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Organizations

Animal Rights Organizations are concerned with the abolition of the use of animals for the purposes of food, consumer items, experimentation and entertainment. They believe that these practices lie merely in tradition and that species membership is not morally relevant. Therefore, all sentient beings have fundamental rights that protect from oppression.

Animal Rights Organizations largely involve themselves in public awareness campaigns in an effort to promote veganism and expose many facets of animal cruelty rooted in generally accepted practices such as meat eating, and also lobby governments and corporations to instill change.

Please submit sites only for Animal RIGHTS organizations in this category. There is also an appropriate category for Animal WELFARE organizations at Society/Organizations/Animal_Welfare/. Please be sure you are submitting to the correct category to avoid any unnecessary delays in publishing your link.

A brief outline of the differences between the AR and AW movements:

Welfare organizations concern themselves with the welfare, and humane treatment of animals that are affected by human needs, and generally focus on domestic animals. The welfarist accepts certain traditional attitudes that dictate that we as humans *own* animals, and so believe we should be responsible owners.

The Rights movement, on the other hand, argues that we do not have the right to own or enslave animals, and work towards abolition, or animal liberation.

There was the welfarist: ''We must treat our slaves with great kindness and compassion.''
''Nonsense!'', said the Abolitionists; ''we must liberate them! Even if their lives might sometimes become even harder, we must recognize that the entire institution is utterly immoral and must be abolished.'' -Dietrich von Haugwitz

Africa

This category is for animal rights organizations located in Africa.

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Important Notes - Please Read:

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Sites for Animal Welfare Organizations should be submitted to that category.

Asia

This category is for animal rights organizations located in Asia.

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Important Notes - Please Read:

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Sites for Animal Welfare Organizations should be submitted to that category.

more information (editors only)

Europe

This category is for animal rights organizations located in Europe.

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Important Notes - Please Read:

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Sites for Animal Welfare Organizations should be submitted to that category.

more information (editors only)

North America

This category is for animal rights organizations located in North America.

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Important Notes - Please Read:

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Sites for Animal Welfare Organizations should be submitted to that category.

Oceania

This category is for animal rights organizations located in Oceania.

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Important Notes - Please Read:

Websites submitted here must be animal rights organization related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.

Sites for Animal Welfare Organizations should be submitted to that category.