“"Speciesism is what allows for all other forms of isms. If human beings believe that they are superior to another animal (since we are all animals), then it makes it easier to believe that we are superior to other races, religions, sexes, sexuality and the like." ”
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Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
Located in New Britain, Pennsylvania. Founder and Executive Director of the Aark is Mary Jane Stretch, one of the nation’s leading authorities on wildlife rehabilitation. The work of the Aark is divided into three major areas - Rehabilitation, Education and Training; each with the common goal of fostering the care and understanding of wildlife.
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Action For Our Planet
This website acts as an educational resource, inspiring people to take action for the planet by raising awareness, utilising knowledge and encouraging others to become advocates for the planet and it's inhabitants.
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ADAPTT -Animals Deserve Absolute Protection Today & Tomorrow
Founded by Gary Yourofsky, Animals Deserve Absolute Protection Today and Tomorrow (ADAPTT) believes that all animals have an inherent right to be free and live completely unfettered by human dominance.
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Alliance For Animals
AFA is a non-profit animal rights organization whose fundamental belief is that all animals, human and nonhuman, should not be treated as the property of another. AFA was created to promote ethical and compassionate treatment of all animals by various means.
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American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS)
Working to end the use of animals in science.
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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
join........donate........adopt
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American Vegan Society
The American Vegan Society is a nonprofit educational membership organization teaching a compassionate way of living that includes veganism.
If you are in the Philadelphia, PA area, become a member and share in some great events.
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Animal Aid
Animal Aid is the UK's largest animal rights group and one of the longest established in the world, having been founded in 1977.
This website has some heartbreaking videos showing the dark side of horseracing, factory farming, animal experimentation, etc.
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Animal Concerns
The Animal Concerns Community is a project of the EnviroLink Network, a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental and animal rights/welfare. This is a really great site!
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Animal League Defense Fund
Animal Legal Defense Fund has been fighting to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
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Animal Liberation Front (ALF)
ALF engages in direct action on behalf of animals. This includes removing animals from laboratories and fur farms, and sabotaging facilities. Any act that furthers the cause of animal liberation, where all reasonable precautions are taken not to harm human or non-human life
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Animal Lifeline
A support organization for rescues, shelters and municipal groups who advocate for homeless animals everyday. Located in Warrington, Bucks County, PA. Please visit their thrift store where your purchases/donations help homeless animals.
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Animal Rights - The Abolitionist Approach
The mission of this website is to provide a clear statement of a nonviolent approach to animal rights that (1) requires the abolition of animal exploitation; (2) is based only on sentience and no other cognitive characteristic, and (3) regards veganism as the moral baseline of the abolitionist approach.
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Animal Rights Zone
ARZone hosts weekly Question and Answer sessions with a variety of people who are connected in some way to issues surrounding human-nonhuman relations.
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Animal Shelters
Animal shelters listed by state
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Animal Welfare Institute
AWI has sought to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by people. In the organization's early years their particular emphasis was on the desperate needs of animals used for experimentation. In the decades that followed they have greatly expanded the scope of their work to address many other areas of animal suffering which includes factory farming.
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Animalearn
Animalearn is dedicated to assisting educators and students find non-animal methods to teach and learn science-related subjects.
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Animals In Distress (Coopersburg, PA)
Animals in Distress is a non-profit, tax deductible sanctuary for animals who have little or no hope elsewhere. Its programs are designed to prevent suffering and to save lives. No animal is killed because it is unwanted, too old, or injured. (This place is close to my home and they do fantastic work....if you are looking to adopt a pet, please check out an animal rescue shelter in your area!)
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Anti Fur Society
The Anti-Fur Society is a "hands on" group of dedicated, caring volunteers, all working worldwide for the betterment of fur bearing animals.
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Arnolds Way
Fabulous raw food restaurant in Lansdale, PA. I frequent this place quite often. I love it!
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ASPCA
ASPCA was the first humane organization in the Western Hemisphere. Our mission is “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.”
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Balasia
Wonderful green world cafe in Emmaus, PA. Great food!
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Best Friends Animal Society
Best Friends works with our members -- and with humane groups, individuals and entire communities -- to set up spay/neuter, shelter, foster and adoption programs in neighborhoods, cities, and states throughout the country. Through this work, Best Friends is helping to save and rehabilitate tens of thousands of animals each year.
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Bite Club of KC
An independent, zero-profit animal rights and liberation activism group. Founded on 7/5/09, Bite Club’s mission is to amplify the efforts of individual animal rights activists in the Kansas City area by bringing them together, to educate the public about veganism and animal liberation.
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Born Free USA (united with Animal Protection Institute)
Our mission is to end the suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife — including highly endangered species — in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally.
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Brad's Raw Foods
Brad's Raw Foods is the home of The World's Healthiest Chip!
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Caring Consumer
Companies that do/do not test on animals
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Christian Vegetarian Association
(CVA) is an international, non-denominational ministry of believers dedicated to respectfully promoting healthy, Christ-centered and God-honoring living among Christians.
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Circuses
This website focuses on the indescribable animal abuse that occurs routinely with circus animals, specifically elephants. Please say "NO" to circuses!
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Compassion For Change
Compassion for Change works to:
*Address issues and concerns providing support for the following: animal abuse, animal cruelty, animal welfare, animal rights, green living and vegetarian/vegan lifestyles.
* Promote protection, compassion, kindness, love and respect for animals and the earth.
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Compassion Over Killing
COK’s MTV Pro-Vegetarian Commercial Campaign
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Compassionate Action for Animals
Their mission is to inspire respect for animals and promote vegetarianism through outreach, education, and community building (in the Twin Cities area).
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Culture And Animals Foundation
Culture & Animals Foundation's founder and president is philosopher, Tom Regan. CAF seeks to expand humankind’s understanding and appreciation of other animals, improving the ways in which they are treated in today’s society.
CAF is the only all-volunteer organization exclusively dedicated to intellectual and artistic expression to raise awareness of animal rights.
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Earth 911
Earth 911 delivers actionable local information on recycling and product stewardship that empowers consumers to act locally, live responsibly and contribute to sustainability.
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Earth Save International
Earth Save raises awareness of the ecological destruction linked to the production of "food animals" and advocates and promotse a planet-friendly diet.
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Earthlings
A MUST SEE documentary about our dependence on animals but also our complete disrespect for them.
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Earths Endangered Species
Endangered species by continent.
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Eccorazzi
The latest in "green" gossip......in the world of film, tv, music, fashion, celebrities, etc. Really cool site!
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Eco Mall
A place to help save the earth. Earth's largest environmental shopping center!
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Eco-Cycle
Working to build zero waste communities.
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European Vegetarian Union
The EVU is an umbrella organization for vegetarian societies and groups in Europe. One of it's many objectives is to raise public awareness of, and promote vegetarianism, vegetarian issues and the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle;
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EVOLVE!
Embracing the Vision Of Liberation for the Voiceless and Exploited
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Farm Sanctuary
works to end cruelty to factory farmed animals
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Farm USA
FARM - Farm Animal Rights Movement
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Food For Life Global
To provide karma-free vegan or vegetarian meals to the disadvantaged, malnourished and victims of disaster (natural or manmade), wherever there is a need in the world
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Free Cycle
A grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people giving and getting stuff for free in their own towns, that would possibly end up in landfills. Check for a town near you and start giving…
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FreeSharing.org
Working to help their neighbors and the environment by keeping usable items out of the landfill by passing them along to people who can use them.
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Friends of Animals
Friends of Animals, founded in 1957, advocates for the right of animals to live free according to their own terms.
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From A To Vegan
A To Vegan covers everything from recipes and cooking videos to video interviews with vegan personalities, business owners and activists, and everything in between. This site also brings educational outreach events to the local community here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
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Gentle World
Gentle World’s core purpose is to help build a more peaceful society, by educating the public about the reasons for being vegan, the benefits of vegan living, and how to go about making such a transition.
Sign up for their very informative newsletter!
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Go Veg
animal rights
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Go Vegan Radio
vegan radio show
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Green Earth Travel
Vegetarian and Environmentally Friendly Travel
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Green Maven
Search the Green Web....Be Green, Live Green.
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Happy Cow
guide to restaurants and health food stores
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Helping Animals
Travel............The best Vegetarian Festivals in the US
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Hoof 'N Hearts Horse Rescue
Hoof 'n Hearts Horse Rescue is a four year old non-profit organization founded with the noble intent on rescuing horses and ponies from slaughter, abuse, and neglect. Everyday, horses are shipped long hours to Canadian and Mexican equine slaughterhouses to meet a cruel and undeserved demise.
Many of the horses being slaughtered are racehorses that didn't make it on the track, old camp horses, stolen horses, and even the BLM protected mustangs are illegally slaughtered. Every week in Pennsylvania, a slaughter auction takes place. Hoof 'n Hearts main mission is to rescue as many of these horses as possible and adopt them out to loving homes.
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Humane Myth
Humane myth: An idea being propagated by the animal-using industry and some animal protection organizations that it is possible to use and kill animals in a manner that can be fairly described as respectful or compassionate or humane
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I Can't Believe It's Vegan
Mainstream foods that are vegan
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International Vegetarian Union
The International Vegetarian Union is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide by representing the vegetarian cause.
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Kind Green Planet
Kind Green Planet is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people about healthy, humane, eco-friendly living......thru film, workshops, activism, lifestyle coaching and community programs.........all teaching respect for the earth and compassion for all living creatures.
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Last Chance For Animals
LCA was founded in 1984 by Hollywood actor Chris DeRose, Last Chance For Animals has its roots in fighting and exposing the inherent cruelty of vivisection. LCA opposes the use of animals for scientific curiosity, entertainment, clothing, and food. LCA recognizes the use of non-human animals in medical experimentation as both immoral and of questionable scientific validity due to the tremendous biological difference between species.
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Lehigh Valley Vegetarians
subscribe to their great newsletter, attend a pot-luck dinner, check out their informative website
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Liberation Of Brother & Sister Animals (LOBSA)
LOBSA a non-profit international Buddhist animal equality vegan group. We believe in total abolition of non-human slavery and the end of speciesism.
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Living Nutrition Forum
Living Nutrition, Raw Food Recipe, Fruitarian & Natural Hygiene Lifestyle Forums
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Love For Life
RAW FOOD - LIVING FOOD - VEGETARIAN WEBSITES
Love For Life is committed to the creation of Do No Harm, Kin Domain communities throughout the world. Kindoms, where we grow our own food and support one another
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Marine Conservation Society
MCS campaigns for clean seas and beaches, sustainable fisheries, and protection for all marine life.
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Meetup
Check to see if your town has a vegan meetup group. If they don't, start one up.
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Mercy For Animals
Responsible for numerous undercover investigations depicting brutality against animals. They are proactive in consumer education, advertising campaigns, rescues and grassroots activism.
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Negotiation Is Over!
Camille Marino is Founder & Senior Editor of NIO.
"In order to stop violence and terrible tragedy, one has to do a little more than chanting for peace"......Dr. Steven Best is NIO's Senior Editor of Total Liberation.
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New Vegan Age
New vegan age celebrates the vegan community with original interviews, insightful commentary, and passionate discussion.
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Non-Violence United
Joining together to build a brave new world… for the People, for the Planet, for the Animals.
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North American Vegetarian Society
the North American Vegetarian Society is a non-profit tax-exempt educational organization. Our focus is to provide a support network for our members, affiliated groups and vegetarians, and to inform the public about how vegetarianism benefits humans, other animals and our shared earth.
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Our Compass
Non-violent group who embraces the abolition of speciesism, protection of the earth along with veganism, and who also rejects homophobia, racism, patriarchy, and sexism.
(One of my favorite sites!)
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Peace Advocacy Network
Peace Advocacy Network promotes a peaceful existence through veganism, social justice, and respect for the Earth's inhabitants and resources.
Peace Advocacy Network (PAN), founded in 2010, is a grassroots group completely run by volunteers. PAN strives for the absence of violence in the lives of animals - human and non-human alike.
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People For Ethical Living
The goal of this website is to add insight and information to much debated ethical issues and above all, to connect you with some the best resources available such as the articles of accomplished writers who provide honest research and advocate a kinder, ethical way of living, the websites to help you chose cruelty free, environmentally friendly products and services, etc.
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Pet-Abuse.com
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter". Fight animal cruelty....."If you suspect that an animal has been abused, by someone you know or by a stranger, there are things you can do. The most important act you can take is to report the cruelty to your local law enforcement." Sign up for their newletter.....or make a donation!
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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than 2.0 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world.
PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.
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Plant Powered Living
Plant Powered Living is sharing fresh and innovative tools that empower lives in the areas of health, nutrition, fitness, compassion, beauty, sustainability, conscious living, and all things fabulous.
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Pro Life Vegans and Vegetarians
A community for people who love our children and our vegetables and our planet!
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REAL - Responsible Eating And Living
REAL was founded by Caryn Hartglass
and is dedicated to educating the public on the benefits of a plant-based diet and planet-friendly lifestyle. Having saved her own life after being diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, she founded REAL to share what she has learned to help others attain good health and well-being.
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SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness)
Working to end animal abuse and cruelty.
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Simple Wonders Diapers
Your complete source for baby cloth diapers.....they are much less expensive than disposable diapers and just as convenient!
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Slaughter House Cam
very difficult to watch............Paul and Linda McCartney said 'if slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian".
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The Animal Protection Party
Political party which aims to simultaneously represent the interests of people and non-human animals, a party that isn’t frightened to speak the truth and a party that wants to see real change rather than just be seen to want it.
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The Animals Voice
Fantastic website, loaded with the latest in animal news, the latest campaigns, boycotts, legislation, petitions, essays, commentary, sanctuaries, etc.
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The Humane Society of the United States
their mission is to celebrate animals and confront cruelty
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The Raw Food Network
Offering online courses to become raw food certified.
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The Raw Forum
Great forum regarding raw food diet..........health and nutrition, product reviews, recipes, etc.
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The Vegan Bus
read about the travels of the vegan bus!
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The Vegan Christian Blogger
"Because food is yummier when we're kind to God's creation!"
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The Vegan Forum
A vegan message board. Great place to chat with other vegans!
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Thomas Paine's Corner
Founded by Jason Miller, TPC is dedicated to ending the unnecessary suffering of oppressed and exploited sentient beings and to the total liberation of human animals, nonhuman animals, and the Earth.
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Tribe of Heart
the makers of "Peaceable Kingdom" documentary
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Veg Blogs
vegan blog tracker
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Veg Dining
veg dining guide for round the world
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Veg Source
lots of valuable information on health, animal rights
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Veg Space
a vegetarian community
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Veg Talk
a vegan talk forum - vegan website reviews
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Veg TV
a view to a healthier you
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Veg Web
great site for recipes, links, articles, and meeting other veg people
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Vegan
animal rights issues
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VEGAN 2050
VEGAN Mailing List, VEGAN Resource Library, VEGAN Online Magazine, and the Mentoring Program were created to help those interested in vegan living and to provide information about the vegan lifestyle.
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Vegan Athlete
A resource for vegan athletes to achieve their body's full potential on a vegan diet.
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Vegan Bean
Great website.....recipes, news, information.
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Vegan Cats
Cruelty-Free Alternatives for Cats and Dogs........
Proud distributors of the finest vegan foods, natural supplements, and
environmentally friendly products for your companion animals.
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Vegan Fitness
Message board which seeks to provide a supportive, educational and friendly environment for vegans, vegetarians and those seeking to go vegan.
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Vegan Gal
Jill Ovnik shares her DVD, “Change Your Food, Change Your Life”. It is meant to touch on the big personal and global benefits of cutting out meat, and then give you hope, showing that the decision and the path are not that difficult.
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Vegan Nutrition
This is an informative youtube video about vegan nutrition.
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Vegan Outreach
VEGAN OUTREACH (VO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to reducing animal suffering by promoting a vegan lifestyle.
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Vegan Represent
vegan forum
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Vegan Society
Promoting ways of living free from animal products for the benifit of people, animals and the environment.
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Vegan Treats
Fantastic vegan cakes, cookies, pies, etc in Bethlehem, PA. If you have a sweet tooth, check them out. They can't be beat!
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Vegan Underground
one of my favorite sites, great information
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Vegan Video
A must see........
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Vegan Voice
The Vegan Voice was created to encourage vegans to spread the message of veganism with joy. We believe in social change through positive activism.
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Veganica
vegan artists in painting, photography, music, writing, poetry, etc
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VegBay
an auction for the green community
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Vegetarian Resource Group
nutrition information, articles
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Vegetarian Summerfest
annual conference of the North American Vegetarian Society
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Vegetus
Vegetarian humor, cartoons, jokes
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VegFund
VegFund empowers vegan activists worldwide by funding and supporting effective outreach activities that inspire people to choose and maintain a vegan lifestyle. VegFund supports vegan activists by providing small grants for grassroots outreach.
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Veggie Boards
veg forum
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VegNews
Online Magazine
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VegTalk
Discussions about Vegan and Vegetarian lifestyle, Vegan Recipes, Animal Rights Issues, Vegan Health and more.
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Viva! Activists
Viva! creates films to educate and inform people about the animal cruelty involved in factory farming.
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Voice Of The Voiceless
Peter Young, a veteran animal liberation activist,
is the creator of Voice Of The Voiceless, a website created “to effectively arm those fighting for the liberation of all life.”
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Wildlife 1
Wildlife 1 is a community-based resource for monitoring and reporting wildlife trade issues in Asia. Education and transparency are keys to changing attitudes, so that individuals and communities can earn their livelihoods without destroying finite resources.
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World Wildlife Fund
Protecting natural areas and wild populations of plants and animals, including endangered species; WWF is the largest multinational conservation organization in the world.
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Yahoo Vegan Groups
Check out the extensive list of yahoo vegan groups.
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