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 189,000 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.
Worldwide or Serving Multiple Countries
Asia
- Animals Asia Foundation
- Animal Safety Organization Pakistan
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Europe
Eurogroup for Animals
Belgium
- Prince Laurent Foundation
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Australia
Bolivia
- Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi
- La Senda Verde (wildlife)
- Voluntarios en Defensa de los Animales
Canada
China
- China Animal Disease Control Center
- Chinese Animal Protection Network
- Wah Yan College Cats
Hong Kong
- Jane Goodall Institute (Hong Kong)
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Hong Kong)
Croatia
- Prijatelji životinja (Animal Friends Croatia)
Denmark
- Anima
- Inges kattehjem
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
India
Jersey
- Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Kenya
- David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Malaysia
- Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- SPCA Selangor, Malaysia
Nepal
- Animal Welfare Network Nepal
- Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre
- [http://www.arc.org.np/ Animal Rights Club]
The Netherlands
- Dutch Society for the Protection of Animals
Norway
- Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge
New Zealand
- Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- SAFE, Save Animals From Exploitation
Pakistan
- Give Us Life Animal Welfare - Reg
- Pakistan Animal Welfare Society
- Bezabaan Animal Care Trust
Philippines
- Compassion and Responsibility for Animals
- Philippine Animal Welfare Society
- Philippine Tarsier Foundation
Poland
- Towarzystwo Opieki nad Zwierzętami w Polsce
Serbia
- Organization for Respect and Care for Animals
Singapore
- Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES)
South Africa
- Chimp Eden
- Shamwari Game Reserve, near Port_Elizabeth
Thailand
- Elephant Nature Park
- Elephantstay
- Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT)
Turkey
- HAYTAP
Uganda
- Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
United Kingdom
United States of America
Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
See also
- Animal rescue group
- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
References
External links
- worldanimal.net
- AnimalWelfareAndTrade â€" farm animal welfare advocacy by U.K.-based Adolfo Sansolini
- Animal Welfare/Environmental websites from around the world â€" Peace & Freedom Press
- Wildlife rehabilitators in USA and Worldwide
- Animal Welfare Organizations at DMOZ