Everyone knows about the differences between humans, even within any given family. There is not only quarrelling amongst the youngsters but often enough deepening generation-gaps can bring about serious conflicts. Considering that already this smallest of all communities is prone to arguments and disputes: how do we feel about people living on the other side of the street or in the next town, the neighbouring country, members of another culture or religion and/or those at the other side of the globe?

In this context it is to be said that the members of animal_net could not be more different as far as nationality, language, culture, religion and even appearances are concerned. But we do not consider this a problem, just the opposite. All this diversity is understood as an appreciated basis for enrichment, widening of horizons and internetting and by that contributing to a slowly but surely growing wave of solidarity because after all, today we have the privilege of living in an era when more and more people are awakening to the mind-boggling suffering of animals.

In order to best grab this chance offered by the present, we are cooperating in a relaxed community of friends and partners right across national, linguistic and cultural borders. We are all equals and our animal_net has neither a set structure nor a board of directors or any established programme except the understanding of “Give and Take”.

We are helping one another in our respective work-programmes by telling about them, explaining new projects or petitions whilst at the same time receiving the other members’ news which are screened and, if deemed interesting in our national environment, translated and distributed in our own channels and mail-systems.

Needless to say that by coordinating animal-work, also human contacts and subsequent friendships and action-groups right across the globe are created. Apart from this “human touch”, the discovery of partners working on the same problem in another part of the world can be extremely helpful in achieving results. In this context it should be mentioned that although the members of animal_net are dealing with a large variety of topics, the aim is identical: the well-being of animals. All our activities have different ways of striving for improvements whereby only the sky is the limit and one sole basic rule: Ahimsa/non-violence.

This website was created mainly in the interest of informing also non-members about our work, latest developments, emerging trends and threats to individual animals or the survival of species. We have the intention to deliver daily news by screening the international press; this news-scheme will be available to anyone who shares our goal which is to ensure that all animals may enjoy their established right to a life in dignity.

We are quite aware that it will take oceans of determination, perseverance and patience to achieve fundamental changes but we are prepared to participate to the best of our abilities in the emerging great link of solidarity.

Some of the animal_net members are presenting their work-programme on the members's page