) |
 The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK's national charity dedicated to the protection of the marine environment and its wildlife. MCS involves thousands of volunteers in surveys and other projects, has a network of local supporters' groups, and works with other bodies of like-mind to achieve common goals. |
| National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) |
The NAVS campaign for the abolition of cruel and futile experiments on animals and petitions against animal research on both a national and international level. Through its sister organisation, the Lord Dowding Fund, they promote non-animal research by awarding grants in excess of £2 million. |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals |
They say ... 'People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than a million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.' |
| Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
 The RSPB was founded in 1889 and since then has grown into Europe's largest wildlife conservation charity with more than a million members. From its initial stance against the trade in wild birds plumage the issues which the Society tackles have grown hugely in number and size. |
| Royal Society for the Protection of cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) |
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| Save the Whales |
Save the Whales was founded in 1977 when Maris Sidenstecker was 14 years old, and focuses on educating the public, especially children, about marine mammals and the fragile ocean environment. |
| Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
A recent article (February 2006) in the Guardian highlighted the work of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and their founder Paul Watson to fight the Japanese whaling fleets. It's a fascinating article and well worth reading. The crew of the Farley Mowat do amazing, dangerous work and they deserve our support. |
| Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society |
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is the world's most active charity dedicated to the conservation and welfare of all whales, dolphins and porpoises (also known as cetaceans). |
| World Society for the Protection of Animals |
WSPA is the world's largest federation of animal welfarists, with a growing network of over 600 member societies in more than 130 countries. WSPA has 13 offices and hundreds of thousands of supporters worldwide. |
| World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
 Formally the World Wildlife Fund. The now World Wide Fund for Nature is the the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation. The WWF have a fantastic international website with loads of information and fact sheets detailing all the problems affecting the natural world. They also have 30 autonomous offices in different countries. |
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Founded in 1875, the National Anti Vivisection Society (NAVS) is the world’s first anti-vivisection group and continues to lead the worldwide campaign for animal experiments to be replaced with sophisticated, non-animal methods. 