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ACTAsia: A non-profit intended to develop and promote sustainable and professional animal advocacy in Asia.
Anima: Animal protection organization devoted to contribute to development of a relationship with non human animals, based on a deep respect towards them. Articles in English, Spanish, and Portugese.
Animals Asia Foundation: Asian based and Asian focused organzization working towards improving the lives of all animals in Asia.
Animal Rescue Crusade fundraises for animal organizations and is helping to spread awareness to end animal cruelty.
Asian Animal Protection Network (AAPN): Loose network for exchanging info, ideas, and support on animal issues. Emphasis on China, Japan, and Korea, but hopefully will spread to cover issues in all parts of East Asia and then the whole of Asia.
Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights: A group fighting for more ethical ways of teaching students and veterinary students without needless suffering.
Australian Animal Protection Society: Animal protection organization in Melbourne, Australia.
Friends of Dogs: A site with great opinion articles in defense of the arguments supporting Korean cats and dogs as companion animals. The site is maintained by IAKA UK director, Yoon Kerr.
Grey2K USA: A non-profit dedicated to passing stronger greyhound protection laws and ending the cruelty of dog racing.
Greyhound Action: Provides awareness about the cruel practice of greyhound racing and the dogs' trade. Check out their International link to learn about greyhound racing in Korea.
Indian Tiger Welfare Society: An organization dedicated to spreading awareness to protect the precious life of tigers and other wildlife in India.
Jolene's Horse Rescue: An organization dedicated to ending the suffering of horses in slaughterhouses, research, etc.
National Humane Education Society: Begun in 1948, NHES's mission "is to foster a sentiment of kindness to animals in children and adults..." through education and foster/adopt programs.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine: An organization devoted to finding ethical solutions in science and medicine
Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS): A Washington-based animal welfare group that has both a companion animal shelter and a wildlife rehabilitation center run entirely on member support and donations.
Quaker Concern for Animals: A British site working for the protection of animals and the promotion of their rights.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA): A main British animal welfare organization
SHARK (SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness): An organization devoted to ending the needless suffering of animals; concentrates efforts on animals used in entertainment and hunting.
Sirius Global Animal Organisation: An organisation which began as a protest to the exportation of St. Bernards from Switzerland to Asia for breeding and slaughter purposes to a truly global outreach against the practice of dog consumption in Asia with it's main focus on China.
Seoul Searching: an online magazine with a section dedicated to continuous important investigative work into the Korean dog and cat meat trade industry; includes indepth videos, photographs, and articles.
Voice 4 Dogs: Main aim is to end the gruesome cat and dog fur trade. Attempting to compell China to adopt animal welfare laws and outlaw the export of dogs from Britain to China.
AnimaNaturalis: Animal rights and vegan portal in Spanish.
Associação Protetora de Animais São Francisco de Assis: The Brazilian chapter affiliate of the World Society for the Protection of Animals. Contains many English articles.
Federation for the Protection of Animals: Animal protection organization in Finland
Protegez les Chiens! A French site exposing the plight of dogs marked for consumption in Asian countries and how you can fight to stop it.
TegenDierenleed Azie v.z.w.: A Dutch site dedicated to exposing the horrible conditions and cruelty Asian cats and dogs live in.
van Dierenleed: Animal welfare in Belgium
Information about Korea
Korea.net: Comprehensive gateway to information about Korea, including news, government, culture, and publications. Also features a page with the latest contact information for Korean cabinet ministers.
Seoul Help Center for Foreigners: An organization, website and hotline for providing useful information for those planning to visit or move to Korea. Includes information about traveling with pets, obtaining a visa and much more.
Tour 2 Korea: Official site for the Korean Tourism Office, providing a wealth of information on travel, accomodations, sights, and culture of Korea.
Korean news sites in English:
The Dong-A Ilbo
The Korea Herald
The Chosun Ilbo
The Korea Times
Korean Central News Agency (DPRK - North Korea)
Korean embassies/consulates worldwide:
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea
Korean Cultural Center - Los Angeles, USA
- Atlanta, GA, USA
- Boston, MA, USA
- Chicago, IL, USA
- Honolulu, HI, USA
- Houston, TX, USA
- Los Angeles, CA, USA
- New York, NY, USA
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Montreal, Canada
- Toronto, Canada
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Australia
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Canada - Ottawa
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in China - Beijing
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Germany - Berlin
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in New Zealand - Wellington
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in USA - Washington DC
South Korean Embassy - London
Animal Information & Resources
Animal People News: The internet's largest independent news archive on animal related issues.
Animal World News: Animal news archive.
Animals Voice: An award-winning, independent, networking source of timely information, news, campaigns, boycotts, action alerts, and thought-provoking editorial and compelling photography about animal rights and its defenders
Brute Ethics: Online encyclopedia of animal ethics, including animal rights, animal welfare, nature conservation and applied ethics.
Cat and Dog Names: Collection of cat and dog names
Dogbiz: Information about dog breeds and dog care.
Dog Boarding: Dog boarding locations across the USA.
International Institute for Humane Education: Interested in promoting animal rights by becoming a humane educator? IIHED offers degree and certificate programs in humane education, as well as workshops and various literature on the subject.
Petfinder: Looking for a new companion? Search pet listings from shelters and rescue groups across USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Pet Promise: A line of quality, natural pet food products supporting sustainable livestock and eco-friendly, humane, family farming.
Pets Unlimited: Dog boarding locations across the USA.
World Animal Net Directory: The world's largest database of animal protection societies, with over 17,000 listings and more than 10,000 links to Web Sites.
Downbound: Downbound.com is an online store providing products that are animal friendly (vegan), worker friendly (fair trade and non-sweatshop), and environmentally friendly (organic where possible). The wide range of products offered include clothing, shoes, cat and dog food, cosmetics, sweets, personal care, nutritional supplements, and much more.
Happy Cow: HappyCow's vegetarian restaurants guide is a global, searchable vegetarian dining guide and directory of natural health food stores, including nutrition & health tips, vegan recipes, raw foods, travel, veganism and other vegetarian issues.
Herb Web: Site for herbivores, with photo gallery & info on animal rights/liberation.
Organic Health and Beauty.com: An online store offering an exceptional diversity in health food, diet, and cosmetic supplies. Great resource/links page for vegetarians and vegans.
Vegetarian Korea: An English-language site compiling and reviewing vegetarian restaurants in Korea.
Veggie Pride: Site for international vegetarian news, information, and pride for the lifestyle.
General Sites:
Care 2: A large online community, boasting over 5 million members, dedicated to grassroots campaigns for every cause imaginable.
E the People: A public forum for democratic and deliberative discussion. Hosts petitions, polls, and discussions and provides a public forum for contacting your US government representatives.
Envirolink: Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting grassroots enviromental activism. Envirolink provides a well-organized directory listing a variety of resources for the environmental community.
The Petition Site: A division of Care 2 where you can view, sign and create petitions for an array of issues.
Petitions relating to Korean animals:
Petition Against Dog & Cat Meat Consumption: website in Korea affiliated with KAPS.
Blue Lion Publishing: Blue Lion Publishing will donate £3 when our supporters purchase a copy of "Gertrude's Great Escape," a children's story about the adventures of a rescued Pekingese dog.
Downbound: Shop at Downbound.com using this link, and IAKA will receive a 10% donation from each purchase! Downbound.com is a vegan, eco and labor friendly online store providing an assortment of clothing, shoes, cat and dog food, cosmetics, sweets, personal care, nutritional supplements, and much more.
Goodsearch: Goodsearch is a search engine (Powered by Yahoo) that donates 50% of ad revenues to the charity of your choice. Simply select International Aid for Korean Animals as your charity and start searching!
iGive: Sign up for a membership with iGive and begin raising money for IAKA while shopping online. iGive partners with an extensive list of over 500 stores, and a portion of your purchases will be tax-deductible!
Simply Cards: Simply cards sell beautifully handmade cards and have donated lovely cards to IAKA UK to help our fundraising efforts. They will donate 50% per handmade card to one of 4 charities they are helping.
www.topreview.net: A portal to various family-oriented magazines. Top review is donating 20% of proceeds from ad revenue to IAKA.