Help me come up with an acronym and name for the group formerly known as the "IWS."

[Gregg Bell]

I need a three letter acronym for this zany animal rescue feminist organization in my new comic thriller novel Rise of the Animal Rescue Feminists. The organization is all women. Their purpose and life mission is to protect women and animals. They battle a nefarious person, or organization, of misogynistic, violent men that is always doing something against animals in order to further their goal of world domination. (It's a comic novel!) So the animal rescue feminist group shares a wonderful camaraderie. There is also a substantial level of distrust of men.

So. The acronym for the organization needs to be only three letters.

It will be used on its own. Like in its members chanting: ___ rules!

It will be used as identifying members: ___ers

The name needs to connect women and animals and rescuing animals. If it can also refer to having distrust of men that would be good.

It can't be an existing organization (like the APL: Animal Protective League).

And being a comic novel it would be good if it was pertinent and funny.

Pdurrant suggested ARF (Animal Rights Feminists or Animal Rights Force) which would've been cool for this book, but there will be other books and so the name has to be generic for all animals. (The next book will be about cats so ARF wouldn't work.)

Thank you!

[Cinisajoy]

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

I need a three letter acronym for this zany animal rescue feminist organization in my new comic thriller novel Rise of the Animal Rescue Feminists. The organization is all women. Their purpose and life mission is to protect women and animals. They battle a nefarious person, or organization, of misogynistic, violent men that is always doing something against animals in order to further their goal of world domination. (It's a comic novel!) So the animal rescue feminist group shares a wonderful camaraderie. There is also a substantial level of distrust of men.

So. The acronym for the organization needs to be only three letters.

It will be used on its own. Like in its members chanting: ___ rules!

It will be used as identifying members: ___ers

The name needs to connect women and animals and rescuing animals. If it can also refer to having distrust of men that would be good.

It can't be an existing organization (like the APL: Animal Protective League).

And being a comic novel it would be good if it was pertinent and funny.

Pdurrant suggested ARF (Animal Rights Feminists or Animal Rights Force) which would've been cool for this book, but there will be other books and so the name has to be generic for all animals. (The next book will be about cats so ARF wouldn't work.)

Thank you!

Gregg the A stands for Animals and last time I looked a cat was an animal. Even if they (cats) think they are rulers. So ARF could easily work.

[arjaybe]

Using ARF would give you the opportunity for recurrent comic carping about how they should have chosen a better name before they got into cats.

[pdurrant]

WAP - Women's Animal Protection WAP Rules. The WAPpers are on the march

FAR - Feminists for Animal Rights FAR Rules. The FARrs are on the march

[Catlady]

How about BARF? It's silly and unlikely to be the name of any actual animal-related group (numerous rescues and shelters use ARF). You'd just need to add a B word to the beginning of the name (Brave Animal Rescue Feminists? Bureau of Animal Rescue Feminists?).

[gmw]

You may want to avoid BARF - it is already used with regard to pets: BARF diet

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by Cinisajoy

Gregg the A stands for Animals and last time I looked a cat was an animal. Even if they (cats) think they are rulers. So ARF could easily work.

Yeah, yeah, but "Arf" for cats??? (Didn't you have a See 'n Say growing up?)

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by arjaybe

Using ARF would give you the opportunity for recurrent comic carping about how they should have chosen a better name before they got into cats.

Thanks RJB. But instead they'd probably be wondering why I couldn't give it a better name!

[gmw]

I presume you know there is already a group called PETA (and one called PETA - which is a lesson you may want to incorporate into your series).

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

WAP - Women's Animal Protection WAP Rules. The WAPpers are on the march

FAR - Feminists for Animal Rights FAR Rules. The FARrs are on the march

Interesting. WAP though? Scarily close to something that will get me in trouble with the politically correct crowd.

FAR isn't bad. But FARrs is kind of challenging. Reminds of Steve Martin's name in "The Man with Two Brains." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT0CScFzp1o

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by Catlady

How about BARF? It's silly and unlikely to be the name of any actual animal-related group (numerous rescues and shelters use ARF). You'd just need to add a B word to the beginning of the name (Brave Animal Rescue Feminists? Bureau of Animal Rescue Feminists?).

BARF is hysterical, but even I don't want to read BARF over and over in a book. And they'd be the BARFers! Gross! Ha ha. (Besides, the rules were only three letters.) (Thanks again for the idea!!)

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by gmw

I presume you know there is already a group called PETA (and one called PETA - which is a lesson you may want to incorporate into your series).

Life is full of wonder! Thanks for the warning, gmw. (Not that I know what to do with it!)

[Pablo]

WAR - Women for Animal Rights...
War, war, war! War rules!
And the violent misogynistic men cry: No more WAR!

[Gregg Bell]

Originally Posted by Pablo

WAR - Women for Animal Rights...
War, war, war! War rules!
And the violent misogynistic men cry: No more WAR!

Ha ha, Pablo! That's great! Thanks!

[Gregg Bell]

I think I've got it. A couple of people suggested FART (Feminist Animal Rescue Team). I don't think I'll find anything sillier than that. Thanks for the help!