Editing Animal welfare (section)

===Non-government organizations===
[[Animal Welfare Institute]] (AWI): An American non-profit charitable organization founded by Christine Stevens in 1951 with the goal of reducing suffering inflicted on animals by humans. It is one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the US.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Stevens |first1=Christine |title=Battles of the Animal Welfare Institute |journal=Alternatives to Laboratory Animals |date=September 1985 |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=48–52 |doi=10.1177/026119298501300106 |s2cid=221133697 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/026119298501300106?journalCode=atla |access-date=21 October 2022 |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021042751/https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/026119298501300106?journalCode=atla |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

[[Canadian Council on Animal Care]]: The national organization responsible for overseeing the care and use of animals involved in Canadian Science.<ref name="inspection.gc.ca"/>

[[Canadian Federation of Humane Societies]] (CFHS): The only national organization representing humane societies and SPCAs in Canada. They provide leadership on animal welfare issues and spread the message across Canada.<ref name="inspection.gc.ca"/>

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association: Brings in veterinary involvement to animal welfare. Their objective is to share this concern of animals with all members of the profession, with the general public, with government at all levels, and with other organizations such as the CFHS, which have similar concerns.<ref name="inspection.gc.ca"/>

[[Compassion in World Farming]]: Founded over 40 years ago in 1967 by a British farmer who became horrified by the development of modern, intensive factory farming. "Today we campaign peacefully to end all cruel factory farming practices. We believe that the biggest cause of cruelty on the planet deserves a focused, specialised approach – so we only work on farm animal welfare."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ciwf.org.uk/ |title=Compassion in World Farming – The farm animal welfare charity |publisher=Ciwf.org.uk |date=16 December 2011 |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103110348/http://www.ciwf.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

FarmKind: Raises funds for animal welfare organizations working to reform or end factory farming (specifically, [[The Humane League]], [[The Good Food Institute]], [https://www.sinergiaanimalinternational.org/ Sinergia Animal], [https://vegetarisk.dk/ Dansk Vegetarisk Forening], [https://www.fishwelfareinitiative.org/ Fish Welfare Initiative] and [https://www.shrimpwelfareproject.org/ Shrimp Welfare Project] - all of which have been recommended by [[Animal Charity Evaluators]]. They function as a donation guide for those seeking to help animals as much as possible with their donations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.farmkind.giving/about-us |title=FarmKind - About Us |publisher=www.farmkind.giving |date=29 July 2024 |access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>

The Movement for Compassionate Living: Exists to-
"Promote simple vegan living and self-reliance as a remedy against the exploitation of humans, animals and the Earth.
Promote the use of trees and vegan-organic farming to meet the needs of society for food and natural resources.
Promote a land-based society where as much of our food and resources as possible are produced locally."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mclveganway.org.uk/ |title=The Movement for Compassionate Living &#124; Home Page |publisher=Mclveganway.org.uk |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-date=3 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103204619/http://www.mclveganway.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[National Animal Interest Alliance]]: An animal welfare organization in the United States founded in 1991 promotes the welfare of animals, strengthens the [[human-animal bonding|human-animal bond]], and safeguards the rights of responsible animal owners, enthusiasts and professionals through research, public information and sound public policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naiaonline.org/about-us/mission-statements/ |title=Animal Welfare Principals |publisher=National Animal Interest Alliance |access-date=2 June 2014 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525035221/http://www.naiaonline.org/about-us/mission-statements |url-status=live }}</ref> They host an online library of information about various animal-related subjects serving as a resource for groups and individuals dedicated to responsible animal care and well-being.

National Farm Animal Care Council: Their objectives are to facilitate collaboration among members with respect to farm animal care issues in Canada, to facilitate information sharing and communication, and to monitor trends and initiatives in both the domestic and international market place.<ref name="inspection.gc.ca">{{cite web
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[[National Office of Animal Health]]: A British organisation that represents its members drawn from the animal medicines industry.

[[Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]]: A registered charity comprising over 50 communities.<ref name= OSPCA>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontariospca.ca/|title=Ontario SPCA|publisher=Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals|access-date=20 March 2013|archive-date=20 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320215138/http://www.ontariospca.ca/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]]: A well-known animal welfare charity in England and Wales, founded in 1824.

[[Universities Federation for Animal Welfare]]: A UK registered charity, established in 1926, that works to develop and promote improvements in the welfare of all animals through scientific and educational activity worldwide.