What is an Animal Welfare Organization?
Many people are uncertain as to what an animal welfare group is, versus an “animal rights” organization. Here’s the essential distinction: Animal welfare refers to the mainstream view that it is morally acceptable for humans to use non-human animals for companionship,food, in research, as clothing, and in entertainment, so long as unnecessary suffering is avoided. Simply put, it’s the view that the overwhelming majority of caring individuals share in regards to how animals should be treated. This is in contrast with the animal rights position, which holds that other animals should not be used by, or regarded as the property of, humans. Another term that could be applied to organizations like the I.H.S., would be animal protection organization: since animals, like very small children, cannot assert themselves they should be afforded protection but not rights. We are private, 501©3 mainstream animal welfare organization, completely independent and unaffiliated with any other organization
