Organization: NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY
Mission: NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO ENDING THE EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS USED IN SCIENCE.
Activities: PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GENERAL EDUCATION - NAVS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATE, CHANGE ATTITUDES AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF BETTER, MORE HUMANE SCIENCE. BY COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRUELTY, WASTE AND INADEQUACY OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION WHILE EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGES OF HUMANE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF RESEARCH, PRODUCT TESTING AND EDUCATION, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF "COVERED" ANIMALS USED IN SCIENCE, EMPOWERED SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED CONSUMER CHOICES AND TO USE THE LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO ENACT RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL-FRIENDLY CHANGES, AND PROVIDED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AND ACCESS TO 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES THAT REPLACE ANIMAL DISSECTION WITH SAFER, COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES. NAVS' WEBSITE, PUBLICATIONS, CONSUMER GUIDE TO CRUELTY-FREE PRODUCTS, ANNUAL ART CONTEST, EBLASTS, LETTERS TO EDITORS, SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES, AND DIRECT MAIL ARE AMONG THE WAYS NAVS DISSEMINATES CREDIBLE AND COMPELLING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
SCIENCE PROGRAMS - SUPPORT TO DEVELOP, VALIDATE AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF ANIMALS IN SCIENCE; SPONSORSHIP OF SCIENCE CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA.
LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE - TO ADVANCE POSITIVE ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS, NAVS ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL RESEARCH LIBRARY FOR ANIMAL ADVOCACY; TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, NAVS ESTABLISHED THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL LAW; AND CREATED WWW.ANIMALLAW.COM.
NTEE category: Animal-Related
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition