24-year old female living in Portland, Oregon. Feminist, vegetarian, pet owner, and aspiring writer.

Tell Congress to Stop Attacking Access to Birth Control

This year has been marked by constant attacks on women’s rights by politicians, with a particular focus on access to birth control. There have been more bills introduced this year to limit or prevent women’s access to birth control than ever before. Urge the U.S. Congress to stop attacking women and their right to birth control.

Stop Medical Sexism

Medical sexism occurs when a doctor is more likely to dismiss a woman’s symptoms than similar symptoms experienced by a man. The practice of medical sexism is widespread and costing women their health and sometimes even their lives. Please help stop medical sexism.

Demand Fox News Apologize For Guest’s Misogyny

Early this month, Fox News Channel hosted Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a tea party activist, as a guest on their program. Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson has claimed on multiple occasions that allowing women to vote is a mistake, women are irrational and incapable of handling important issues, and that liberal women are sluts. Tell Fox News Channel that it is unacceptable to host this kind of hate speech against women.

Make Temporary Animal Tattoos Illegal

A new trend of ‘creative grooming’ for pets, which involves airbrushing on temporary tattoos, is growing in popularity. The paint is nontoxic, but the process can cause pets stress and allergic reactions can occur. Please, ask President Obama to make this disturbing and abusive trend illegal.

Ask Children’s Toy Company to Stop Gendered Marketing

The LEGO Group, an international children’s toy retailer, has been marketing their products to girls or boys by relying heavily on gender stereotypes. Exposing children to gender stereotypes limits their range of expression. We must urge the LEGO Group to change their marketing to be more inclusive of all children.

Stop New Hunting Proposals That Threaten Polar Bears and the Environment

Newly proposed legislation would allow more hunting and take away environmental protections for wildlife. The proposed changes would harm a number of animals, including the polar bear. Urge Congress to not pass this environmentally harmful bill.

Urge FDA to Stop Animal Testing

The United Stated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that most drug products be tested on animals first. Animal testing is incredibly cruel and since animals are different than humans the results are often not useful. Help stop the torture of animals by urging the FDA to stop requiring animal testing.

Tell Pet Food Company to Stop Killing Animals in Laboratory Testing

Iams, an international pet food supplier that is owned by Proctor and Gamble, is known to keep dogs and cats in inhumane conditions at their laboratories. Safe and healthy pet food does not require this kind of cruelty. Urge Iams to work with veterinary clinics and stop abusing and killing animals.

Ask Chocolate Company to Stop Using Child Labor

Lindt, a luxury Swiss Chocolate Company, has yet to introduce even one product that is guaranteed to be made without the use of child slave labor. Many cocoa farms use child slave labor and yet Lindt has not ensured its chocolate is child labor-free. Tell the Lindt CEO that his company must stop using cocoa that is produced using child slave labor.

Protect Domestic Abuse Victims from Discrimination

A bill was introduced that would have prevented a landlord from discriminating against a victim of domestic, dating, or sexual abuse. The bill would help keep victims safe from further abuse but it has stalled. Ask the United States Senate to bring back the bill and help protect abused women.

Stop the Sale of Black Bear Organs

Black bears across North America are being killed and dismembered and their organs sold for alternative medicine. This practice is illegal in some states, but not all. Ask President Obama to support making the sale of black bear organs illegal throughout the United States.

Fight Child Sex Trafficking on Popular Website

Backpage.com’s adult advertisement page is the largest online site in the United States for child sex trafficking. The site is financed by Alta Communications and Brynwood Partners, who must be told to stop their financing child sex trafficking.

Stop Exploitation of Manitoba Polar Bears

Churchill, Manitoba, known as the polar bear capital of the world, lures in hungry polar bears with meat and holds them in captivity, where the bears bring in many tourists. Some of the bears are released, but many others are sold to zoos around the world. Please, ask the city of Churchill to stop abusing the polar bears for money.

Urge Purina to Recall Dangerous Dog Treats

Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of pet food. Two of their chicken jerky dog treat products have been linked with the illness and deaths of hundreds of dogs. Urge the Purina PetCare President and CEO to stop selling these harmful products and protect our pets.

Don’t Require Women in Georgia to Carry Non-Viable Fetuses to Term

A new bill was recently passed by Georgia House representatives that would ban abortions after twenty-weeks. The bill is waiting for Georgia Governor Nathan Deal’s signature before it becomes law. Please, tell Governor Deal to not pass this problematic bill into law.

Ensure Basic Human Rights at Immigration Detention Centers

Recently, the House Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing about new rules designed to stop sexual abuse and inhumane conditions at immigration detention centers. Opponents of the new rules are arguing that it is creating a luxurious ‘vacation’ for undocumented men and women. Please tell the United States Congress that the new rules are not a luxury, but basic human rights.

Tell Starbucks to Stop Using Bugs to Color Products

In an attempt to use natural ingredients, Starbucks has begun using cochineal extract to color some of their products. Cochineal extract is made from dried and ground up beetles, which prevents the products from being vegan or kosher. Tell Starbucks that beetles are not appetizing and there are other natural plant based dyes.

Protect Florida Sea Turtles

A lighthouse in Florida shines bright light onto the beach where endangered sea turtles nest. The mother sea turtles and the newly hatched turtles can be disoriented by the light and led to their death. Ask the United States Coast Guard to make some small changes to the lighthouse and protect the sea turtles.

Tell Largest Educational Toy Retailer to Stop Selling Live Frogs

The biggest educational toy retailer in the United States, Learning Express, is selling a product by Wild Creations called an EcoAquarium, a four-inch plastic cube with a living African Dwarf frog imprisoned inside. This ‘toy’ is torture of a living creature and it needs to be stopped. Tell Learning Express that it must stop selling Wild Creations’ torturous EcoAquarium.

No Male Permission Slips for Abortions

Alaska Representative Alan Dick has proposed a bill that would require women seeking an abortion to get signed permission from their male sexual partner. The bill would seed a women’s authority over her body to a man and is completely sexist and inappropriate. Tell Rep. Alan Dick that this bill is a terrible idea and will be opposed.

Ban Lemurs as Pets in the U.S.

Due to its habitat destruction and use as an exotic pet, lemurs are on the brink of extinction. It is illegal to import lemurs directly from Madagascar, but many are captured and then bred in captivity. Please, ban lemurs as pets in the United States to help stop the demand for capturing wild lemurs and save them from the brink of extinction.

Stop Mandatory Ultrasounds for Abortions in Idaho

A new bill in Idaho would make it mandatory for any woman seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound. This law is insulting to women’s intelligence and interferes with the private decisions between an individual and their health care provider. Tell the Idaho governor to veto this insulting and sexist bill.

Congress Must Prevent Backlog of DNA Evidence in Rape Cases

New no-cost legislation would eliminate the backlog of DNA evidence in rape cases. Currently there are is a lot of DNA evidence that never makes it to a lab, which prevents identifying the rapist and solving rape cases. We must ask Congress to pass the new bill to better process DNA evidence in rape cases to ensure justice is served.

Save Cougars in New Mexico

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is proposing to increase the quotas on female cougars, which would quickly decrease the cougar population by preventing future births and orphaning existing cubs. Tell New Mexico Game Commissioner to not raise the quotas on female cougars and to protect the cougar population.

Ban Cosmetic Surgery Advertisements in the U.S.

Cosmetic surgery is a huge industry built on dangerous and unnecessary procedures. Aggressive advertisements for cosmetic procedures that prey on people’s insecurities should be banned. Tell President Obama to support a ban on cosmetic surgery advertisements.