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The American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) is a fully recognized specialty in the field of veterinary medicine by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). [1] Their goal is to advance the welfare of animals through education, certification, and Scientific investigation.
Jake Conroy is an American animal rights activist and vegan [1] who was involved with Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC), [2] [3] an international campaign to force the closure of Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), an animal-testing company based in the UK and US, for which he designed and maintained the SHAC websites.
Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) was an international animal rights campaign to close down Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS), Europe's largest contract animal-testing laboratory. HLS tested medical and non-medical substances on around 75,000 animals every year, from rats to primates.
From 1868 until 2018 The New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals focused on humane law enforcement and investigations of animal cruelty throughout New Jersey. Law Enforcement operations ceased on July 31, 2018. The agency was one of just a few law enforcement agencies in the state that have statewide authority.
Some of the animal welfare issues the departments work on include ending puppy mills and breed-specific legislation. [35] [36] [37] In 2019, the ASPCA sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture for access to animal breeder inspection records. [38]
Heather Nicholson is a British animal rights activist. [1] Nicholson set up Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) to close Huntingdon Life Sciences, a contract animal-testing company. That campaign was unsuccessful and closed in 2014. [1]
Jessica Sawicki, 37, is charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Teacher from Point Pleasant met student for ...
The activities of animal welfare and rights organizations include lobbying for animal protection legislation and better corporate animal welfare policies (e.g. cage-free egg campaigns), promoting reductions in animal product consumption, and conducting undercover investigations of industrial animal farms and animal research laboratories. [77]