The Empty Cages Collective (ECC) is a New York-based, all-volunteer, animal rescue and advocacy organization. ECC aims to cultivate a culture where animals are recognized as fellow sentient beings worthy of respectful and compassionate treatment. Through advocacy, education, hands-on rescue and assistance, the ECC envisions a world free of animal exploitation, abuse, and ecologically destructive behavior.ECC is motivated by a belief in animal rights and we work to promote a culture of compassion and respect that extends to every animal. Apart from providing rescue to a diverse array of animal species, we advocate against all forms of animal exploitation. ECC subscribes to a No Kill philosophy - we strongly oppose the killing of healthy, treatable or rehabilitatable animals. We work to save as many of these animals as we can, while also working to reform what is a broken system failing the animals.