Maine Animal Coalition: Animal Advocacy Groups - National and International Animal Advocacy Groups

Animal Advocacy Groups: National and International Animal Advocacy Groups

Primate Rescue Center
The Primate Rescue Center has roots dating back to 1987 when the founders resuced a monkey from a dealer. Today the center has evolved into a nationally respected sanctuary housing 50+ primates, including 11 chimpanzees. Supported solely by tax-deductible donations, the Primate Rescue Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and is licensed and inspected by the USDA.
http://www.primaterescue.org





Humane USA
Formed in late 1999, Humane USA is the nation's first major political action committee devoted to the task of electing humane-minded candidates to public office at the federal and state levels.
http://www.humaneusa.org





Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is working to change the way society views and treats animals used for food production.
http://www.farmsanctuary.org




SASHA Farm
SASHA Farm is the midwest's largest farm animal sanctuary. The shelter, not only do provides food and water, veterinary care and a roof over the animals' heads, but it also gives the animal residents lots of love, social interaction with others of their own species, and a sense of security.
http://www.sashafarm.org





The Fund for Animals
The Fund for Animals was founded in 1967 by prominent author and animal advocate Cleveland Amory, and has spearheaded some of the most historic and significant events in the history of the animal protection movement.
http://www.fund.org



The Humane Society of the United States
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization. Established in 1954, HSUS seeks a humane and sustainable world for all animals, a world that will also benefit people. The mission statement for HSUS is "Celebrating Animals, Confronting Cruelty." http://www.hsus.org






International Society for Animal Rights
ISAR was founded in 1959 to expose and end the injustice and exploitation of animals and the suffering inflicted on them. Since that time ISAR has become a leader in the fight for Animal Rights, living up to the commitment in its name. ISAR believes that animals have Rights just as humans do and ISAR is 100% dedicated to defending them.
http://www.isaronline.org




United Animal Nations
The mission of United Animal Nations is to protect animals in danger or in need and to focus global attention on their plight in order to create a more humane world.
http://www.uan.org




F.A.R.M.
FARM (Farm Animal Rights Movement) is a national, tax-exempt, educational organization advocating a plant-based diet and humane treatment of farmed animals.
http://www.farmusa.org


People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 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. http://www.peta.org




Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is a nonprofit organization that promotes preventitive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.
http://www.pcrm.org





New England Anti-Vivisection Society
The New England Anti-Vivisection Society, founded in 1895, works to expose and replace animal experiments in laboratories and classrooms with ethically and scientifically responsible modern research methods and to protect human beings who may be subjected to such experiments.
http://www.neavs.org




Humane Farming Association
HFA's goals are to protect farm animals from cruelty, to protect the public from the dangerous misuse of antibiotics, hormones, and other chemicals used on factory farms, and to protect the environment from the impacts of industrialized animal factories.
http://www.hfa.org




Squirrel Wildlife Rehabilitation
Squirrel Wildlife Rehabilitation is a wonderful resource of information about squirrels. Lots of links too.
http://www.squirrel-rehab.org