May 6th, 2009 Who is WSPA?
The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is an international animal welfare organization. It is also the world’s largest alliance of animal welfare groups, connecting over 900 independent animal welfare organizations (known as “Member Societies”) in more than 150 countries to raise the standards of animal welfare around the world.
May 5th, 2009 About the CFHS
The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs. We bring together those who work with, and care for animals to promote respect and humane treatment toward all animals.
Since we were founded in 1957, we’ve earned our solid reputation and enviable credibility as the ‘go-to’ national voice [...]
May 5th, 2009 The Arthritis Society is Canada’s only not-for-profit organization devoted solely to funding and promoting arthritis research, programs and patient care. It has a national administrative office in Toronto, division offices in each province and nearly 1,000 community branches throughout Canada.Supporting and providing research, patient care and public education programs that [...]
May 5th, 2009 The role of the Canadian Police Association is to:
lobby governments on police-related legislative and policy issues;
provide a collective support network for Member Associations to successfully improve representation and conditions for their own members in collective bargaining, education and training, equipment, health and safety, and protecting members’ rights;
advocate for adequate and equitable resources for policing;
identify key [...]
May 5th, 2009 About PETA:
Founded in 1980, the organization is a nonprofit, tax exempt, corporation with 187 employees, funded almost entirely by its members. Outside the U.S., there are offices in Canada, India, South Africa, China, and throughout the European Union. There is also the peta2 Street Team for high school and college-age activists, and the Foundation to [...]
May 5th, 2009 The United Nations Children’s Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System and its name was shortened from [...]
May 5th, 2009 The MS Society of Canada has a membership of 28,000. It is the only national voluntary organization in Canada that supports both MS research and services for people with MS and their families. The MS Society is governed by a National Board of Directors comprised of 27 volunteer members who are elected annually. The seven [...]
May 5th, 2009 human ignorance is a major factor in the continuation of animal cruelty
May 5th, 2009 Renascent is a leader in the field of addiction treatment. We have helped over 30,000 people reclaim their lives from alcohol and drug addiction since 1970.
Few rehab centres can match the success rate of Renascent Complete Care, or Renascent’s ability to facilitate assessment and admission within two business days. Our capacity to respond to [...]
May 5th, 2009 About:
The Canadian Cancer Society is a volunteer-based organization which seeks to eradicate cancer and to enhance the quality of life of those suffering from it.
The Society was formed in 1938 in order to educate Canadians about the early-warning signs of the disease, because prior to that time, many people did not seek medical help until [...]