Animal Legal
Defense Fund - Do-It-Yourself Resources, Animal Law
Resources, Criminal Justice Resources, Litigation Resources
on such topics as finding an attorney, veterinary malpractice,
animal protection laws, how to help a neighbor's neglected
animal, what to do if your dog is declared "vicious," custody
battles over companion animals, tips for writing law enforcement,
hoarding facts, and much more.
Dogs
Deserve Better - Campaigns for local, state, and national
laws to end the
chaining
and penning of dogs. Website has materials, contact info,
updates on laws, and more.
If
You Witness Cruelty - You've seen an animal being abused
and want to do something to stop it, but you don't know what
to do. Here are a few steps to help you with a cruelty investigation.
Pet-Abuse.com - A phenomenal resource for anything related
to pet abuse. Includes an abuse database, the abuse connection
(animal abuse and violence towards humans), preventing abuse,
abuse newsfeed, and much more.
Pet
Owners Alliance - Authorized by Florida State Statutes
to investigate cases of suspected animal cruelty and to
take remedial action within existing laws. Also has links
to Federal Statutes, Florida Statutes, Laws and Pet Stores,
and Ownership Liabilities.
Feral
Cats
Alley Cat Allies - As the foremost experts on feral cats,
Alley Cat Allies promotes nonlethal control for feral and
stray cats with trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs that effectively
reduce their population by sterilization — not euthanasia.
Neighborhood
Cats - A wealth of information for feral cat
caretakers, including the first online TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release)
course.
Humane Societies / Animal Welfare Groups
Animal Protection
Institute - A national non-profit animal
advocacy organization working to end animal cruelty and exploitation
through legislation, litigation, and public education.
ASPCA - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals exists to promote humane principles, prevent cruelty,
and alleviate fear, pain, and suffering in animals.
Farm Sanctuary - A national, non-profit organization dedicated
to rescuing and protecting farm animals. It also campaigns
to end abusive animal agricultural practices.
Lifesavers, Inc. - Wild Horse Rescue Dedicated to saving
abandoned, abused, neglected, and slaughter-bound mustangs.
National Humane Education
Society - Provides humane education,
rescue and relief assistance for animals, as well screened
adoption services.
Viva!USA -
Campaigns on behalf of animals killed for food.
Animal Rights Organizations
Animal Legal Defense Fund -
Since 1979, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has been leading
the fight to protect the lives and advance the interests
of animals through the legal system.
Animal
Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) - A non-profit
organization of over 4,000 membrs devoted to promoting respect
and compassion for non-human animals. (Ft. Lauderdale)
Florida
Voices for Animals - An all-volunteer, non-profit
education organization dedicated to informing
the public about the wonderful benefits of veganism
and also about the abuses that animals endure via factory
farming, entertainment, rodeo, fur industry,
experimentation,
military, clothing industry, neglect, criminal and sadistic
tendencies.
In Defense of
Animals - Working to protect the rights, welfare,
and habitats of animals.
Last Chance for Animals (LCA) -Dedicated to eliminating animal exploitation through education, investigations, legislation, and media attention. The organization believes that animals are highly sentient creatures who exist for their own reasons independent of their service to humans; they should thus not be made to suffer for the latter. LCA therefore opposes the use of animals in food and clothing production, scientific experimentation, and entertainment. Instead it promotes a cruelty-free lifestyle and the ascription of rights to non-human beings.
NAVS (National
Anti-Vivisection Society) - Animal advocates
for humane science. The organization works to stop the use
of animals in product testing, biomedical research, and classroom
education.
PETA -
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
One of the most powerful ways you can choose to help end animal suffering is to be a vegetarian. If you doubt the impact of a vegetarian diet, I challenge you to watch the following PETA video, "Meet Your Meat":
Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM) - A
nonprofit organization founded in 1985 that promotes preventive
medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher
standards
for ethics and effectiveness in research.
Sarasota In Defense
of Animals (SDA) - To defend the rights of animals, promote
animal welfare and habitat preservation; to provide lifetime
sanctuary care to animals abandoned, sick, and the victims
of cruelty with no selling, no trading, no breeding, and no
killing.
Puppy
Mills - Information from Last Chance for Animals.
Factory Farming
"Animal
Care Certified" Eggs - The "Animal Care Certified" seal
on egg cartons misleads consumers into believing the eggs
come from humanely raised hens. The Better Business Bureau
has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that the
seal constitutes misleading advertising.
Resources for Shelters/Animal Caretakers Resources for
care, housing, and health, including ways of preventing
the spread of diseases among the shelter population.
Shelter
Sheets for Cats - Free printable "Instruction
Sheets" on the About.com website for use by groups offering
cats for adoption.
Charity Evaluators
Charity Navigator - An independent charity evaluator that
works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic
marketplace by evaluating the financial health of America's
largest charities.
Online Magazines
AnimalsVoice.com -
An award-winning, independent, networking source of recent
media coverage, timely information, and an incalculable volume
of resources for animals and their defenders.
