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Animal welfare is the viewpoint that animals, especially those under human care, should not suffer unnecessarily, including where the animals are used for food, work, companionship, or research. This position usually focuses on the morality of human action (or inaction), as opposed to making deeper political or philosophical claims about the status of animals, as is the case for an animal rights viewpoint. For this reason animal welfare organizations may use the word humane in their title or position statements.
History of animal welfare
Systematic concern for the well-being of other animals probably first arose as a system of thought in the Indus Valley Civilization as the religious belief that ancestors return in animal form, and that animals must therefore be treated with the respect due to a human. This belief is exemplified in the existing religion, Jainism, and in varieties of other Dharmic religions. Other religions, especially those with roots in the Abrahamic religion, treat animals as the property of their owners, codifying rules for their care and slaughter premised mainly on hygiene concerns for humans.
Welfare in practice
As in the case of animal rights, the secular forms taken by animal welfare concerns, policies and action have each been pioneered in the UK, where an early industrial revolution first created the modern separation between popular experience and animal husbandry, opening a space for popular sentimentality towards animals. More on [ Animal welfare ]
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Carolina Cats Adopt-A-Kitty - Volunteer cat rescue and adoption organization. Descriptions and photographs of cats available for adoption and contact information.
Columbia Animal Mission - Wish list, lost and found listings, volunteer opportunities, and information on their services.
Hav-a-heart 2000 - A non-profit pet rescue and animal adoption organization. Pictures and descriptions of available cats and dogs.
Midlands Golden Retriever Rescue - Foster organization. Images and descriptions of dogs available for adoption, news, events, and wish list.
Project Pet - Non-profit animal rescue organization. Adoption policy, agreement and fees, pictures and descriptions of available cats and dogs,and information about the 'backstreet cat crusade.'
Meta Description: [ Project Pet is a nonprofit humane organization founded by volunteers working to open a no-kill shelter in the Midlands area. Project Pet is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the pets and their owners in Richland and Lexington counties. ]
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