This page in no way represents or supports all of the views of the sites listed here. Listings of websites from all sides of the animal welfare/rights debate have been included to allow you to decide how you feel about these issues. Use your best judgement when viewing or gathering information from these sites.

Societies and Organizations

• Animal Welfare Information Center
• The American Association of Zoo Keepers
• The American Zoo and Aquarium Association
• Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
• AALAS Homepage The American Association for Laboratory Animal Science- information on the care and use of laboratory animals
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
• The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
• Feminists for Animal Rights
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
• APHIS's Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care (REAC)- these are the people that enforce the Animal Welfare Act
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International- formerly American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
• World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)
• Animal welfare directory- a list of animal welfare societies in Britain, available for a fee (part of which benefits an animal sanctuary)
• The North Shore Animal League- large humane society with news and more
• The Anthrozoology Institute
• The Swedish Society Against Painful Experiments on Animals (main office)
• The Swedish Society Against Painful Experiments on Animals(branch of Uppsala)
• Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
• Americans for Medical Progress
• Massachusetts Society for Medical Research
• The National Animal Interest Alliance- an association of business, agricultural, scientific, and recreational interest formed to protect and promote humane practices and relationships between people and animals
• Swedish Animal Welfare Society for Horses
• The Animal Welfare Institute- a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. Includes information on programs that the institute is working on in all aspects of animal welfare.
• The International Fund for Animal Welfare
• Save a Sato- a Puerto Rican welfare association to rescue street dogs
• The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Center for Applied Ethology and Human-Animal Interaction
• The International Wildlife Coalition
• The Brigitte Bardot Foundation
• The Delta Society- dedicated to training animals for therapy and fostering the human-animal bond
• The Latham Foundation- source for affordable videos and publications about animal welfare, the benefits of the human/companion animal bond, and the connections between animal and child abuse.
• Sherberts Guinea Pig Welfare Centre- info, links, and animals currently being cared for
• The Hooved Animal Humane Society
• Pig Disease Information Centre- includes a section on welfare of pigs
• Days End Farm Horse Rescue
• Asociación Casa Alianza para el Rescate de Animales- animal protection association in Costa Rica. English Page
• International Primate Protection League  
• HorseAid
• University of Toronto Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (UofT SETA)
• The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Home Page
• Volunteers for Animal Welfare
• National Alternative Livestock Association- An organization for the purpose of promoting the preservation of livestock (threatened, endangered and non-endangered species). Positions include the protection of the right to own and keep animals
• ADDA- the first Spanish animal welfare organization (in english and spanish)
• Greyhound Protection League- why greyhound racing should be banned, news and more
• Haven- web page for the Irish Trust For the Protection and Care of Animals, an organization with concern about Irish SPCA's
• Viltjouren- a new Swedish non-profit animal welfare society for wild and companion animals (in Swedish only at the moment)
• Born Free Foundation- concerned with zoo animals, animals in entertainment and research animals
• Animal Aid- the UK's largest animal rights society, campaigning against all animal cruelty. Animal Aid uses all peaceful means possible in investigating, exposing and campaigning against the horrendous cruelty animals face in experiments, bloodsports, factory farms and in zoos & circuses. Includes a handy hyperlinked A-Z reference on animal rights issues. 
• The Animal Welfare Centre (AWC/ICWD) at Utrecht University
• Equine Placement Network- dedicated to the protection of slaughter horses
• Windham County Humane Society - a non-profit organization serving the residents of Windham County, Vermont, that accepts owner-surrendered pets, does adoptions, provides medical services, investigates cruelty complaints, and more.
• Wolfsong Ranch Foundation - a non-profit organization dedicated to the care and rescue of abused and abandoned wolves and wolf dogs that are bred and held privately as pets
• Equine Research Foundation - group interested in equine intelligence and how it relates to horse welfare
• Sociedad Española para la Protección de los Equinos (SEPE) - Equine welfare organization, page is in English
• Yucatán Animal Rescue Foundation - a non-profit organization which provides pro-bono veterinary services to the homeless and infirm animals on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico
• Do Not Eat Pigs.Org - concerned with the welfare of factory farmed pigs
• International Generic Horse Association and Horseaid Homepage - Dedicated to stopping the slaughter of horses
• Kwa Zulu-Natal SPCA - in South Africa
• Pare Este, Inc.- a non-profit animal welfare and humane educational organization in Puerto Rico (info on dog overpopulation)
• Farplace Animal Rescue - a sanctuary to take in unwanted and abused farm animals, small domestic pets and injured or orphaned wildlife (UK)
• Animals Asia Foundation - for the protection of dogs, cats and moon bear farming in Asia
• Message!Products - personalized checks that support animal rights and welfare organizations
• British Federation of Ferret Welfares

Newsgroups and Discussion Lists

• talk.politics.animals
• The Ecopsychology Mailing List- a discussion list about ecopsychology: psychology and ecology are used to examine the psychological and spiritual roots of the environmental crisis. Scroll down for subscription instructions.
• SEAC+ANIMALRIGHTS- SEACnet list for the discussion of Animal Rights. To subscribe send a letter to: [email protected] with the message: subscribe SEAC+ANIMALRIGHTS your name in the body of the message

Legislation

• Animal Welfare Act
• Animal Welfare Legislation and Policies
• Libel case in Britain involving McDonald's and its role in environmental destruction, animal welfare, bad diets, and more

Web Pages

• Animal News Center - nice site covering animal related news from around the world
• Annotated Database on Refinement of Housing & Handling Conditions and Environmental Enrichment for Laboratory Animals, Part I - includes information on many animals in a laboratory setting (not just mice and rats!)
• World Animal Network- includes a directory with over 6,000 animal rights organizations that can be searched or browsed in a variety of ways
• Greyhound Network News- the online version of a newsletter dedicated to informing people about the plight of the greyhound dog
• Ione's Pages: Ethics and Animals- lots of good links to all sides of the animal rights, animal welfare and anti-animal rights debate
• Animal Rights Resources Page- an index listing links all over the web about animal rights and protection- check it out
• Dr. Temple Grandin's Web Page: Livestock Behaviour, Design of Facilities and Humane Slaughter- informative site about the design of animal housing with regard to animal behavior. Also includes sections on animal welfare.
• The Amazing Environmental Web Directory- comprehensive index of all things environmental including a specific index on animal rights
• Moomilk- dairy industry web page with info on dairy cows and the production of milk. Includes a vitual tour on "The Story of Milk"
• Furry Friends Pet Assisted Therapy Services- introduction and information on pet assisted therapy
• Animal Research Data Base- includes information on the pros and necessity of animal models in research and responses to common animal rights arguments against animal research
• No-Kill Animal Shelters search in the United States
• EarthCare - animal issues in China and S.E. Asia
• Sherlock Bones "Tracer of Missing Pets"- information and advice on what to do when your pet is lost, how to protect your pet and what to do when you find someones pet
• Merry Lynn Pet Estates - take care of pets when owners are no longer able
• Nuri's Homepage- includes information on animal rights
• Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare- information and links on animal welfare and AR myths.  Lots of links.
• Pennsylvania Citizens Against Greyhound Racing

Education

• Cambridge University- Clinical Veterinary Medicine: Animal Welfare and Human-Animal Interactions Group
• University of Edinburgh- Postgraduate Program in Applied Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare
• Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine- The Center for Animals and Public Policy
• University of British Columbia Program in Animal Welfare 

Electronic Journals/Online Magazines/Tables of Contents

• The International Journal of Laboratory Animal Science and Welfare
• AnimaLife- an electronic college animal rights publication
• Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science- general and subscription information
• Animal Welfare: the Journal- includes tables of contents, notes to authors and more

Books/Book Reviews/Articles

• The Welfare of Veal Calves: A Review of the Scientific Evidence-by Jeff Rushen 
• Animal Rights and Animal Welfare- by Harold Guither and Janice Swanson
• Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals 
• Reference materials on animal rights
• The Manual of Animal Rights by David Cowles-Hamar
• The AR FAQ
• Vivesection and the AR FAQ rebuttal by Greg Popken
• AR opponents speak
• 12 Myths and Facts About Beef Production
• National Animal Interest Alliance 1995 Purebred Rescue Symposium and 1996 Purebred Rescue Symposium- information and excerpts dealing with dog abandonment
• Housing, Husbandry, and Welfare of Poultry- a National Agricultural Library Bibliography with many references
• The Shopping Guide for Caring Consumers- a list of companies that do not use animal testing and other animal testing information from PETA
• The Human-Animal Relationship by Jo Swabe- description of research project and information in this topic area
• Best Friends AnimalNet E-Magazine- articles dealing with current animal welfare topics in a popular magazine format
• Eternal Treblinka - information on book about parallels between the treatment of farm animals and the Holocaust

Misc.

• The Virtual Frog Dissection Kit 

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