ADVOCATES FOR ANIMALS IS SCOTLAND’S LEADING ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. THEY PURSUE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR ANIMALS IN SCOTLAND, THE UK AND THE WORLD THROUGH THEIR CAMPAIGNS, POLITICAL LOBBYING, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. Advocates for Animals

Outline Headquarters Beginning Leadership Mission Membership Funding Budget

10 Queensferry Street Edinburgh Midlothian, EH4 United Kingdom Headquarters

Beginning Founded in 1911 Founded by the Ivory Sisters Originally named The Scottish Society for the Prevention of Vivisection. It took up the work of the late Scottish Branch of the National Anti-Vivisection Society. The organization was renamed Advocates for Animals in 1990 in order to more accurately portray their work to protect all animals.

Leadership The organization is run by a CEO who is must join their power with a board of committee members. Also within the organization are the Policy, Campaigns and Fundraising Directors. 13 employees Helena Gibney, Fundraiser Stuart Glen, Fundraising Director

OUR VISION IS THAT ALL ANIMALS LIVE THEIR NATURAL LIVES FREE FROM EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE. Mission

Mission Continued- OneKind Campaigns OneKind Shopping  Advising customers to look at the labels of cosmetics, clothing, accessories and foods to make sure they are free of animal products and have not been created with animal testing. Whole animals are happier animals  Against castration and tail docking of lambs  Against beak trimming of chickens

Mission continued Get Sett for Badgers  Against the use of badgers in testing to reduce the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle Vote for animals  Advising people to talk to their local government officials to support animal rights movements

Mission continued Snare-free Scotland  Against snares  Snares are stretches of wire used to catch wild animals, but cause extreme suffering Look out for seals  For more legal protection of seals in Scottish waters

Mission continued Primate free progress  For ending primate research Join OneKind campaigns  Promoting people to join forces in all of the previous campaigns mentioned

Membership There isn’t an actual membership base, this was phased out years ago. Now there is just a broad supporter base. But the supporter base has been growing rapidly for years.

Funding Sources Donations Fundraising Selling merchandise Trusts Foundations

Current Operating Budget Unable to be disclosed at this time

My opinion Less radical than PETA Promote vegetarian/vegan lifestyles Practical solutions Do not attack animal agriculture Advocates for Animals should be an organization that will be interesting and easy to talk to on our trip