ASPCA is a group that aims to protect animals’ welfare. You can find out about animal shelters and resources, laws in your state, how you can get involved, or you can even read Annemarie Lucas’s “Top Ten Ways to Prevent Animal Cruelty” (a special investigator on Animal Precinct).

Interested in the law behind animal rights? This project was started by professors at Rutgers University School of Law. Find out about laws that concern animals and how we treat them.

This is a good place to get involved with many liberal issues that concern you. The site is concerned with not only with the welfare of animals, but also the environment and human health. You can find out about healthy living, read up on recent news affecting animal and human welfare, or even send an e-card.

This is a good gateway to online resources about the environment and natural resources. Take a look at the news headlines, find info by topic, or check out the Animal Concerns Community, a project of Envirolink, which serves as a “clearinghouse for information” on animal rights and welfare.

FFA has chapters across the country, and it’s a great way for teens to learn more about agriculture and leadership. Check out the website to learn more about this group, whose motto is “Learning to do, doing to learn, earning to live, living to serve.”

On this site you’ll find links to wilderness resources, including fish and wildlife programs by state.

This is the official site of the NTA. Find out about how humans can manage wildlife populations by trapping, or learn about annual conventions.

One of the best known organizations in animal rights, PETA’s website is a great place to go for information on the pro-animals side of the debate. You can find out about what PETA terms “cruelty-free living,” vegetarian and vegan lifestyles, and current campaigns. You can even vote for your favorite celebrity vegetarian!

This group is concerned with supporting animal welfare, as they define it: “to improve animal welfare, prevent animal cruelty and abuse, protect wildlife and provide animal rescue around the world. From stopping the elephant ivory trade, to ending the Canadian seal hunt and saving the whales from extinction, IFAW works to create solutions that benefit both animals and people.” Check out this website and click on the world map to see what’s being done around the globe to lend a helping paw.

Learn about the conservation and management efforts that hunters support and contribute time to every year. This is also a valuable resource for checking out the laws and regulations on hunting in your state.

This organization’s website provides complete info on the fight to preserve hunting rights. You can check out bills affecting your state, and find out how you can get involved.