Animal Rights and Welfare

• Adopt-a-Pet.com (adopt from a shelter)
• Alley Cat Allies (The National Feral Cat Resource)
• Alliance For Animals (AFA) (Madison, WI)
• AKC Rescue Network
• American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) (working to end the use of animals in science)
• The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
• Angel Animals
• Animal Acres (farmed animal sanctuary and compassionate living center near Los Angeles, CA)
• Animal Advocates
• Animal Aid (fighting animal abuse & promoting a cruelty-free lifestyle; UK)
• Animal Allies Rescue Foundation
• Animal Ethics (outreach and research in defense of animals)
• Animal Humane Society (locations in Minnesota)
• Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF)
• Animal Matters
• Animal Outlook (animal advocacy group based in Washington, DC)
• Animal Place (a farmed animal sanctuary; Vacaville, CA)
• Animal Protection League of New Jersey
• Animal Rescue, Inc.(A Sanctuary for Life) (New Freedom, PA)
• Animal Rights Advocates of Upstate New York (ARAUNY)
• Animal Rights Coalition (ARC) (Minnesota)
• Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)
• Animals & Society Institute (ASI) (an independent research & education organization dedicated to advancing the status of animals in public policy and promoting the study of human-animal relationships)
• Best Friends (sanctuary in Kanab, UT)
• Big Cat Rescue (caring for cats, ending the trade; Tampa, FL)
• Cats Rule! Feline Rescue (Fairfax, VA)
• Catskill Animal Sanctuary (CAS) (sanctuary for abused & abandoned horses & farm animals; Saugerties, NY)
• Citizens United for Animals (CUFA) (Southeastern Wisconsin)
• Cottontail Cottage Farm Sanctuary
• Compassionate Action for Animals (CAA) (Minnesota)
• Culture & Animals Foundation (CAF) (Raleigh, NC)
• DawnWatch - Dawn Animal World News Watch (watching animal issues in the media)
• Defenders of Animal Rights, Inc. (Phoenix, MD)
• Dogs Deserve Better
• Envirolink
• Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM)
• Farm Sanctuary
• Fish Feel (organization devoted exclusively to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of respect and protection)
• Florida Voices for Animals (FVA) (Tampa, FL)
• For The Love Of Animals (FTLOA) (animal rights organization)
• Free-Range Trichinosis New York Times Op-ed
• Friends of Animals
• The Gentle Barn (California)
• Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) (Helping Sanctuaries Help Animals)
• GreenPeople (search for sanctuaries & shelters in your area)
• GREY2K USA (greyhound protection non-profit organization)
• Humane Farming Association
• The Humane League (Philadelphia, PA)
• Humane Society International (HSI)
• Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) (group focused on public policy for animals)
• The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
• The Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association (HSVMA)
• In Defense of Animals (IDA)
• Ironwood Pig Sanctuary (Tucson, AZ)
• Last Chance for Animals (LCA)
• Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary (sanctuary in Oregon)
• Maine Animal Coalition (MAC) (Portland, ME)
• Mercy For Animals (MFA) (Chicago, IL & Columbus, OH)
• The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) (advancing science without harming animals)
• The National Humane Education Society (NHES)
• NC State University Libraries Animal Rights and Welfare
• New Dawn Montana Farm Animal Sanctuary (near Missoula, MT)
• Northwest Animal Rights Network (NARN) (Seattle, WA)
• Our Hen House (nonprofit working to effectively mainstream the movement to end the exploitation of animals)
• Our Honor (Veterinarians)
• Pasado's Safe Haven (Washington)
• Peace Advocacy Network (PAN) (focuses on veganism, animal advocacy, social justice & environmentalism; Philadelphia, PA, US)
• Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary (sanctuary for rescued farmed animals; Colorado)
• People for Animal Rights (PAR) of Central New York (Syracuse, NY)
• People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
• Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) (sanctuary for abandoned or abused performing animals and exotic trade animals; California)
• Pets Alive Animal Sanctuary (a no-kill shelter in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains, NY)
• Pigs Peace Sanctuary (Washington)
• Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary (Poolesville, MD)
• Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) (advocates for animals through education, legislation, and direct care)
• Project Animal Freedom
• Rikki's Refuge Animal Sanctuary (Orange County, VA)
• Rooterville, A Sanctuary Inc. (sanctuary for farm animals; east of Gainesville, FL)
• The Senior Dogs Project (promotes the adoption of older dogs)
• The Shelter Pet Project (Adopt a pet!)
• Space Coast Animal Rights (Melbourne, FL)
• The St. Louis Animal Rights Team (START) (St. Louis, MO)
• Syracuse Animal Rights Organization (SARO) (Syracuse, NY)
• Toronto Pig Save (Toronto)
• United Poultry Concerns (UPC) (addresses the treatment of domestic fowl in food production, science, education, entertainment, and human companion situations)
• Vegan Living Program (formerly BARC; Baltimore, MD)
• Vine Sanctuary
• Woodstock Animal Sanctuary (Woodstock, NY)