Links

Here are some links to national & local societies and some other sites you may find helpful. For links to student groups please visit the Groups List.

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Please note, the organisations listed here vary widely in their methods and objectives and do not necessarily reflect the views of SAAC.

National/International Groups

Advocates for Animals

Scottish animal protection organisation  www.advocatesforanimals.org

Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA)

Putting animals back onto the agenda of the Church  www.aswa.org.uk

Animal Aid

All aspects of animal rights and vegetarianism  www.animalaid.org.uk

Animal Cruelty Investigation Group

 www.acigawis.co.uk

Animal Defenders International (ADI), National Anti-Vivisection Society & the Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research

 www.ad-international.org, www.navs.org.uk

Animals Asia

Run the China Bear Rescue to save bears from the horrific practice of farming for bile  www.animalsasia.org

Born Free Foundation

Animal rescue, conservation and protection  www.bornfree.org.uk

British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV)

 www.buav.org

Captive Animals' Protection Society (CAPS)

 www.captiveanimals.org

Catholic Concern for Animals

Working to put animals on the agenda of the Churches in UK and throughout the world  www.catholic-animals.org

The Christian Vegetarian Association UK (CVAUK)

 www.cvauk.homecall.co.uk

Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT)

 www.caft.org.uk

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)

 www.ciwf.org

Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research

Medical progress without animal experiments  www.drhadwentrust.org.uk

Ethical Student

Student guide to all aspects of ethical living  www.ethicalstudent.com

Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)

 www.frame.org.uk

Greyhound Action

Fighting the cruelty involved in greyhound racing  www.greyhoundaction.co.uk

Humane Research Trust

 www.humaneresearch.org.uk

Humanist Vegetarian Group

Promoting secular vegetarianism  www.humanist.veggroup.org

Hunt Saboteurs Association (HSA)

 www.huntsabs.org.uk

International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals (IAAPEA)

 www.iaapea.com

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

 www.ifaw.org

International Network for Humane Education (InterNICHE)

 www.interniche.org

League Against Cruel Sports (LACS)

 www.league.org.uk

Naturewatch

Produce the Compassionate Shopping Guide & campaign against vivisection and wildlife crime  www.naturewatch.org

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Various aspects of animal protection and vegetarianism  www.peta.org.uk

Respect for Animals

Fighting the fur trade  www.respectforanimals.co.uk

Safer Medicines Campaign

Scientists opposing vivisection  www.safermedicines.org

Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Scottish SPCA)

 www.scottishspca.org

SPEAK

Campaign against the new Oxford University animal lab  www.speakcampaigns.org

Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC)

International campaign to close Huntingdon Life Sciences  www.shac.net

Uncaged Campaigns

Anti-vivisection campaign  www.uncaged.co.uk

Vegan Society

 www.vegansociety.com

Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation (VVF)

 www.vegetarian.org.uk

Vegetarian Society

 www.vegsoc.org

Vegetarians International Voice for Animals (VIVA)

 www.viva.org.uk

Vivisection Information Network

 www.vivisection-absurd.org.uk

World Animal Net

Network of animal protection societies with consultative status at the UN  www.worldanimal.net

World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)

 http://wspa.org.uk

Young Veggie

Vegetarian Society website for young veggies  www.youngveggie.org
Local Groups

Cornwall's Voice for Animals

 www.cornwallsvoiceforanimals.org

Coventry Animal Alliance

 www.geocities.com/jillsday2005/coventry-animal-alliance

Coventry Veggies and Vegans

 www.coventryveggies.makessense.co.uk

Guernsey Vegetarian Group

 www.veggies.org.gg

Edinburgh the Fur-Free City (EFFC)

 www.edinburghfurfreecity.co.uk

Leeds Animal Protection

 www.leedsanimalprotection.org.uk

Manchester Animal Protection

 www.mapsoc.org.uk

Manchester Vegetarian and Vegan Group (mvvg)

 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mvvg

North West Hunt Saboteurs Association

 www.nwhsa.org.uk

Sheffield Animal Friends

 www.sheffieldaf.org.uk

Solent Vegetarians and Vegans

 www.solentveg.org.uk

Southern Animal Rights Coalition

 www.sarconline.co.uk

Uproar

Plymouth based animal rights  www.uproar.org.uk

York Action For Animals

 www.yafa.co.uk
Other links

Animal Rights Community Online

Very active discussion forum for all aspects of animal rights  www.animalsuffering.com/forum

Animal Rights Malta

Animal rights TV, games, abolitionist info & more  www.animalrightsmalta.com

Ethical Consumer

Magazines & online resources for ethical living  www.ethicalconsumer.org

Help International Plant Protein Organisation (HIPPO)

Food aid & sustainable living for the third world  www.ivu.org/articles/net/hippo.html

How to Do Animal Rights - & Win the War on Animals

Free online book, a comprehensive guide to animal rights activism  www.animalethics.org.uk

IsItVegan

Online database of vegan products  http://realfood.redblackandgreen.net/isitvegan

Lifescape Magazine

Monthly cruelty-free glossy magazine  www.lifescapemag.com

The Vegan Forum

Vegan message board  www.veganforum.com

UK Animal Rights Web Directory

Wide range of web links providing animal rights information, news and resources  www.ukanimalrights.net

Vegan Village

Online vegan community  www.veganvillage.co.uk

Vegatopia

Promoting ethical veganism through academic research and teaching  www.vegatopia.org

Veggie Vision

Internet TV station  www.veggievision.co.uk

Veggies Catering Campaign

Catering for all kinds of events & also online database of groups, contacts and events listings  www.veggies.org.uk

Veginity.com

Mouthwateringly scrumptious vegan recipes  www.veginity.com