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Animal rights

      Titles Descriptions
  1. About.com: Animal Rights
  2. Animal Rights Coalition
  3. Brute Ethics: Animal Ethics Encyclopedia
  4. Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care
  5. Charity Choice: Encyclopaedia of UK Charities on the Internet
  6. FARM - Farm Animal Reform Movement
  7. House of Commons Library Research Papers
  8. PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
  9. Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
  10. Voice for Ethical Research at Oxford
  11. World Animal Net Directory
  12. World Wildlife Fund UK

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About.com: Animal Rights
Offers original articles and features about animal rights, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include animal testing, circus animals, cruelty-free shopping, dissection, farm animals, fur and trapping, international animal rights organisations, racing, rodeos, and vegetarianism and veganism.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: animal rights
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: forum, index, news
Animal Rights Coalition
A network of over 300 local groups campaigning against animal abuse in Great Britain and worldwide. Includes campaign news, contact details and information on vivisection.
     Author: UK Animal Rights Coalition
     Subjects: animal rights, cats
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: documents, news
Brute Ethics: Animal Ethics Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of terms and phrases relating to animal rights and cruelty. Entries can be viewed by topic or alphabetically.
     Author: Roger Panaman
     Subjects: animal rights
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: dictionary
Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care
Group which campaigns for the ethical and moral treatment of captive chimpanzees. Includes press releases and other information relating to the use of chimpanzees in medical research and animal rights.
     Author: Center for Captive Chimpanzee Care
     Subjects: animal rights, primates
     DeweyClass: 599.885
     Resource type: document
Charity Choice: Encyclopaedia of UK Charities on the Internet
Directory of more than 7000 UK charities listed by category and searchable by name, town, county and Charity Commission registration number. Telephone numbers are supplied for all entries, and some have further details.
     Author: Waterlow
     Subjects: animal rights, charity directories, health charities, humanitarian relief, social welfare
     DeweyClass: 361.7
     Resource type: directory
FARM - Farm Animal Reform Movement
An educational resource concentrating on promoting a vegetarian lifestyle and the rights for farmed animals. Contains information on the organisation's campaigns, publications, and news releases.
     Author: FARM
     Subjects: animal rights, vegetarianism
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: documents
House of Commons Library Research Papers
An occasional series of research papers compiled for British MPs dealing with topics of current parliamentary interest. They aim to be politically impartial and contain factual information as well as opinion. Topics include EU enlargement, the Scotland Bill, the Teaching and Higher Education Bill, human rights and animal welfare. PDF format.
     Author: House of Commons Library
     Subjects: animal rights, british government, uk law
     DeweyClass: 328
     Resource type: document collection
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Essays covering four key areas relating to animal rights, namely factory farms, laboratory experimentation, the fashion industry (fur and leather), and the entertainment industry. Also provides information on PETA campaigns and vegetarianism.
     Author: PETA
     Subjects: animal rights, vegetarianism
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: article index
Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
Index of categorised links covering animal experimentation, animal rights law, animals in entertainment, culture and animals, diet ethics, and farm animals. Keyword searching is available.
     Author: North Carolina State University
     Subjects: animal rights
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: index
Voice for Ethical Research at Oxford
A group of Oxford University members and others who oppose the institution's construction of a new animal research laboratory and who campaign for ethical responsibility in biomedical research at Oxford University.
     Author: Voice for Ethical Research at Oxford
     Subjects: animal rights
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: documents
World Animal Net Directory
Database of animal protection societies searchable by activity such as cat, bird, dog or horse protection, animals in entertainment, experimentation, farm animals, fur, genetic engineering, marine animals and wildlife conservation. Alternatively, contact details can be located geographically. Links to vegetarian societies are also provided.
     Author: World Animal Net
     Subjects: animal rights, birds, cats, dogs, genetic engineering, horses
     DeweyClass: 179.3
     Resource type: directory
World Wildlife Fund UK
Web site of the British arm of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Contains information, articles, reports and news concerning animal and environmental preservation in the UK and internationally. Site can be customised for the information needs of different users, including those of researchers, teachers, and children.
     Author: World Wildlife Fund UK
     Subjects: animal rights, environmental education, environmental news, wildlife
     DeweyClass: 333.95416
     Resource type: articles, documents, news, reference data