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STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY
Last Chance for Animals (LCA) recognizes that animals have the ability to experience pain, and as such they deserve certain basic rights protecting them from pain caused by humans. LCA believes that non-human animals should not be subjected to suffering and exploitation by humans because alternatives exist for nearly every traditional "usage" of animals.
LCA opposes the use of animals for scientific curiosity, entertainment, clothing, and food. LCA recognizes the use of non-human animals in medical experimentation as both immoral and of questionable scientific validity due to the tremendous biological difference between species. LCA's work advocates conscious and informed lifestyle decisions, and the organization is committed to disseminating truthful information about societal animal abuse to improve the treatment of animals.
LCA HISTORY
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Founded in 1984 by Hollywood actor Chris
DeRose, Last Chance For Animals has its roots in fighting and exposing the inherent cruelty of vivisection. In the organization's early years, DeRose led teams of dedicated activists employing non-violent strategies modeled after social movements led by such leaders as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Using "Direct Action," LCA activists engaged in peaceful protest with determined resolve... to make sure their voices would be heard. When direct action was still a new concept in the American animal rights movement, every well-planned demonstration achieved tremendous media coverage. By the late 1980s, LCA was earning a national reputation for its no-nonsense approach to exposing animal cruelty. Though dozens of activists faced arrest and some even faced extended jail time for charges such as trespassing, LCA is proud that its direct action protests have never caused injury to a person who was not voluntarily involved (i.e., some activists themselves were injured due to being forcefully ejected from the protest).
With its national reputation growing, LCA received support from around the country, and around the world -- from caring people who decided that it was time to fight peacefully yet fight hard... staging direct action, and gathering evidence to send animal abusers to jail.
With an increased budget and staff, LCA expanded its focus beyond vivisection. In the 1980s and 1990s, LCA
has worked on virtually every animal rights issue, including
farming, fur and animals in entertainment. LCA's primary focuses are vivisection, pet theft, fur, and circuses.
LCA LEADERSHIP
The organization relies on professional and experienced leadership in designing its campaigns, improving administrative efficiency, collecting and disseminating information that is useful to people who care about animals, and coordinating activities with other animal organizations.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Please CLICK HERE
for LCA's 2003 Annual Report
Please CLICK HERE for
LCA's 2003 990 Form
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