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VEGETARIANISM &
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WELFARE
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THE VEGETARIAN DIET AND LIFESTYLE |
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ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WELFARE |
THE VEGETARIAN DIET AND LIFESTYLE
http://www.veg.org/veg/
Vegetarian Pages
http://www.vrg.org/
The Vegetarian Resource Group -- a very complete resource on Vegetarianism; includes
recipes. They have an excellent, very exhaustive, links page at http://www.vrg.org/links/.
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/veg/Guide/index.html
World Guide to Vegetarianism
http://www.peta-online.org/newliving/cookindex.html
Vegetarian Recipes -- mostly Western -- from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(PETA).
ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WELFARE
"The greatness of a
nation and its moral
progress can be judged
by the way its
animals are treated."
The great moral philosopher Immanuel Kant said: "If man is not to stifle human feelings, he must practice kindness toward animals, for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his dealings with animals." Statistics on the correlation between animal abuse and crime demonstrate the truth of Kant's teaching. The love of animals is directly related to human love, and such evidence as medical studies on animal assisted therapies shows that the relationship between people and pets is a vital one.
The above enlightening quotations and graphics were obtained from the Bakersfield (California, U.S.A.) Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals at http://academic.csubak.edu/~a15441/1spca.html. This site provides, among other things, a good resource on how to go about adopting pets and making them part of the family.
http://www.hedweb.com/arfaq/arpage.htm
Animal Rights -- view the Frequently Asked Questions file -- very complete and
informative. Here's an interesting quote I found on this page:
"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a
whole human being."
Abraham Lincoln (16th U.S. President)
http://www.ctel.com.au/clients/rspca/history.htm
The History of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals -- from the
RSPCA of South Australia.
http://www.rspca.org.au/
RSPCA Australia -- website of the Australian national organization of The Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
http://www.rspca.org.uk/
The big daddy of them all -- possibly the first and largest registered animal welfare
society in the world -- The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, United
Kingdom.
http://www.way.net/wspa/
World Society for the Protection of Animals -- WSPA has been campaigning
for 40 years to protect all animal life. Working with over 300 member societies in more
than 70 countries, WSPA has the most widespread animal protection network in the world.
WSPA has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and the
Council of Europe. With offices around the world, WSPA specializes in disaster relief,
humane education, international campaigns and hands-on projects in those countries where
the term 'animal protection' is seldom heard.
http://www.peta-online.org/
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with
more than six hundred thousand members, is the largest animal rights organization in the
world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all
animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to
eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses its
attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most
intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the fur
trade, and in the entertainment industry. PETA also works on a variety of other issues,
including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests," and the abuse
of backyard dogs.
http://www.veterinarymall.com/humane.html
The Veterinary Mall -- Animal Welfare, Rescue, and Humane Organizations -- in the U.S.A.
and Canada
http://netvet.wustl.edu/welfare.htm
NetVet -- Animal Welfare / Rights / Humane / Rescue Organizations -- an excellent resource
compiled by Dr. Ken Boschert, a Veterinarian at Washington University's Division of Comparative
Medicine, located in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
http://www.aspca.org/
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For links to humane
organizations in various states of the U.S.A., please check out http://www.aspca.org/calendar/jump.htm .
http://www.bcyellowpages.com/advert/b/BCHES/dirhomes.htm
Pet Care Guidelines, Humane Education, Animal Sites to Visit, etc. -- a wonderful resource
for children, educators and parents -- from the SPCA Education Division of British
Columbia, Canada
http://web1.asia1.com.sg/mensa/general/spca.html
SPCA Singapore website -- courtesy of Mensa Singapore
http://www.ciwf.co.uk/
Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) investigates, and campaigns against, the suffering of
animals in factory farms. CIWF has also been at the forefront of the campaign to end the export of live farm
animals from the UK, and is campaigning for an end to farm animal genetic engineering.