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Sanctuaries and rescue organisations
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www.towerhillstables.com
Tower Hill Stables, Asheldham, Essex, is a privately run Sanctuary, set up by Fiona Oakes in 1993 and home to over 400 rescued animals.
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www.algernontrust.org.uk
The Algernon Trust, Whittlebury, Northamptonshire, provides rescue for all types of domestic pets, together with rehabilitation of wild animals, including foxes.
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Freshfields Donkey Village, Peak District
Not only does this unique charity rescue and care for donkeys that have been abandoned, mistreated or neglected but also the donkeys work with children with special needs. Invariably, child and donkey form a close relationship of trust and affection, which is of great therapeutic value to both parties.
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Green Meadow Animal Sanctuary
Green Meadow Animal Sanctuary (Wolverhampton) provides a safe haven, and the chance of a new life, for animals rescued from slaughter, abandonment or neglect. There are over 150 animals at the sanctuary, including sheep, goats, horses, cats, ducks, geese, chickens and rabbits.
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Baan Unrak Animal Sanctuary Thailand
Non-Profit organisation that provides care and treatment for animals in Thailand...the nearest vet is 4 hours away. Aims are to sterilize as many dogs and cats as possible to keep the population in control...currently dogs and cats are poisoned, shot and thrown into the river when not wanted. To educate the local children...many see a puppy as something to kick around. There is a lot of work to be done...
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Soi Cat and Dog Rescue, Bangkok
Soi Cat and Dog Rescue works tirelessly to promote animal welfare by reducing the number of street animals and improving the lives of street and companion animals in Bangkok, and, ultimately, in Thailand.
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TAPA
Tsunami Animal-People Alliance (TAPA), formerly the Tsunami Memorial Animal Welfare Trust, sterilises and vaccinates dogs and cats in the Sri Lanka tsunami zone to reduce rabies and dog bites while humanely controlling the animal population and it educates children and adults about animal welfare.
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Dog Care Clinic, Sri Lanka
Goals: consistent neutering programs to reduce the number of street dogs; mass vaccinations to reduce diseases and combat the risk of rabies to both humans and animals; to improve the treatment and care of injured and sick animals; to increase the interaction between dogs and humans; to help the local people; to work exclusively in Sri Lanka - this prevents expensive transfers like flights, hereby also preventing shifting of these probmes to other countries.
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Trikala Shelter, Greece
This is a no-kill shelter dedicated to helping the 140 Dogs at Trikala Shelter, Greece, including the 200 strays (100 dog's & 100 cats), they are also feeding & caring for.
Wildlife Rescue
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Bedfordshire Wildlife Rescue
Bedfordshire Wildlife Rescue has been running since early 2004. The organisation was set up by Sam Bedford, who has been involved in animal welfare for 15 years and runs the charity from a small treatment room based at her home in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.
Useful information
Vegetarian and vegan restaurants
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The Rainbow Café
The award-winning Rainbow Café, the ONLY vegetarian restaurant in Cambridge (England). Rainbow Cafe is unique in Cambridge, serving only totally vegetarian food and specialising in Vegan and Gluten Free food.
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Roots Yard
Situated in the Heart of the Peki community, surrounded by rolling hills running parallel to Lake Volta, Roots Yard is an Eco-Friendly Resort, Perfect for Relaxing & experiencing Traditional & Contemporary Ghanaian life.
Campaigning against animal testing
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Uncaged
A highly qualified, experienced and dedicated team of staff brings in-depth knowledge of the political, legal, ethical and scientific issues relevant to animal experimentation.
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BUAV
For over 100 years the BUAV has been campaigning peacefully to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals. The BUAV is widely respected as an authority on animal testing issues and is frequently called upon by governments, media, corporations and official bodies for its advice or expert opinion.
Cruelty-free products
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Honesty Cosmetics
Founded in 1984, Honesty has been manufacturing cruelty-free skin and hair products for over 25 years. Right from the start their ethics were the guiding force of the company. Today their products are endorsed by The Vegan Society, BUAV Humane Cosmetics Standard, the Ethical Company Organisation ‘Good Shopping Guide’ and the Naturewatch Trust Compassionate Shopping Guide.
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Lush (Fresh Handmade Cosmetics)
Lush is firmly committed to a policy that not only precludes testing its products and ingredients on animals, or engaging with third-party suppliers to do so on their behalf, but that also prohibits buying any ingredient from any supplier that tests any of its materials on any animals for any purpose. This policy is unique in its field and is pioneering a new way to stop animal tests for cosmetics. Lush runs a Supplier Specific Boycott Policy.
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Neal's Yard Remedies
Neal's Yard Remedies is driven by the passionate belief that health and beauty should be more natural, less synthetic. This passion, and their firm belief that it's down to all of us to protect our precious planet, is at the heart of everything they do.
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