The Canny Link Directory

Animal Rights Resource Site - clearinghouse for net-based information.

FAQ - Animal Rights FAQ

Indirect Abuse to Animals

Kansas' Rattlesnake Roundups - addresses environmental and cruelty issues.

Manual of Animal Rights

Perry and Adare's Page - dedicated to the coexistence of humans and nature.

Usenet - talk.politics.animals

Visit to a Slaughterhouse

World Animal Net - resource site for animal protection, includes a directory of animal protection groups.    


Animal Experimentation

ANZCCART

Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals - collection of abstracts about research methods of skin irritation testing which minimize or do without the use of animals.

Altweb - news, information, discussion, and resources from the field of alternatives to animal testing.

Applied Ethics in Animal Research - a multi-disciplinary course and conference for those challenged by the profound ethical questions posed by animal use in biomedical and behavioral research. May 31-June 3, 1997; Albuquerque, NM.

LD50 Test - a failure of extreme, but measurable, proportions, a major study of this lethal animal test reveals extreme inaccuracies.

New Scientist: Animal Experimentation - explore the pros and cons.

Tierversuche/Animal Testing - Infos ueber Tierversuche, Argumente dagegen. Info and debate on animal testing. In German and English  


Circus Animals

Animal Circuses in the UK - analysis of animal welfare in a circus environment.

Circus Watch Group - information about cruelty to animals in circuses.

Circuses.com - learn more about animals in circuses and how you can help.  


Humane and Rescue Societies

9 Lives Animal Rescue - Colorado Springs, CO - holds adoption fairs every weekend at alternating PetsMart locations.

Adopt a Pet - non-profit organization that showcases animals up for adoption at local centers and shelters in the Lower Fairfield County area of Connecticut.

Adopt-A-Pet - Shelton, WA - photos of dogs available for adoption, What to Expect - bringing an adopted dog home, and links to additional dog related resources.

Adoption and Rescue Klub (ARK)@

American Pet Association - pet owner info, dogs & cats, breeder, veterinary & puppy services, pet ID & recovery, humane donation & funraising, much more.

Animal Aid Society - Hampton, VA - a no-kill shelter for homeless dogs.

Animal Aid of Tulsa - info on animal rescue, adoption, education, etc.

Animal Defense League of San Antonio - advocates non-euthanasia and provides shelter, care, programs and services.

Animal Haven - a no-kill shelter for abandoned animals in NYC placing cats and dogs in loving homes, and giving lifetime care to those animals who can't be placed.

Animal Humane Society of Hennepin County (MN) - information on programs and services available.

Animal Shelter, The - Winter Garden, FL - home to hundreds of homeless dogs, cats, and small household pets.

Animal Welfare League - Chicago Ridge, IL - animal shelter offering rescue, adoption, and education services. Cats, dogs, rabbits, and reptiles to adopt.

Animal Welfare League of the Greater Capital District, Inc. - Albany, NY - volunteer group rescuing dogs and cats to new homes.

Assisi Animal Foundation - Crystal Lake, IL - no-kill, non-profit animal shelter providing shelter, care, appropriate adoption, preservation, protection, and education.

Atlanta Humane Society - provides a shelter, a clinic and public education dedicated to prevent neglect, abuse, cruelty and exploitation of animals.

Blue Cross, The - a UK based national animal welfare charity.

Bob's Adopt-a-Pet [PA] - independently owned no-kill shelter.

Canine Connections - referral service that networks with Boston area animal control officers, shelters and private owners to find homes for animals.

Capital Area Humane Society - Hilliard, OH - dedicated to the elimination of cruelty, abuse, neglect, and abandonment of animals in central Ohio.

Cecil County SPCA - Chesapeake City, MD

Champaign County Humane Society

Clermont County Humane Society - Batavia, OH

Community Animal Welfare Society (CAWS) - Salt Lake City, UT - a grassroots nonprofit volunteer organization.

Coppell Humane Society - TX - dedicated to saving unwanted pets from euthanization.

Delaware Humane Association

Denver Dumb Friends League - non-profit humane society and animal shelter.

Dogpak Rescue - committed to rescue and adoption placement of our canine friends using local community resources.

Dogs' Home Battersea, The

Dreampower Animal Rescue Foundation

East Bay Animal Referral, Inc. (EBAR)

Ferret Home Rescue and Adoption Shelter - not-for-profit shelter to rescue ferrets in Western Washington and find them new, loving families.

Frederick County, Md. Humane Society - non-profit voluntary organization dedicated to the humane treatment of animals. Listings and photos of dogs & cats available for adoption in Frederick County, Maryland.

Greek Animal Rescue - We rescue animals (Dogs, Cats, Donkeys, even a lioness!).

Gwinnett Humane Society - non-profit, volunteer organization providing placement services for homeless pets, humane education, lost-and-found services, and phone line consultations.

Hearts United for Animals - shelter placing dogs and cats for adoption throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Helen Woodward Animal Center - Rancho Santa Fe, CA - committed to the philosophy of people helping animals, animals helping people.

Herkimer County Humane Society - non-profit organization dedicated to sheltering homeless animals in Herkimer County, NY.

Hinsdale Humane Society - dedicated to the care and adoption of unwanted and abandoned animals and the offering of humane education programs to prevent suffering and neglect.

Homeless Homer - directory of local shelters, information to teach kids about the plight of homeless pets, and details on Heinz Pet Products programs to help animal shelters.

Hooterville SafeHaus - no-kill shelter and rescue organization.

Houston Homeless Pet Placement League

Humane Services of Metro Atlanta - primary mission is to reduce the number of homeless pets by providing low-cost spay/neuter sevices.

Humane Society Calumet Area, Inc. - Hammond, IN - a non-profit group dedicated to the welfare and well-being of animals.

Humane Society of Austin

Humane Society of Boulder Valley

Humane Society of Charles County, Maryland - serving the communities of southern Maryland.

Humane Society of Cobb County, GA - cats and dogs (both purebreds and mixed) available for adoption. Current list and pictures online.

Humane Society of Kodiak Animal Shelter - AK

Humane Society of Lackawanna County - serving Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Humane Society of Ramsey County

Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County

Humane Society of Santa Clara County

Humane Society of Scott County - Davenport, IA

Humane Society of Utah

Humane Society of Ventura County, CA - photos and bios of animals available for adoption as well as information about services.

Humane Society of the Willamette Valley - offers many animal related services to Salem & surrounding Marion County communities.

JaxLostPets - Jacksonville, FL - database and notices of hundreds of lost and found pets of North Florida.

Kentucky Humane Society

League for Animal Welfare - Batavia, OH - no-kill animal shelter featuring dogs and cats available for adoption in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Lega Italiana dei Diritti dell' Animale (LIDA) - informazioni essenziali per il riconoscimento giuridico dei diritti naturali dell'animale e notizie, in particolare, sul conflitto di diritti tra uomini e animali.

Lehigh County Humane Society (LCHS) - LCHS is a full-service animal protection organization offering temporary shelter to homeless animals, adoption, spay/neuter, emergency rescue, and education.

Lewis & Clark Humane Society - includes pictures of cats and dogs available for adoption.

Longmont Humane Society - Longmont, CO - committed to preventing the suffering of and cruelty to animals, and striving to instill in the community an ethic of empathy, care, and appreciation for all living things.

Marathon County Humane Society

Marin Humane Society - mission is to protect animals from abuse and neglect.

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Springfield Shelter

Melrose Humane Society - Melrose, MA - a no-kill shelter for cats and dogs in northeastern Massachusetts.

Mercy Rescue Net - animal adoption, lost and found database. Free service to shelters and the public to list and search for pets.

Michigan Humane Society - see some of the animals available for adoption at three Detroit-area animal shelters.

Montana Pets on the Net - humane societies, animal shelters, and rescue organizations in the state of Montana. City and statewide listings.

Nashville Humane Association

New Leash on Life Animal Rescue - CT - nonprofit, all volunteer animal rescue group serving New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes events, volunteer information and pet listings.

Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary - with a no kill policy every animal deserves a home but not every home deserves an animal.

North Bay Canine Rescue & Placement - pulls mixed breed and herding dogs out of shelters and other at-risk situations and place sthem in safe, loving homes.

North Shore Animal League

Ohlone Humane Society - serving companion animals and wildlife in Fremont, Newark, and Union City.

Oregon Humane Society

PIGS a Sanctuary - placement service for abused or neglected potbellied pigs.

Pasado's Safe Haven - a non-profit shelter dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and long-term care of farm animals, and the pets of the ill and elderly.

PawSafe Animal Rescue's Electronic Shelter

Peninsula Pet Rescue and Placement League - shelter rescue and placement.

Pet Adoption Fund - volunteer, no-kill organization which rescues, shelters, and provides adoption services for homeless animals.

Pet Finder - searchable database of homeless animals from a growing list of shelters in the New Jersey Area. Also allows individual listings.

Pet Finders - non-profit organization serving Sacramento and Northern California dedicated to placing homeless pets.

Pet Network - animal rescue and placement services.

Pet Rescue dot Com - Net Pet Central and Pet Action League working together to help homeless animals.

PetShelter Network - a national on-line database of animals available for adoption, wanted to adopt, lost, and found.

Pets & People Humane Society, Inc. - serving the Central Oklahoma area, with pictures and descriptions of pets available for adoption.

Pinellas Animal Foundation - animal welfare organization with a primary mission of educating people about animal welfare issues and pet care.

Progressie Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)

Rappahannock Humane Society PetNet - VA - listing services for lost and found and all homeless animals in the Rappahannock region, as well as lots of animal resources.

Redlands Humane Society, Inc. - CA - a pet rescue and adoption program with a no-kill policy.

SLO Animal Regulation Volunteers(ARF)

San Diego Humane Society

Sanctuary, The - non-profit organization to raise funds for a humane shelter.

Santa Cruz SPCA - providing animal control and shelter for lost, injured and abandoned animals.

Second Chance Pet Adoptions

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of the Treasure Coast - Jensen Beach, FL

Soquel Creek Animal Sanctuary - llamas and dogs play together, the birds chase the cats, and telepathic communication between humans and animals is a way of life.

South Florida Ferret Club and Rescue, Inc. - provides care and a home for abused, lost, and unwanted ferrets. Adoptions, education, and monthly meetings.

Southern Animal Rescue Association - Seguin, TX - operating a no-kill shelter providing care, rehabilitation, rescue, humane education, adoption and nursing home visits.

Stray Pets in Need - features photographs of SPIN Pet of the Week and other animals available for adoption.

Suncoast Humane Society - SW Florida pet care and adoption, community education, pet visiting program to local nursing homes, and foster care program for new litters.

Taipei Abandoned Animal Rescue Foundation - non-profit orginization, run by students, that rescues dogs from the streets of Taiwan.

TakeMeHome.Net - non-profit organization helping to save animals from an otherwise gloomy future.

Tallahassee-Leon Community Animal Service Center

Thurston County Animal Shelter - includes photos and descriptions of adoptabled dogs and cats updated weekly.

Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation - committed to companion animal rescue and adoption, humane education, pet-assisted therapy, and other animal related programs.

Tropics Exotic Bird Refuge, The - specializes in the long term care of handicapped, unwanted, and retiring breeder exotic birds.

Upper Valley Humane Society - The Upper Valley Humane Society is a non-profit organization serving communities in the NH/VT Connecticut River area.

Wairarapa SPCA - animal rescue and care organsation.

West Alabama Animal Rescue (WAAR) - Tuscaloosa

Wild Animal Orphanage, The - non-profit sanctuary for unwanted, abused, and non-releasable wild and exotic animals.

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) - nonprofit organization that rescues and fosters dogs in Alberta until they can be permanently placed with adoptive parents.

Meow-Aid - non-profit, no-kill cat shelter. Adult cats are available for adoption and fostering.

P.A.W.S.: People For Animal Welfare and Safety - a volunteer organization providing interim care to animals in need until a new permanent home is found.

P.A.W.S.: People For Animal Welfare and Safety - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - a volunteer organization providing interim care to animals in need until a new permanent home is found.

Banning of Hunting is an Affront To Freedom, The - discussion of the rights of individuals to pursue their interests, notwithstanding a dissenting majority.

Fund for Animals - an active anti-hunting organization in the United States.

Hunt Saboteurs Association - (UK) taking direct action to save hunted wildlife.

Jim Powlesland's Hunting Rights - articles discussing the animal rights agenda.

League Against Cruel Sports - local and national support groups taking on individual cases where hunts have violated the law.

Critiques of Animal Rights - essays and links critical of claims made by animal rights advocates.

Trojan Horse of Animal Protectionism - facts and opinions about animal research.

Hunters Against Animal Rights Madness - established for the purpose of putting an end to the animal rights community through education.    


Organizations

Alliance for Animals - increases public awareness of animal abuse.

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - dedicated to alleviating pain, fear and suffering in animals.

Animal Aid - UK campaigning group against all animal cruelty. Information about experiments, factory farming, captivity, humane research, vegetarianism.

Animal Defense League - New Jersey - information on animal liberation including veganism, recipes, nutrition, circuses, fur, leather, wool, and legal resources for activists.

Animal Legal Defense Fund - takes direct legal action to protect animals from exploitation and abuse. Works to establish legal rights for animals.

Animal Liberation NSW - one of Australia's high-profile animal rights organisations.

Animal Liberation Victoria - protects the rights of non-human animals.

Animal Protection Institute - advocacy organization working through litigation, education, and publications to protect all animals. Includes links to program areas, publications, and the Action Alert Team.

Animal Watch Australia

Animal Welfare Council - supports the use of animals in recreation, entertainment, sport and industry and is dedicated to advancing responsible care and humane treatment.

Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) - concerned with trapping methods, humane treatment of lab and farm animals, protection and preservation of endangered species, and marine animal protection.

AnimalKind - working to improve the status of animal protection world-wide through education, training and legislation.

Animals Aid - non profit organization for animal shelter and aid.

Animals in Mind - UK based charity dealing with the mental welfare of companion animals.

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights - organization concerned with society's use and abuse of nonhuman animals, often for trivial reasons.

CHAI: Concern for Helping Animals in Israel - a non-profit organization formed in the United States to assist Israel's animal protection community in improving the condition and treatment of Israel's animals.

Compassion Over Killing - COK is a national animal rights activist network whose main function is organizing protests against animal exploiters such as furriers and fast food restaurants.

Compassion in World Farming - investigates, and campaigns against, the suffering and cruelty to animals inherent in factory farming.

Doris Day Animal League - information about Spay Day USA, pending animal legislation, and companies whose products are "manufactured with compassion."

Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - request for help. Possible closure of the DSPCA due to lack of funds.

ENPA - Ente Nazionale Protezione Animali: informazioni utili sui diritti degli animali (ENPA is a non-profit Italian organization devoted to animal protection).

Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM) - promotes rights of farm animals, vegetarianism, and environmental consciousness. Programs include the Great American Meatout and World Farm Animals Day.

Farm Sanctuary - a national, non-profit organization dedicated to ending the exploitation of animals used for food production.

Federal Association Against Vivisection - People for Animal Rights - An association of more than 100 regional and nation-wide organizations in Germany, working for the recognition of fundamental rights for animals.

Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania - includes listings of member societies, links and information on pending legislation having an impact on animals in the state.

Feminists for Animal Rights - dedicated to ending all forms of abuse against women and animals.

Friends Of Animals - international organization working to protect animals, with major programs to stop the poaching of African elephants, and campaigns against hunting, trapping and fur.

Hugs for Homeless Animals - dedicated to improving the lives of homeless or displaced animals.

Humane Farming Association - dedicated to the protection of farm animals. Includes information on factory farming, veal, dairy cows, the pork industry, animal refuge and more.

In Defense of Animals - national animal advocacy organization dedicated to ending the institutionalized exploitation and abuse of animals by defending their rights, welfare and habitat.

Last Chance for Animals - dedicated to reducing exploitation of animals across a variety of issues.

Lega Italiana dei Diritti dell'Animale (LIDA) - informazioni essenziali per il riconoscimento giuridico dei diritti naturali dell'animale e notizie, in particolare, sul conflitto di diritti tra uomini e animali.

Malcolm Cat Protection Society - Cyprus - a sanctuary for over 150 cats and kittens.

Orange County People for Animals - information on vivisection, vegetarianism, animal rights, and pet overpopulation.

PawSafe Animal Rescue's Electronic Shelter

People for Animal Rights (PAR) of Syracuse and Central New York - group that talks and educates about animal rights, protecting the earth, lobbying, some protests, and we host some vegetarian dinners.

Progressive Animal Welfare Society - PAWS - creating peaceful coexistence between animals and humans through wildlife rehabilitation, campanion animal shelter, and animal advocacy.

Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PSYETA) - an independent association of psychologists dedicated to the promotion of animal welfare within and through psychology.

Sanctuary For Animals - tax-deductible charitable organization that provides permanent homes to animals in need.

Speak - animal rights and environmental education speakers' bureau promoting a vegetarian diet and working for animal welfare.

United Poultry Concerns [UPC] - non-profit organization promoting the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl in laboratories, classrooms, factory farms, and entertainment.

Web Directory: Interesting WWW Sites - From PETA

Petitions

Help Save the Elephants - sign a petition to help save elephants being mistreated in zoos and circuses.    


Publications

AnimaLife - publishing animal rights articles, poems, and cartoons from any college student in the world.

Animals' Agenda - bimonthly magazine dedicated to informing people about animal rights and cruelty-free living.

Ark Online - online magazine for people who care about animals. Stories, current events, resources, and action activities for the benefit of animals. All volunteer effort; submission of articles is encouraged.

Notiziario Animalista - News and activities you can take part in to promote and propagate nonviolence and respect for animals. Written in Italian only.    


Web Directories

Animal Behavior and Welfare Sites - designed to help those looking for web sites and information on animal behavior, welfare, and rights.

Animal Rights - WWW Virtual Library    


Zoos

Why Zoos? - produced by children from two schools.

Zoos: Endangered Species?