The Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition (MARC) is a non-profit volunteer-run
animal rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the s ...
organization based in
Massachusetts
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, United States. MARC is the largest and most active animal rights group in Massachusetts and operates as a tax exempt
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of ...
corporation with over 2500 members of all ages and backgrounds
MARC's activities include protests and leafleting, public educational outreach, tabling, talks, letter and phone campaigns, letters to editors, face-to-face meetings, media interviews, conferences, walks and marches, and legislative action. MARC has held hundreds of public events in Massachusetts to raise awareness of animal suffering.
MARC targets a broad range of animal rights causes, including
animal testing
Animal testing, also known as animal experimentation, animal research, and ''in vivo'' testing, is the use of non-human animals in experiments that seek to control the variables that affect the behavior or biological system under study. This ...
and experimentation, animals in entertainment,
veganism
Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. ...
, wildlife protection, and the rights of all animals.
MARC's campaigns in Massachusetts have been cited in numerous local papers and have included opposition to vivisection; advocacy for wildlife,
farmed animals,
and cruelty-free living; and advocacy for animals exploited in entertainment
Mass. considers exotic animal ban – News
and companion animals.
See also
*List of animal rights groups
This list of animal rights groups consists of groups in the animal rights movement. Such animal rights groups work towards their ideals, which include the viewpoint that animals should have equivalent rights to humans, such as not being "used" in ...
References
External links
Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition
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Animal rights organizations
Animal welfare organizations based in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts