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Helen Woodward Animal Center (‘HWAC’ or ‘the Center’) is an animal center located in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Located on 12 acres, the Center provides a variety of services that benefit the community through educational and therapeutic programs for people, and humane care and adoption for animals.
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.
With more than 1,500 animals on the property, it is the largest animal rescue of its type in the world. [2] Actor/producer/animal welfare activist Leo Grillo is its national president and founder. [3] [4] As of 2007, the organization is funded solely on private donations of more than $5.5 million per year. [5]
The Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL) is an American grassroots animal rights organization, founded in 2003, based in California's San Diego and Orange Counties. APRL was founded in San Diego by animal rights activists Bryan Pease and Kath Rogers as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national organization. [ 1 ]
The Gentle Barn is an American nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal sanctuary organization located in Santa Clarita, California and Christiana, Tennessee, with a former location in Dittmer, Missouri. Founded by Ellie Laks in 1999, The Gentle Barn's mission is to provide sanctuary for abused animals who would not otherwise be able to find homes. [1]
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, [4] the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."
Improved animal management. Project participants learn key essential aspects of animal husbandry. Nutrition and income are the rewards Heifer expects recipients to gain from their gift animal through the consumption and/or sale of animal products. Gender and family focus encourages women and men to share in decision-making and community ...
A Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is a common name for non-profit animal welfare organizations around the world. The oldest SPCA organization is the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals , which was founded in England in 1824.