Please note that the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies does not necessarily support the views expressed on these websites or held by the organizations that the sites represent. Clicking on any of the links below will open a new web page and VFHS is not responsible for the information found on other sites.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Annual Reports

NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS

American Humane Association

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)

Best Friends Animal Society

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

National Federation of Humane Societies

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

OTHER NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LINKS

American Animal Hospital Association

American Anti-Vivisection Society

American Veterinary Medicine Association

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Association of Professional Humane Educators

Association of Shelter Veterinarians

Avian Welfare Coalition

Born Free USA/ Animal Protection Institute

Doris Day Animal League

House Rabbit Society

National Animal Control Association

National Animal Poison Control Center

National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy

North Shore Animal League America

Pet-Abuse.com

VIRGINIA ORGANIZATIONS AND LINKS

Virginia Animal Control Association

Virginia Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services (VDACS)

VDACS Online Animal Reporting

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles: Animal Friendly License Plates

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Virginia Veterinary Medical Association

Virginia Voters for Animal Welfare

Wildlife Center of Virginia

Please also see our list of Member organizations

DISASTER AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

American Humane Association

American Red Cross

Code 3 Associates

FEMA: Information for Pet Owners

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)

Noah's Wish

United Animal Nations

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

Virginia State Animal Response Team (VA SART)

FERAL CATS/TNR

Alley Cat Allies

Neighborhood Cats

Spay Virginia

HUMANE EDUCATION

American Humane Association

ASPCA Education

Humane Society Youth

National Humane Education Society

LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE LINKS

Animal Law Lawyer Search

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Animal Welfare Act (USDA Animal Information Center)

Animal Welfare Institute

Comprehensive Animal Care (Code of Virginia)

Humane Society Legislative Fund

Virginia General Assembly

NON-PROFIT RESOURCES

Foundation Center

Free Management Library

idealist.org

Independent Sector

Non-Profit Resource Center

TechSoup

GRANT RESOURCES

ASPCA Professional - grants for anti-cruelty efforts, emergency and disaster response, equine projects, shelter and spay/neuter programs

Banfield Charitable Trust - focus includes promoting preventive healthcare for pets, educating children, programs based on the human-pet bond

Bernice Barbour Foundation - requires that the applicant organization spays or neuters all animals prior to adoption

DJ&T Foundation - grants for spay/neuter clinics and spay/neuter voucher programs

Greg Biffle Foundation - focus includes spay/neuter; also provides funding for operating expenses

Maddie's Fund - various grants for community collaboration, medical equipment grants for adoption guarantee organizations

Petco Foundation - provides capital grants, product donations, short-term funding for animal welfare groups to help pet owners who are experiencing financial problems (e.g., food banks, veterinary services), and 4 R's Project support (spay/neuter, adoptions, training, projects to promote the human-animal bond)

PetSmart Charities - grants for emergency relief (large scale, multiple animal rescue, or single animal as victim of abuse/violence), targeted spay/neuter and free roaming cat grants

PROFESSIONAL LINKS

American Humane Association

Animal Sheltering magazine

Asilomar Accords

ASPCA Professional

Humane Society University

Maddie's Fund

PETCO Foundation

Petfinder

PetSmart Charities

Society of Animal Welfare Administrators

SPAY/NEUTER RESOURCES

Animal Sheltering (The Humane Society of the United States) - read the HSUS report "Messaging Spay/Neuter: Lessons from the Gulf Coast Spay/Neuter Campaign"

Humane Alliance

Spay/USA

Spay Virginia