SAFE (Save Animals from Exploitation Inc.) is a registered charity (Reg. no. CC40428) with the Charities Commission. The Wikipedia entry for the organisation defines it as an “animal advocacy group“, whose “purpose is to oppose practices of perceived unnecessary animal exploitation and experimentation.” SAFE “actively campaigns against current intensive pig and chicken farming practices, is opposed to duck shooting, live sheep exports, genetically engineering animals and vivisection on beagles [a much-loved dog breed] and other animals [some less loved!].” SAFE also devotes considerable efforts to get the law changed with respect to improving animal welfare (political advocacy). [Read more…]