Animals

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Species-Centric Sites

Mouse, Rat and Rodent URLs
Dog-Related Sites
Cats
Birds
Ferrets
Farm and Food Animals
Horses
Primates
Reptiles
Marine Animals
Other Wildlife

Non-Species-Specific Sites

The Legal Rights of Animals
Animal Welfare Sites
Wildlife, Environment, Ecology, Habitat
Wildlife Rehabber Supplies and Information
Service Animals
Anti-Animal Research / Anti-Vivisection
Travel and Transport
Veterinary Info Sites
WebRings - animal rights & related
Media Charity Navigator

Species-Centric Sites

Mouse, Rat and Rodent URLs RMCA - Rat and Mouse Club of America Rodent Fancy The Rat Rescue Association The Rat Guide - A Layman's Guide to Health, Medication, Care The Rat Fan Club Rats The WereRat's Lair London & Southern Counties Mouse & Rat Club - Varieties of Fancy Mice For the Love of Rats The Wererat's Lair Beach Mouse A Rogues' Gallery of Marmot Photos and Sounds Pixel Dreams Groundhog Heaven (Woodchuck Heaven) Gambian Giant Pouched Rats as Pets New Jersey Senate votes to repeal rats' rights seattletimes.com: Mice are a Lot Like Humans Stanford University's MouseSite FFF: Rodentia The "Rats Rule!" Online Discussion Forum Orkin's Domestic Rodents Info Page RatBalls - Rats Are People Too! Ratz R Us - Health and Care Rat Anatomy Dissection Guide A Squirrel Place and their FAQ The Squirrel Board Jon's World o' Squirrels Long Live All Squirrels!!! The Squirrel Sanctuary Chipmonk Tayles Rodent WebRings Rodent Ring of Rats and Nonesuch Rat Ring Rodents Not really a rodent, but close enough for comfort Bat World The BatCam (web cam) Top of Page
Dogs The Canine Subcommittee - FEMA - Disaster Dogs web site New Leash on Life Animal Rescue The Dog Zone / Rescuers The Dog Rescue Web Ring San Francisco Bay Area German Shepherd Rescue German Shepherd Rescue of New England The Canine Diversity Project Nuts for Mutts Mixed Breed Annual Dog Show The Dog Genome Project Canine Genetics Research (breed-specific and other) Dog Owner's Guide: Genetic Diseases AVAR's Guide to Genetic Diseases in Dogs AKC Online Contents The Evolution of Dogs Multiple and Ancient Origins of the Domestic Dog (seminal article in Science vol.276 13 June 1997) The Wolfdog Resource Vest-A-Dog - supplying protective vests to police dogs The Police Dog Home Page SARDOG - Search and Rescue Dogs of Georgia Dogs with Jobs - Working Dogs Links See the Service Animals category below for links for Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs, Therapy Dogs and other Service Dogs. War Dogs - American's Forgotten Heroes Vietnam Dog Handlers Association (VDHA) an association for all Veteran War Dog Handlers War Dogs - U.S Army's use of dogs 1942-Present Canines of America - World of Dogs and Training Answersleuth.com's Dog Information Page The Dog Lovers Bookshop The Bark - Bark Magazine Online the Wagging Tail Doggy Day Care Center's Web Cam Links to sites about Service Dogs are below. Top of Page
Cats Alley Cat Rescue SOCS - Save Our Critters Society Alley Cat Allies Blue Bell Foundation The Feral Cat Coalition Safe Haven for Cats Shop Cat (good links page) The Cat Cabinet (a museum of cat art) Declawing Cats: Issues & Alternatives Tiger Haven - Rescue and Sanctuary for Large Cats 1237 East Weisgarber Road, P.O. Box 50550, Knoxville, TN 37950-0550 Top of Page
Birds The Audubon Society Audubon and His Art The Birds of Central Park The Birds of Britain Bird Guide The RSPB - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Bird Forum The Institute for Bird Populations Pigeon Populations (Patuxent Wildlife Research Center) Cornell University's Project Pigeon Watch project What's So Special About Pigeons UPC - United Poultry Concerns (Machipongo, VA) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's List of City Bird Hazards BirdAdoption.org The Lily Sanctuary - Parrot Rescue Angel Wings Waterfowl Rescue Mickaboo Cockatiel Rescue BrooklynParrots.com A Web Site About the Wild Parrots of Brooklyn Pigeon Talk's "I found a baby pigeon." and "Emergency Care" pages Pigeon Recovery Stuff to do and know if you find and want to help a pigeon in trouble NYCPRC - New York City Pigeon Rescue Central AWDRA - The American White Dove Rescue Association The Pigeon Resource Directory The Pigeon Cote The Pigeon Cote's Pigeon Club Locater Pigeon Place - A Permanent Home for Unreleasable Pigeons Photos of Fancy Pigeon Breeds Tanveer Lofts, India Fancy Pigeon Links Pigeon Lofts in the Netherlands NASA's "Amelia the Pigeon" Adventure The International Dove Society The American Dove Association DovePage.com The Raptor Trust The Owl Emergency Page The Owl's Roost Pale Male, the New York Hawk's website Downtown New York Falcons Hawks, Eagles, and Falcons of North Dakota RIS - The USGS (US Geological Survey) Raptor Information System The Alaska Bird Observatory When a Hummingbird Needs Help Database and Links Starling Talk Pet Starlings Discussion Group Mynahbird.com and their amazing starlings page Africa Nature (about African gray parrots) The African Bird Club DuckData (American Waterfowl bibliographical data) Too Lady's Bird Links Page The Avian Nervous System: Brain & Senses How Birds Fly Bird Songs (songs and calls of 550 N. American birds) Laura Erickson's For the Birds Top of Page
Ferrets Ferret Central
Farm and Food Animals The Farm Sanctuary (Watkins Glen, NY) FARM - Farm Animal Reform Movement (Bethesda, MD) Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (Otsego, MI) Lollypop Farm Humane Society, Rochester, NY (animals to adopt) HFA - the Humane Farming Association (San Raphael, CA) UPC - United Poultry Concerns (Machipongo, VA) The Duchess Fund (pet pot-bellied pigs) Top of Page
Horses The International Fund for Horses Habitat for Horses Lifesavers - Wild Horse Rescue Institute for Range and the American Mustang and Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary information on natural care for horses International Society for the Protection of Mustangs International Generic Horse Association (IGHA) & Horse Aid Home Page US Government Bureau of Land Management's Wild Horse and Burro Program Hooved Animal Humane Society The Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation Top of Page
Primates Monkeys in the News The Jane Goodall Institute The Gorilla Foundation The Chimpanzee Collaboratory Koko The Grungy Ape Site (includes a link to the "Save-A-Primate" webring) Mindy's Memory Primate Sanctuary Top of Page
Reptiles Iguana RAIN - The Iguana Rescue, Adoption and Information Network The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society TurtleHomes.org - USA Contact Info Turtle Rescue USA Marine Animals The Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) The Center for Marine Conservation Cetacean Society International (CSI) The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society the Orca Conservancy the Orca Network NRDC's Marine Wildlife Page (National Resources Defense Council) The Earth Island Institute BlueVoice.org the Center For Whale Research NY4Whales (New York for Whales) IFAW's "Stop Whaling" page Sea Shepherd International Interspecies Communication (marine mammal music) Top of Page Other Wildlife Grizzly Bay Grizzly bear behavior, anatomy, and intelligence The World Wide Raccoon Web Austrialia's Ferals The Elephant Sanctuary Elephant Voices Elephants in War (The "Elephant Lord" Homepage by John M. Kistler) Bat World The Austin Bat Hospital Bat Rehabber Links The Oakland Zoo's Animals A-thorugh-Z Non-Species-Specific Sites The Legal Rights of Animals The Animal Protection Institute's page listing anti-cruelty statutes for all US states. (Scroll down for long state-by-state alphbetical list.) The Animal Rights Law Center of Rutgers Law School The Animal Legal & Historical Web Center at Michigan State Univ. College of Law The International Institute for Animal Law ALC - The Animal Law Center Univ. of California's Library of Animal Rights Concerns NYCACC's Guide to Animals and the Law (from the NY Center for Animal Care and Control) ASPCA's Printable Humane Law Wallet Cards for Each US State. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Animal Legal Defense Fund The ALDF Animal Cruelty ActionLine - to report animal cruelty cases in your community telephone (800) 555-6517 or contact the ALDF ActionLine by by email Society for Animal Protective Legislation (a good history of US animal rights legislation) Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights Animal Rights Resource Site ARRS's links page Envirolink--Hosted Animal Rights Home Pages Doris Day Animal League's Legal Resources Download Page Federal Animal Welfare Act and Regulations Oregon's HUMANE LAWS HANDBOOK Texas Humane Legislation Network New York State Animal Cruelty Laws AnimalConcerns.org The Manual of Animal Rights (counter-arguments to use with opponents of animal rights) If IBM is a Person, Why Isn't My Cat? Declaration of the No Kill Movement Top of Page Animal Welfare Sites ASPCA Humane Law Enforcement email (New York City phone (212) 876-7700, ext. 4450) Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation (210) 698-1709 = WRR's 24-hour emergency assistance line for animals in crisis American Humane Association, Film and TV Unit: protecting animals in film and television American Humane Association, Animal Protection Division American Animal Hospital Association (accredidation, inspection) Animal Rescue: Home Visit Net National List for requesting or volunteering to conduct pre-placement Home Visits before sending a rescued animal to a new home. What You Can Do about Web Sites that Promote Animal Cruelty (HSUS) Classic Animal Liberation & Vegetarian Literature The Rescue Clearinghouse - State by state directory of shelters, rescue and humane societies TAOS - The Association of Sanctuaries TAOS's list of accredited animal sanctuaries WSPA - World Society for the Protection of Animals IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare Paws World - Animal Rescue Around the Globe HSI - Humane Soceity International The McKee Project in Costa Rica SAWA - The Society of Animal Welfare Administrators The Animal Welfare Institute Online America Foundation for Animal Rescue The US Gov't Animal Welfare Information Center People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PSYETA - Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals The Animal Consciousness Foundation The Doris Day Animal League ASPCA - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bide-A-Wee Home Association New Yorkers for Companion Animals (NYCA) Suffolk County SPCA The New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NHSPCA -- Links to other shelters online Animal Rescue and Shelters Links Planet Pets Pet Rescue Page Friends of Animals Pet Finder: Directory of Homeless Pets (search engine, rescues, adoptions) Top of Page Wildlife, Environment, Ecology, Habitat ECOS - The Environmental Conservation Online System The US Geological Survey The Patuxent Wildlife Research eNature Online Field Guides The Center for Marine Conservation Defenders of Wildlife The Environmental Defense Fund EDF's Global Warming Page Greenpeace The National Wildlife Federation The National Park Trust American Rivers The Natural Resources Defense Council The World Wildlife Fund The Rainforest Alliance Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund The National Renewable Energy Lab The Union of Concerned Scientists Zero Population Growth The Sustainable Business Network The Green Marketplace Earthwise ("natural alternative animal supplies") Wild Sanctuary - "Home to the largest private archive of natural sound" The Wildlife Sound Recording Society The Acoustic Ecology Institute American Society for Acoustic Ecology World Forum for Acoustic Ecology Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library - "The world's largest archive of animal sounds and associated video" Top of Page Wildlife Rehabber Information Wildlife Rehabilitators by State Find a Wildlife Rehabber Near You (International) New York City, State and Tri-State Wildlife Rehabbers WildlifeCare.org's Emergency Resources page WildlifeRehabber.com National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory The New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council NYSWRC - New York State Wildlife Rehabilitators Find a Wildlife Rehabilitator in New York State International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council's Rehabber Training (online courses) The Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory Wildbooks: The Online Wildlife Bookstore ACES - Animal Care Equipment and Services Safe Capture International Midwest Animal Capture Supplies Tomahawk Live Traps Animal Protection Institute (Anti-Hunting) Top of Page Service Animals Service Animals Sites (annotated) Animal Assisted Therapy Sites (annotated) Guide Dog Sites (annotated) Hearing Dog Sites (annotated) International Association of Assistance Dog Partners Psychiatric Service Dogs Service Dogs Invisible Disabilities Service Dog Definitions Dogs in Service Assistance Dog Laws and Legal Resources Wolfpack.com's Service Dog Directory Department of Justice "Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals in Places of Business" Service Dog Information Assistance Dogs Links Top of Page Anti-Animal Research / Anti-Vivisection American Anti-Vivisection Society In Defense of Animals Vivisectioninfo.org The Nature of Wellness / SUPRESS New Scientist Planet Science: Telltale signs of a stressful life (article about animal experiments) The Futility of Animal Vivisection Top of Page Travel and Transport Animal Rescue Transport Groups IPATA (Independent Pet and Animal Transportation Association) Pet Air Travel Pets Online Directory to Pet Friendly Lodging Worldwide Companion Air "The only pet-oriented airline" Pawsworld's Animal Transport Groups Page K9Express Dog Transportation Service Top of Page Veterinary Info Sites PROSAR International Animal Poison Center "24-hour Poison Hotline staffed by Veterinary Professionals" at 1-651-917-6107 The Animal Medical Center in New York City Center for Veterinary Medicine of the US Government / FDA The Merck Veterinary Manual CVM's Online Library UNM's Veterinary Formulary NetVet Veterinary Resources NetVet Web Searching Web Picks "Virtual" Veterinary Center - Martindale's Health Science Guide Animal Diseases and Disorders Links (Karolinska Institutet) The Exotic Pet Vet.Net (Avian, Primates, Reptiles, Small Animals) The Exotic Pet Vet's Avian First Aid Kit page AVAR's Guide to Genetic Diseases in Dogs HandicappedPets.com "Avian Anatomy" (Exotic Vet.Net) About Egg Binding Top of Page WebRings - animal rights & related Humane Stop Cruelty Pet Rescue Spay-Neuter Stray Adoptions Top of Page Animal-Related Media Animal People News for People who Care about Animals Dawn Animal World News Media WatchDog Radio Pigeon Radio FIREPAW - The Foundation for Interdisciplinary Research and Education Promoting Animal Welfare The British Library's Animal Sound Collections online Bernie Krause's The Wild Sanctuary Nature Sound Archive The Wildlife Sound Recording Society Top of Page This web page by Laurie Spiegel, on the retiary.org website, was last updated 10-15-00)