According to its own website, the mission of the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) is to “secure legally recognized fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, legislation, and education.” At its core, NhRP seeks to change the legal status of animals by granting them “personhood,” effectively affording them the same legal rights as human beings. They pursue this through lawsuits, grassroots organizing, and public policy campaigns.

The National Veterinary Council differs little from HSUS or similar groups. Its only novelty is in leveraging veterinarians’ respected reputations to lend credibility to extremist policies. This façade is manipulative—designed to trick the public into believing veterinarians broadly support these measures.

WEG has an unreasonable bias against ranching, and a strong affinity for wolves

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has rebranded itself as Humane World for Animals