Animal Welfare Groups

In Defense of Animals - USA
http://www.idausa.org/

Our mission is to end animal exploitation, cruelty, and abuse by protecting and advocating for the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals, as well as to raise their status beyond mere property, commodities, or things.  Our accomplishments include:

• saving hundreds of dogs and cats by organizing rescue operations following the Oakland/Berkeley firestorm
• liberating 40 dolphins held captive off the coast of Japan
• rescuing 180 beagles scheduled for death in the dissection labs of the UC Davis veterinary school
• canceling cocaine addiction research on monkeys at New York University
• canceling the bone-breaking experiments on retired racing greyhounds by the US Army.

During the past 23 years, under the direction of Dr. Elliot Katz, In Defense of Animals has expanded its mission and has grown to be one of the nation's foremost animal advocacy organizations, with 80,000 members, dedicated to ending institutionalized abuse of animals by defending their rights, welfare and habitat.