UnderstandingPrejudice.org: Links on Prejudice

Speciesism (Prejudice Toward Animals)

Speciesism Defined (from Great Ape Standing and Personhood)
Speciesism vs. Inalienable Rights (from Vegan Outreach)
Attitudes Toward Animals & Animal Issues (bibliography of surveys)
The Guardian Campaign (favors animal guardianship, not ownership)

Research Centers on Human-Animal Relations

Center for Animals and Public Policy (Tufts University)
Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society (U. of Pennsylvania)
Center for the Human-Animal Bond (Purdue University)
Ctr. to Study Human-Animal Relationships & Environments (U. of MN)
Ctr. for the Study of Human-Animal Interdependent Relationships

University and College Courses

Animal Law (DePaul University)
Animals and Society Syllabi (American Sociological Association)
Critical Resistance: Factory Farming and Animal Advocacy (UCSC)
Ethics and Animal Science (Cornell University)
Human/Animal Relationships (University of Wisconsin)
Humans and Animals (University of Central Florida)
Our Relationship with Animals (Webster University)

Humane Education

Natl. Humane Education Society (promotes kindness to animals)
Institute for Humane Education (offers training and masters degree)
Natl. Assn. for Humane & Environmental Education (youth-oriented)
Humane Education Programs (lessons and resources for schools)

Other Programs and Organizations

Section on Animals and Society (American Sociological Association)
Intl. Society for Anthrozoology (studies human-animal interactions)
Intl. Assn. of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (network)
Center for the Study of Animal Well-Being (Washington State Univ.)
Animal Ethics Study Center (Miami-Dade Community College)

Institutionalized Prejudice Toward Food Animals:

Animal Agriculture Information and Statistics

Modern Meat (PBS Frontline show and web site)
Factory Farm Pollution (interactive map of the U.S.)
Factory Farming: The Truth Hurts (from Farm Sanctuary)
Tax Meat (proposes an excise tax to defray meat's societal cost)
Mad Cowboy (from a cattle rancher who won't eat meat)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Livestock Statistics (by animal)

Video Clips on Food Animal Abuse

[Warning: Content may be upsetting]

Meat and Vegetarianism:

Meet Your Meat (12 minutes)
"Chew on This" (3 minutes)
What Would Jesus Do? (1 minute)
MTV Commercials (30 seconds)
Animal Industry Practices:
- Slaughterhouse Worker Speaks Out (3 minutes)
- Undercover Slaughterhouse Investigation (3 minutes)
- Alec Baldwin on the Humane Slaughter Act (3 minutes)
- Livestock Auctions (three clips totaling 7 minutes)
- Animal Transport Investigation (14 minutes)
Chicken and Poultry:
- Humane Society Video on Chickens (1 minute)
- Kentucky Fried Boycott, Narrated by Al Sharpton (7 minutes)
- Kentucky Fried Cruelty, Narrated by Bea Arthur (4 minutes)
- The Life of Broiler Chickens (12 minutes)
Pigs and Pork Production:
- Pig Investigation, Narrated by James Cromwell (9 minutes)
- Pig Investigation, Narrated by Rue McClanahan (4 minutes)
- A Pig's Life: Babe's True Story (4 minutes)
Egg Production from Battery-Caged Hens:
- Egg Farm Investigation (9 minutes)
- Life of Battery-Caged Hens (1 minute)
- Hope for the Hopeless (18 minutes)
- EggCruelty.com Video Gallery (compendium)
Foie Gras (Liver Pâté):
- Sir John Gielgud on Foie Gras (30 seconds)
- Foie Gras, Narrated by Roger Moore (5 minutes)
- French Foie Gras As It Really Is (4 minutes)
- Force Feeding Ducks for Foie Gras (1 minute)
Fishing:
- Greenpeace on Trawling the Deep (3 minutes)
- Animal Channel: Dolphin Deadly Fishing (1 minute)
- Fishing: A Neglected Bloodsport? (19 minutes)

Other Videos on Animal Agriculture

Animal Channel (Humane Society of the U.S.)
The Meatrix (animated; winner of 2005 Webby Award)
Factory Farming Photos (still shots and video)
Mercy for Animals Video Gallery (investigations)
TryVeg.com Video Room (ads and investigations)
Tribe of Heart (makers of award-winning video The Witness)

Animal Industry Responses and Position Statements

United Egg Producers (certifies "comfort, health and safety" of hens)
National Pork Board (maintains "tradition of responsible animal care")
National Chicken Council (guidelines ensure "proper care" of chickens)
American Beef and Veal Producers (veal stalls "are of adequate size")
National Pork Producers Council ("welfare of animals is a key concern")
EnjoyFoieGras.com (supports "humane treatment of all animals")
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (animal welfare "important" to industry)
American Meat Institute (meat packers show "respect for animals")
Center for Consumer Freedom (fish, lobsters, and crabs feel no pain)

Animal Protection:

Animal Protection Gateways, News, and Networks

Animal Concerns (e-community of and for animal protectionists)
World Animal Net (global network of animal protection societies)
Animal People News Online (huge news-and-information archive)
Animal Welfare Information Center (USDA clearinghouse)
Animals Voice (online network for animals and their defenders)

Animal-Specific News

Dogs in the News (news and comics for dog lovers)
CatNews.com (cat news from around the world)
Piggy News Stories (pig-related news and articles)
ChimpNews (news and views from around the world)

Farm Animal Protection

Humane Farming Assn. (largest U.S. farm animal protection group)
Farm Sanctuary (animal sanctuaries and anti-cruelty campaigns)
Farm Animal Reform Movement (reducing farm animal suffering)
United Poultry Concerns (bettering the treatment of domestic fowl)
Compassion in World Farming (campaign to end factory farming)
Farmed Animal Net (fact sheets, action alerts, links, and more)
Equine Advocates (promoting the humane treatment of horses)

Primate Protection

Great Ape Project International (seeking equality beyond humanity)
Great Apes Survival Project (United Nations Environment Programme)
Jane Goodall Institute (improving the environment for all living things)
Intl. Primate Protection League (sanctuary, news, public awareness)

Occupation-Oriented Animal Protection Groups

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (nonprofit)
Assn. of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (see position statements)
Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (international)
Society & Animals Forum (was Psychologists for Ethical Treat. of Anim.)

Additional Animal Protection Groups

Humane Society of the United States (animal welfare group)
Humane Teen (Humane Society Youth web site)
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (animal rights group)
Animal Protection Institute (national animal advocacy group)
Animal Welfare Institute (reducing pain and fear inflicted on animals)
ASPCA (promoting humane principles and preventing cruelty)
RSPCA (British anti-cruelty network, campaigns, and information)
World Society for the Protection of Animals (international federation)
Society for Animal Protective Legislation (lobbying organization)
Doris Day Animal League (citizens lobbying organization)
Compassion Over Killing (working to bring about a kinder world)
Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (international network)

Animal Protection Foundations and Funds

International Fund for Animal Welfare (campaigns and grants)
Animal Legal Defense Fund (using law to end abuse and cruelty)
Humane Society Legislative Fund (lobbying affiliate of the HSUS)
Latham Foundation (promoting humane education)
Culture and Animals Foundation (funds creative pro-animal projects)
Found. for Interdisciplinary Res. & Educ. Promoting Animal Welfare

Vegetarian and Vegan Resources:

Vegetarianism (meatless diet -- may include eggs and dairy products)

VegSource (articles, links, discussion board, and more)
VegWeb.com (Internet community, resource guide, and recipes)
Whaddaya Know? (pop-quiz from the Vegetarian Times)
Vegetarian Resource Group (nonprofit educational organization)
International Vegetarian Union (worldwide network of groups)
Vegetarian Society of the UK (world's oldest vegetarian organization)
North American Vegetarian Society (educational organization)
The Vegetarian Site (articles, news, recipes, links, and more)
Take the VegPledge! (free materials for pledging to go more veggie)
Meatless Monday (supported by dozens of public health schools)

Veganism (meatless diet that excludes all animal products)

Vegan.com (offers a detailed FAQ on veganism)
Vegan Action (international grassroots organization)
American Vegan Society (formerly called Ahimsa)
The Vegan Society (British organization)
Vegan Outreach (ending animal exploitation through veganism)
Institute for Plant-Based Nutrition (education and networking)
VeganCooking.com (easy recipes, links, and information)
EatVeg (advocates vegan diet for health, animals, and the earth)
NotMilk (extensive articles and links on the downside of milk)

Environmental Issues

More Global Warming Comes from Cattle Than Cars (U.N. report)
Livestock's Long Shadow (U.N. global warming report in PDF format)
What Matter More: Diet or Driving a Hybrid? (research article)
Meat Consumption "Exacerbating Climate Change" (The Lancet)
Livestock Impacts on the Environment (FAO spotlight article)
Climate Change: The Inconvenient Truth About Meat (from Veg.ca)
EarthSave International (healthy choices, healthy planet)
Animal Agriculture and Water Pollution (Sierra Club video)
How Much Greenhouse Gas Comes from Meat? (New Scientist)
The Environmental Effects of Meat (E/The Environmental Magazine)

Religion and Vegetarianism/Veganism

Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (info and listserv)
Religion and Vegetarianism (International Vegetarian Union)
Christian Vegetarian Association (intl. ecumenical fellowship)
Jewish Vegetarians of North America (diet as Kiddush Hashem)
Islamic Concern for Animals (Islamic support for vegetarianism)
Why Hindus Don't Eat Meat (5 simple reasons, & scriptural quotes)
Seventh-Day Adventist Dietetic Association (plant-based nutrition)
MormonVeg Discussion Forum (forum on vegetarianism)

Vegetarian/Vegan Catalogs and Companies

VeganEssentials (extensive catalog of vegan items)
One Stop Vegan Shop (wide range of vegan products)
Pangea Vegan Products (food, clothing, body care, and more)
Ginny's Vegan Foods (mission is to make good eating easy)
Downbound.com (down the food chain, down to earth)
VegBay (vegetarian/vegan auction for the green community)

Companion Animal Vegetarianism/Veganism

VegPets (about vegetarian diets for companion animals)
Vegetarian Dogs (about vegetarian diets for dogs)
Vegan Cats (vegan products for cats and dogs)
What's Really in Pet Food (Animal Protection Institute)
Petguard, Nature's Recipe, Natural Life (vegan dog/cat food brands)

Compassionate Living

Cruelty-Free Companies (those that don't do animal tests)
Alternative Outfitters (products for a compassionate lifestyle)
CrueltyFreeShop.com (animal friendly online superstore)
All Creatures (compassion based on Judeo-Christian ethics)
TryVeg.org (veggie portal from Compassion Over Killing)

Other Vegetarian/Vegan Topics

VeggieDate (vegetarian singles dating service and network)
New Harvest (advancing research on meat grown from cell cultures)
Grain Foods Foundation (describes the health benefits of bread)
VegFamily (vegan pregnancy, childrearing, recipes, and resources)
FamousVeggie (profiles of many famous vegetarians and vegans)
VegDining (online guide to vegetarian restaurants around the world)
Vegetarian Travel Guide (restaurants, stores, vacations, and more)
Food for Life (world's largest vegan/vegetarian food relief program)
HappyCow (guide to vegetarian restaurants and health food stores)

Other Animal-Related Sites:

Chimpanzee Cultures (scientific evidence for animal culture)
Taking Action for Animals (large conference in Washington, DC)
Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach (Rutgers University)
Animal Law (searchable database of legislation and laws)
inFURmation.com (from the Fur Free Alliance)
Delta Society (research and education on human-animal relations)
ARK Online (web-based publication on animal welfare)