The Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (Frame) which wants to moderate some of the uses and methods employed in labs has questioned the merits of the project with the UK's Animal Procedures Committee.

BBC: Mice mutants probe human genome

Nongovernment organizations, including World Society for Protection of Animals, World Wildlife Fund and Unesco Rapid Response, have stepped in with funding and with help training farmers.

WSJ: Elephants Now Think Twice About Midnight Snacks in Tanzania

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.

CNN: Free the killer whale