Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY IS A NATIONAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. NAVS PROMOTES GREATER COMPASSION, RESPECT AND JUSTICE FOR ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BASED ON RESPECTED ETHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC THEORY AND SUPPORTED BY EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF THE CRUELTY AND WASTE OF VIVISECTION. NAVS' EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DIRECTED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT VIVISECTION, IDENTIFYING HUMANE SOLUTIONS TO HUMAN PROBLEMS, DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF ANIMALS, AND WORKING WITH LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO EFFECT CHANGES WHICH HELP TO END THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS.
NATIONAL ANTI-VIVISECTION SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO ENDING THE EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS USED IN SCIENCE.
PUBLIC AWARENESS AND GENERAL EDUCATION - NAVS TAKES ADVANTAGE OF EVERY RESOURCE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATE, CHANGE ATTITUDES AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF BETTER, MORE HUMANE SCIENCE. BY COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRUELTY, WASTE AND INADEQUACY OF ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION WHILE EXPLAINING THE ADVANTAGES OF HUMANE ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF RESEARCH, PRODUCT TESTING AND EDUCATION, OUR ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF "COVERED" ANIMALS USED IN SCIENCE, EMPOWERED SUPPORTERS AND THE PUBLIC WITH INFORMATION TO MAKE INFORMED CONSUMER CHOICES AND TO USE THE LEGAL/LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO ENACT RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL-FRIENDLY CHANGES, AND PROVIDED STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AND ACCESS TO 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES THAT REPLACE ANIMAL DISSECTION WITH SAFER, COST-EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES. NAVS' WEBSITE, PUBLICATIONS, CONSUMER GUIDE TO CRUELTY-FREE PRODUCTS, ANNUAL ART CONTEST, EBLASTS, LETTERS TO EDITORS, SPONSORSHIP OF CONFERENCES, AND DIRECT MAIL ARE AMONG THE WAYS NAVS DISSEMINATES CREDIBLE AND COMPELLING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
SCIENCE PROGRAMS - SUPPORT TO DEVELOP, VALIDATE AND IMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE USE OF ANIMALS IN SCIENCE; SPONSORSHIP OF SCIENCE CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA.
LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE - TO ADVANCE POSITIVE ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS, NAVS ESTABLISHED THE NATIONAL RESEARCH LIBRARY FOR ANIMAL ADVOCACY; TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP AND ADVOCACY SKILLS, NAVS ESTABLISHED THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL LAW; AND CREATED WWW.ANIMALLAW.COM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kenneth Cunniff | PROGRAM CONSULTANT/ATTORNE | 40 | $173,639 |
| Kenneth Kandaras | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $148,256 |
| Tom Mahoney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Enright | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Ligon | VICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael B Mann | PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter O'Donovan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joseph Mchugh | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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