There is an existing and praiseworthy animal rights group called Best Friends Animal Society.
"It's one at a time, and it's fairly slow work, " said Michael Mountain, president and CEO of Best Friends Animal Society, one of the first animal organizations allowed into the city to rescue pets.
The animal protection group Humane Society International said the new directive would still not prevent "severe suffering" in certain types of animal testing.
Organizations like Sea Shepherd, Greenpeace, The International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Humane Society and -- yes -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals all campaign in various ways to stop the decimation of whales and other intelligent creatures of the sea.
Earlier this year SGN did a similar project, partnering with the U.S. Humane Society on the game Fluff Friends to raise awareness around animal cruelty and thousands of dollars for the Humane Society.
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Lack of alteration does not imply lack of injury, according to Naomi Rose, a marine biologist at the Humane Society, an American animal-welfare charity.
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The list of sponsors included some of the biggest names in animal rights activism: the Humane Society of the United States, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Farm Sanctuary and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Other animal welfare groups, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), also object to rodeos.
Before addressing any behavior issues, animal trainer Kristen Collins of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) says pet owners should start with a thorough veterinary exam.
Many seniors fail to consider their pets when building an estate plan, an oversight that often finds them homeless or in animal shelters, according to the Humane Society of the United States.
"We have animals trickling in very slowly, " said Rowdy Shaw, a senior field responder on the Humane Society of the United States' animal rescue team.
With the world's eyes on China as the Beijing Olympics looms, the country is touting its concern about animal welfare as a mark of a civilised society.
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Leashed rescue dogs were led around the audience by volunteers from the Humane Society of New York and Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.
Mr Packham said it showed people were "susceptible to the most ludicrous scaremongering that our society can muster on behalf of an animal".
Nearby panels explain that Magdalenian Woman was about 30 years old when she died, was part of a sophisticated nomadic society of hunter-gatherers who followed the animal migrations, and ate a pretty healthful and plentiful diet.
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Uist Hedgehog Rescue, a coalition of organisations consisting of Advocates for Animals, the British Hedgehog Preservation Society, Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust and International Animal Rescue, say the creatures should be relocated to the mainland instead, as killing them is inhumane.
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But animal rights groups fought hard against the plan, including the Humane Society of the United States.
Four organisations were involved in the rescue - the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Leitrim Animal Welfare, Dogs Trust and County Veterinary Offices.
About 90% of its plant species exist nowhere else on the planet, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, and many of its bird, reptile and animal species -- including all the world's lemurs in the wild -- are endemic.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is among many animal welfare agencies that are trying to help the hundreds of thousands of creatures victimized by the hurricane.
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