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Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that sets standards of care and provides accreditation and support for animal sanctuaries, rescue centers, and rehabilitation centers. [1] It is based in Phoenix, Arizona but operates globally. [1] In many municipalities, businesses can identify as animal ...
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.
It contains almost 600 pigs on 80 acres (0.32 km 2; 0.13 sq mi). [2] The sanctuary was founded and is maintained by husband and wife retirees Ben Watkins and Mary Schanz. Before opening the sanctuary, Schanz was a medical technician and animal rights activist.
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."
The program provides documents detailing certification program requirements and specifications, as well as standards for animal care and slaughter. [9] The program is ISO Guide 65 accredited (the USDA is the accrediting agency in the US). [10] HFAC says that its label "creates a win-win-win situation for retailers, producers, and consumers."
Save the Animals Rescue Team II, a nonprofit animal shelter in Englewood, is on the brink of closing due to a significant decline in donations and a shortage of volunteers.
A humane society is a group that aims to stop cruelty to animals.In many countries, the term is used mostly for societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals (SPCA). In the United Kingdom, and historically in the United States, such societies provide waterway rescue, prevention and recovery services, or may give awards for saving human life (e.g., Glasgow Humane Society and Massachusetts ...
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