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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.
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 ...
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.
It was renamed Animal Protection (1947–1977) and later became ASPCA Bulletin (1977–1981), ASPCA Quarterly Report (1981–1989), ASPCA Report (1989–1992) and Animal Watch: The Magazine of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1993–2004).
In 2019, Best Friends Animal Society and Southern Utah University began a partnership that included a new certificate program at SUU that included coursework on how to set up and run a no-kill animal shelter. [15] In 2020, NASCAR driver Alex Bowman added a Best Friends Animal Society paint scheme to his stock car to raise support for animal rescue.
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."
“Pawn Stars Do America" is a spinoff of the popular “Pawn Stars” show that has run since 2009 on The History Channel, its Season 21 ending in June. The new show's first season ended in ...
PAWS maintains three sanctuaries for captive wildlife—a 30 acre sanctuary in Galt, California, the 100-acre (0.40 km 2) Amanda Blake Wildlife Refuge in Herald, California and a third, Ark 2000, which comprises 2,300 acres (9.3 km 2) in San Andreas, California. The Galt sanctuary was the first in the United States equipped to care for elephants.