GreatNonprofits Names Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofits
August 2, 2010 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under News
GreatNonprofits today announced that 22 organizations working on behalf of animals have qualified for the 2010 Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofits List, on the basis of user reviews submitted during a national campaign in July.
The reviews were posted as part of the 2010 GreatNonprofits Animal Welfare Campaign, conducted in partnership with the American Humane Association, Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Humane Society of the United States, Wildlife Forever, I Love Rescue Animals, K9 Magazine, DogTipper.com, The Pet Museum, and No Meat Athlete.
Over the course of the campaign, almost 42,000 people visited the GreatNonprofits site, and 99 nonprofit organizations working on behalf of animals, wild and domestic, here and overseas, were rated and reviewed by stakeholders.
In the process, a total of 525 new user reviews were gathered.
All the organizations on the top-rated list received ten or more positive reviews.
“We are excited to have learned about the many wonderful nonprofit organizations that are working on behalf of animals,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits. “We hope our campaign helps bring deserved attention to their efforts.”
About the Campaign
The Animal Welfare Campaign ran throughout the month of July and all reviews appear on the GreatNonprofits.org website. A total of 22 nonprofits with 10 or more positive reviews during the campaign are now listed on the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Animal Welfare Nonprofits List. In all, 99 organizations received 525 new reviews from July 1 through July 31, 2010.
Partners in the Campaign
American Humane Association Founded in 1877, the American Humane Association is the only national organization dedicated to protecting both children and animals. Through a network of child and animal protection agencies and individuals, American Humane provides national leadership in developing policies, legislation, curricula and training programs — and taking actions — to protect children and animals from cruelty, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Animal Legal Defense Fund For more than three decades, the Animal Legal Defense Fund has been fighting to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system.
DogTipper.com features tips for dog lovers, by dog lovers as well as news, product reviews, celebrity canines, and more.
The Humane Society of the United States, which is the nation’s largest animal protection organization, has worked since 1954 to celebrate animals and confront cruelty in all its forms.
I Love Rescue Animals is a site dedicated to celebrating rescued animals, supporting shelters, rescues and animal rights organizations and to animal welfare worldwide. We seek to raise awareness utilizing the vast resources available online through social media and to inspire others to make a difference in their own communities.
K9 Magazine is the leading lifestyle title for modern, forward thinking dog lovers. Featuring a most diverse selection of content, everything from expert dog advice, book reviews and opinion to free pet stuff, pet product reviews and high quality editorial.
No Meat Athlete shares vegetarian recipes, marathon- and triathlon-training advice, and animal-friendly product reviews to spread the message that you can achieve incredible things without eating animals.
The Pet Museum The lives, times, art and history of our pets.
Wildlife Forever conserves America’s fish and wildlife through education, preservation of habitat and management of all things wild.
GreatNonprofits is the leading provider of user-generated ratings and reviews of nonprofits.
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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