List of animal welfare and animal rights groups
Animal welfare groups are organizations arguing for greater protection for
animals, usually those in human usage. Concerns include the way animals are treated when they are to be used for
food,
dairy milking, companions,
vivisection etc.
Animal rights groups are a specific kind of animal welfare group, arguing that animals should be accorded rights in law; it is controversial within
moral philosophy whether this position is logically defensible. Groups describing themselves as concerned with "animal rights" rather than "animal welfare" tend to be more strongly activist. They argue for different kinds of
rights and protections for
animals. Their demands range from the prevention of suffering to the equation of humans and animals (especially great apes) before law.
Several 'extreme' animal rights groups support the use of violence and intimidation against people they see as opposing their beliefs, for example medical researchers, abbatoir workers or meat delivery drivers. As it may be seen as hypocritical to support animal rights by abusing human rights, the list has been divided into groups known to support or use violence against people, and groups that do not.
List of animal rights and welfare groups known to condemn violence against people
List of animal rights groups known to support or use violence against people
\n* Animal Aid\n* Animal Liberation Front\n* Band of Mercy (forerunners of the ALF)\n* Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA)\n* Justice Department\n* People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)\n* Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) (SHAC's position on who is an "acceptable target" for violence goes far beyond any other group.)
See also
\n* List of organizations\n* List of environmental organizations\n* Animal rights\n* Animal welfare
External links
\n* Animal Welfare Groups UK directory
List of online animal rights groups
\n*International Animal Rights Forum (Minoesj)
Category:Lists of organizationsCategory:Animal rights groups
