Useful Links
Also see Take Action for links to current campaigns
"Not to hurt our humble brethren the animals is our first duty to
them - but to stop there is not enough: we have a higher duty - to be of service to them whenever they require it."
St. Francis of Assisi
VIVA
Viva! - Vegetarians International Voice for Animals
http://www.viva.org.uk/
"Eating meat; fish and dairy causes environmental destruction, damages human health, contributes to global hunger and inflicts immense suffering on billions of animals across the world. Viva! believes that the solution to all these problems is in our own hands: the best way to stop the destruction and the cruelty is to stop eating animals now – go vegetarian, or better still, vegan. "
Campaigns, information, recipes
Also VIVA Poland
Viva! Walczymy o konie i inne zwierzeta : .
http://www.viva.org.pl/
PETA
PETA UK: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals UK
http://www.peta.org.uk/
Information, campaigns, blog, recipes and more.
"The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Foundation is a UK-based charity dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals."
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The animal rights organization USA
http://www.peta.org/
Information, campaigns, blog, recipes and more.
"People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is the largest animal rights organization in the world, with more than 3 million members and supporters."
Also see PETA's
GoVeg.com: Vegetarian and Vegan Information
http://features.peta.org/how-to-go-vegan/
Information, recipes including starter pack , campaigns
United Poultry Concerns
United Poultry Concerns [UPC] - www.upc-online.org
http://www.upc-online.org/
"Dedicated to the Compassionate and Respectful Treatment Of Domestic Fowl." Information, campaigns and vegan recipes
All Creatures Org
All-creatures.org: Working for a Peaceable Kingdom for Humans, Animals,
http://www.all-creatures.org/index.html
A Christian Website dedicated to animal Rights. Information, campaigns, art, recipes and more
Vegan Peace
http://www.veganpeace.com/
"Vegan Peace is about striving towards peacefully sharing our Earth.
This website hopes to play a small role in inspiring people to strive towards a more peaceful world. We can all play a part in lessening the suffering so many people and animals go through every day."
Making the world a better place for both animals and people.
Information e-cards. campaigns recipes
Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY
http://www.farmsanctuary.org/
"Farm Sanctuary works to end cruelty to farm animals and promotes compassionate living through rescue, education and advocacy. We envision a world where the violence that animal agriculture inflicts upon people, animals and the environment has ended, and where instead we exercise values of compassion."
Animal rescue, advocacy, information, campaigns, Animal rescue stories and more.
circle of compassion
http://circleofcompassion.org/prayers.html
"A spiritual theme for people of all faiths and none. Thought provoking articles. Below is an extraction from their purpose page.
The deep-seated cause of animal suffering.
Worldwide animal cruelty and exploitation are symptoms of a deeply embedded, speciesist world-view that maintains that certain human beings have the right to commodify, exploit, enslave, and kill whomever they deem ‘less than human.’ Let us address the cause of animal suffering holistically:
•Both physically through non-violent action, and
•Metaphysically by spiritually encircling the world with compassion for all life. We must not underestimate how powerful our thoughts and prayers can be.
PCA honors the prayer traditions of all religions and encourages participants to use any form of prayer, meditation, or focused thought that is comfortable. In fact, Circle members who have no particular spiritual beliefs but who believe in the proven power of focused thought are absolutely welcome. There are no requirements to joining the Prayer Circle for Animals other than an interest in helping animals through prayer or focused thought and a willingness to commit to faithfully repeating at least once daily this Prayer for the Animals in a heartfelt mood of thanksgiving for the ongoing manifestation of love and peace on earth."
cuteandinterestinganimals.weebly.com
http://cuteandinterestinganimals.weebly.com/
Cute and interesting animals is a new website displaying the photographs of the most adorable animals you can imagine:
"This website is devoted to showing cool pics of animals, along with giving information on how to support them. Hope everyone likes this website! Have fun, and remember to always be kind to animals, and, if possible, donate to charities. "
Photographs with commentary, artwork and blog with an opportunity to leave a comment
vegatopia.org/
http://vegatopia.org/index.html
Introduction
"Vegatopia is dedicated to providing a comprehensive academic resource on all things vegan. If you are a student, researcher or teacher interested in any aspect of veganism this is the site for you. We aim to provide you with access to as wide a range of academic resources on veganism as possible and hope that through the inter- and multi- disciplinary sharing of ideas, this site will facilitate new areas of research into vegan-related issues. We want Vegatopia to be an interactive forum for dialogue, informing individual and collaborative research and teaching, as well as making a contribution to vegan activism and having a positive impact on veganism in a wider sense."
A website worth visiting by every one even if you are not an academic
The latest news on animal welfare and animal cruelty
http://www.worldanimalprotection.org.uk/
Purpose of WSPA from the Home Page:
"WSPA’s vision is of a world where animal welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends. WSPA has been promoting animal welfare for more than 25 years. Our work is concentrated in regions of the world where few, if any, measures exist to protect animals."
Important please note:
I am not an animal expert of any kind just your average person who loves animals, all animals, and feels deeply about the plight of many of our fellow creatures. Neither am I a writer, or any other expert. Therefore please keep in mind that the information included in this website has been researched to the best of my ability and any misinformation is quite by accident but of course possible.
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