List of animal welfare groups

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. An animal welfare group is concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of animals. It may be an animal rescue group which helps individual animals in distress or may be many animals of a kind suffering from some epidemic.

The category is distinct from an animal rights group. Although some groups may belong to both categories, an animal rights group goes beyond the welfare of individual animals to advocate for the rights of animals to be treated in a certain way, such as not to be abused, or used for medical research, sport, food, or clothing.

Note that more comprehensive listings (over 17,000 groups) are available via the World Animal Net directory (see external links below). You can also find listings of groups with Wikipedia pages by clicking on the relevant titles in the "Categories" bar at the bottom of this page.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Worldwide or Serving Multiple Countries

Albino Squirrel Preservation Society
Animal People (based in U.S.)
Animal Transportation Association
Animal Welfare Institute
AnimaNaturalis
Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
Bat Conservation International
BirdLife International
Brooke Hospital for Animals (equine)
Care for the Wild International
Compassion in World Farming
The Donkey Sanctuary (based in U.K.)
Friends of Animals
Global Alliance for Rabies Control
Grey2K USA
Humane Slaughter Association (based in UK)
Humane Society International
International Animal Rescue
International Bird Rescue (based in California)
International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
International Primate Protection League
Jane Goodall Institute
Let's Adopt
Marine Connection
Monkey World (based in U.K.)
Parrots International
Performing Animal Welfare Society
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals^[1]
SANCCOB (seabirds, based in South Africa)
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Shark Trust
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
Vegan Outreach
Vets Beyond Borders
Vets for Change
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
Wolf Preservation Foundation
World Animal Net^[2]
World Animal Protection
World Association of Zoos and Aquariums
World Horse Welfare

Asia

Animals Asia Foundation

Europe

Eurogroup for Animals

Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

Cat Protection Society of Victoria

Tasmania

Belgium

Prince Laurent Foundation

Bolivia

Canada

British Columbia

Alberta

China

China Animal Disease Control Center^[3]
Chinese Animal Protection Network
Wah Yan College Cats

Hong Kong

Jiangsu province

Ping An A Fu^[4]

Liaoning province

Vshine Animal Protection Organization^[5]

Sichuan province

Home of Love^[6]

Denmark

Egypt

Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt

Germany

Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft zum Schutz der Eulen (owls)

Ghana

Ghana Wildlife Society

Hungary

White Cross Animal Protection Society^[7]

India

Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
Animal Aid Unlimited (Udaipur, Rajasthan)
Animal Welfare Board of India
Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary
Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
The Blue Cross of Hyderabad
Blue Cross of India (Chennai)
Buddha Society for Animal Welfare
Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu
Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organization
GOAL Foundation: Group of Animal Lovers - Gujarat province
Help In Suffering (Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary
Let's Live Together (dogs, Bangalore)
National Institute of Animal Welfare
Wildlife Institute of India
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Centre (Bangalore)
Wildlife SOS

Indonesia

Palestine

Palestine Wildlife Society (wildlife, nature, animals & farms)

Japan

Japan Animal Welfare Society

Jersey

Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Kenya

Malaysia

Malta

St. Francis Foundation for Animals

Mexico

NACER.org

Mozambique

Mozambique Animal Protection Society

Namibia

Tierschutzverein Swakopmund (SPCA)

Nepal

The Netherlands

Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals

Norway

Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge

New Zealand

Pakistan

Pakistan Animal Welfare Society

Philippines

Serbia

Organization for Respect and Care for Animals

Singapore

Somalia

Somali Animal Health Services Project^[9]

Puntland

Vétérinaires sans Frontières^[10]

Sri Lanka

Dog Care Clinic

South Africa

Sweden

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Thailand

Turkey

Uganda

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

United Kingdom

United States of America

Alabama

Alabama Wildlife Center

Arizona

Arizona Humane Society

California

Colorado

Delaware

District of Columbia

Alaqua Animal Refuge

Florida

Alaqua Animal Refuge

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Animal Rescue League of Iowa

Kentucky

Kentucky Humane Society

Louisiana

Villalobos Rescue Center (New Orleans, featured on the television series Pit Bulls & Parolees)

Maryland

Alley Cat Rescue

Massachusetts

Michigan

Michigan Humane Society

Minnesota

New Jersey

New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Goathouse Refuge

Ohio

Oklahoma

The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Foundation

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Black Bear Education Center

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

References

↑ "Our international work", RCPCA, accessed August 16, 2014.
↑ [1], December 22, 2015
↑ Affiliated to the Veterinary Bureau of the Agriculture Ministry; see "China Animal Disease Control Center Opens in Beijing", Xinhua News Agency June 17, 2006.
↑ mentioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.
↑ formerly Pet 100, mentioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.
↑ mentioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.
↑ "National Programme for the Protection of Animals (NPPA)", lobbying efforts of the society are described; "Legal Advice Service" outlines help the society provides to people trying to enforce or deal with the national Act on the Protection of Animals, newly enacted in 1998.
↑ PAWS Rescue & Rehabilitation Facebook Page
↑ Somalia: Somali Animal Health Services Project: Mid-Term Project Evaluation Report", accessed Oct. 11, 2014.
↑ "Puntland Livelihood Support Program", Vétérinaires sans Frontières Suisse, accessed Oct. 11, 2014.

External links

worldanimal.net
AnimalWelfareAndTrade - farm animal welfare advocacy by U.K.-based Adolfo Sansolini
Animal Welfare/Environmental websites from around the world - Peace & Freedom Press
Wildlife rehabilitators in USA and Worldwide
Animal Welfare Organizations at DMOZ

[1] "Our international work", RCPCA, accessed August 16, 2014.

[2] [1], December 22, 2015

[3] Affiliated to the Veterinary Bureau of the Agriculture Ministry; see "China Animal Disease Control Center Opens in Beijing", Xinhua News Agency June 17, 2006.

[4] tioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.

[5] rmerly Pet 100, mentioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.

[6] tioned here: "Street Dog Welfare in China", Humane Society International, accessed August 16, 2014.

[7] "National Programme for the Protection of Animals (NPPA)", lobbying efforts of the society are described; "Legal Advice Service" outlines help the society provides to people trying to enforce or deal with the national Act on the Protection of Animals, newly enacted in 1998.

[8] PAWS Rescue & Rehabilitation Facebook Page

[9] Somalia: Somali Animal Health Services Project: Mid-Term Project Evaluation Report", accessed Oct. 11, 2014.

[10] "Puntland Livelihood Support Program", Vétérinaires sans Frontières Suisse, accessed Oct. 11, 2014.

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