Many of us in the United States of America are lovers of animals. We share our homes with our pets, like to see the natural habitats of our native animals maintained and abhor any cruelty to animals we hear of. If you would like to take a more active interest in the welfare of animals then you might consider taking a look at the web site of a charity called In Defense of Animals. They can be found a the address of www.idausa.org and from here visitors can learn more about this organizations work and philosophies. There main goals involve helping to end animal exploitation, cruelty and abuse. They also want to protect animals’ rights, welfare and habit and raise there status beyond mere property or commodities. There well designed web site has a good lay out and explains all the positive campaigns and projects that this group is involved in as well as publishing a series of animal welfare related news stories.