List of Organizations of Animal care
and Nonviolent Activities:
People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA)
501 Front St., Norfolk,
VA, USA 23510
757-622-PETA (7382),
fax: 757-622-0457
Web Site:
www.peta-online.org,
e-mail: peta@norfolk.infi.net
Exposes animals abuse and promote respect
for animals. Its credo is, “Animals are not ours to eat, wear,
experiment on, or use for entertainment.” PETA is probably the largest
organization of its kind, now has global presence in many countries.
Physicians Committee for
Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
P.O. Box 6322,
Washington DC, USA 20015
202-686-2210, fax:
202-686-2216,
Web site:
www.pcrm.org,
e-mail: pcrm@pcrm.org
Comprised of physicians and lay members;
promotes nutrition, preventive medicine, and ethical research practices;
publishers of Good Medicine
magazine. PCRM is all pro-animals! Not only they stand for strictly
vegetarian diets, but also against using animals in laboratories. They
lobby hard in the Congress for eliminating meat and dairy from food
pyramid, which is taught in schools and used as a guideline for serving
lunches.
Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463,
Baltimore, MD, USA 21203
410-366-8343, fax:
410-366-8804
Web site:
www.vrg.org
Dedicated to health, ecology, ethics, and
world hunger education; produces and sells books and pamphlets. One also
finds vegetarian and vegan recipes, vegetarian and vegan nutrition
information, vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, Vegetarian Journal
excerpts, vegetarian travel information, vegetarian and vegan brochures,
and even a Vegetarian Game. Also their travel guide for restaurants at
http://www.veg.org/veg/Guide/USA/
is most useful
Beauty Without Cruelty - India
4, Prince of Wales'
Drive, Post Box 1518, Wanowrie, PUNE 411 040, INDIA
Web site:
www.bwcindia.org
The organization in India, Beauty Without
Cruelty, strives to educate the people about various aspects of living a
cruelty-free lifestyle. They define it as “A way of life which causes no
creature of land, sea, or air, terror, torture or death.”
American Vegan Society
P.O. Box H, Malaga, NJ,
USA 08328
609-694-2887
Has an extensive list of available
vegetarian books and sponsors annual conferences; oldest American
vegetarian organization.
Vegan Outreach
10410 Forbes Rd.,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA 15235
Web site:
www.veganoutreach.org
Distributes the informative booklet,
Why Vegan?
EarthSave
600 Distillery Commons,
Suite. 200, Louisville, KY, USA 40206
502-589-7676
Web site:
www.earthsave.org,
e-mail: earthsave@aol.com
An organization committed to environmental
and health education; provides materials and support for people who are
becoming vegetarian.
Vegan Action
P.O. Box 4353,
Berkeley, CA, USA 94704-0353
510-654-6297
Web site:
www.vegan.org
Distributes information on vegan diets and
lifestyles and campaigns for the increased availability of vegan foods.
North American Vegetarian Society
P.O. Box 72,
Dolgeville, NY, USA 13329
518-568-7970
e-mail:
navs@telenet.net
Web site:
www.cyberveg.org/navs,
- www.navs-online.org,
Dedicated to the promotion of
vegetarianism through education, publications, and annual conferences.
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