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One of the first national laws to protect animals was the UK Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 followed by the Protection of Animals Act 1911. In the US it was many years until there was a national law to protect animals—the Animal Welfare Act of 1966—although there were a number of states that passed anti-cruelty laws between 1828 and 1898. [23]
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
The Animal World magazine defined its objective as "to protect animals from torture and ameliorate their condition, and to awaken in the minds of men a proper sense of the claims of creatures placed under their dominion". [58] It was edited by John Colam the then secretary of the RSPCA from 1869–1905. [59]
The organization was known previously as the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). This resulted from the merger of two animal welfare organizations in 1981, the World Federation for the Protection of Animals (WFPA) founded in 1950 [3] and the International Society for the Protection of Animals (ISPA) founded in 1959. [4]
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) was founded in 1969, in initial efforts to stop the commercial hunt for seal pups on the east coast of Canada. With offices in 15 countries, and projects in more than 40, [4] IFAW is one of the largest animal welfare organisations in the world.
Animal protection may refer or be related to: Animal law; Animal protectionism; Animal rights, including a list of animal welfare and rights by country Animal rights movement; Animal shelter; Animal welfare; Conservation biology; Protected species
The initiative is self-named, within its text, as the Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation initiative. Its current numerical designation is "Initiative 16". The proposed initiative requires cows, pigs, and other livestock to live at least 25% of their natural lives before slaughter.