Recent Petitions
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Demand A Public Apology From Paddy Power Over its Transphobic Ad February 22, 2012 13:02
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Stop Future College Students From Feigning ADHD February 22, 2012 12:02
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Create Marine Reserves on the Oregon Coast February 22, 2012 09:02
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At Least 26 Dead in Ecuadorian Bus Accident – Urge Public Transit Reform February 22, 2012 08:02
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Turn Asian Carp Problem into a Solution February 22, 2012 07:02
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Tell Indiana Representative Bob Morris to Get His Facts Straight About the Girl Scouts February 22, 2012 07:02
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Don’t Let Children Work as Slaves in Gold Mines February 22, 2012 07:02
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What Do They Have To Hide? Demand Disclosure Of Political Campaign Funds February 22, 2012 06:02
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End the FDA’s Ban on Interstate Raw Milk Sales February 22, 2012 05:02
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Bridgewater State University Student Physically Attacked For Writing A Pro-Gay Marriage Article February 22, 2012 05:02
Archive for Category: "Animal Welfare"
Ban Fur Trapping In Nevada To Prevent The Suffering Of Animals Left In Traps To Die
The practice of fur trapping is currently legal in the state of Nevada. Recently a video of a wildlife advisory board member enraged animal activists because of a dog being encouraged to attack a trapped bobcat. This cruel practice is now being fought against by these same activists and support is needed statewide to encourage a complete ban on fur trapping.
Demand Better FDA Pet Food Regulation
The Food and Drug Administration allows pet foods to contain known cancer causing chemicals and spoiled, contaminated, and diseased meat. These ingredients are not safe for consumption and are likely the reason why cancer is the number one cause of death for dogs. Please, help save our pets by demanding better food regulations.
Don’t Support Cosmetic Brands that Conduct Cruel Animal Testing
We are often unaware of what we’re supporting when we pick a product off a shelf. Many cosmetic companies still test on innocent animals, as individuals we can make a huge change in cruel animal testing by simply being more knowledgeable. Animal testing for superficial products must be banned, for this to happen we must be more aware of how much impact we have as consumers.
Stop Animal Cruelty at Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods, Inc. continues to use gestation crates for pork breeding purposes. Sows are confined in these crates, which are so small they cannot even move about, for their entire lives. Tyson needs step up and join the growing list of companies banning pork raised in gestation crates.
Save the Dolphins Being Stranded at Cape Cod
In Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 179 dolphins have become stranded on shore. Sadly, most of them have died. The International Fund for Animal Welfare has been doing what they can, but with so many dolphins becoming stranded we need to allocate more resources toward saving these poor creatures.
Don’t Let Negligent Train Drivers Kill Elephants in India
Many elephants have been killed in India because of negligent train drivers. These highly emotional animals embody many human emotions such as grief and sadness. They deserve our protection, this carelessness must be prevented by decreasing speed limits in elephant crossing areas, putting up signs and punishing train drivers who don’t respect them.
Stand Against Cruel Duck Force-Feeding
Foie Gras is fatty duck liver obtained by the horrific force-feeding of ducks and geese. The city of Chicago once banned it but now it is back in the city’s restaurants. Show Chicago that the initial ban was the humane decision and urge them to re-implement and enforce a ban on foie gras.
Ban Use of Steel-Jaw Traps in Nebraska
Recently a cruel steel-jaw trap caught a mountain lion that was injured so severely she had to be put down. This is especially devastating as the mountain lion population is very small in Nebraska. Please, help ban the use of these barbaric traps that injure and kill indiscriminately.
Don’t Require Nonprofit Animal Shelters to Pay Per-Animal Fees
Missouri animal rescue shelters must now pay the same state fees and taxes that are required for large-scale commercial breeders and for-profit agencies. We must reverse this law in order to ensure nonprofit animal shelters in Missouri can continue to provide protection and new homes for countless animals.
Boycott Westminister Kennel Club For Not Supporting The Adoption Of Shelter Animals
The Westminister Kennel Club has decided to drop Pedigree as their sponsor because of their supportive animal shelter commercials promoting adoption. This kennel club has made a huge mistake by choosing not to support homeless animals and hopefully animal lovers will help rally against this kennel club for lacking any compassion for animals.
Tell HBO to Make a Safe Environment for Stunt Horses
Two horses have been killed while filming for the HBO series ‘Luck.’ It is a tragedy that not all safety precautions and procedures were taken in order to prevent these useless deaths. The public needs to let HBO know how upsetting this is and that it will not be tolerated a third time.
Tell Missouri Legislature to Repeal Animal Adoption Tax
Animal shelters and rescue organizations in Missouri currently have to pay a tax on each dog or cat they adopt out. This is the same tax that for-profit commercial breeding operations pay, costing these cash-strapped shelters up to $2,500. Tell Missouri legislature to repeal this punitive tax so that these non-profits can continue to care for all of the animals that come through their doors.
Stop The Enslavement Of Orcas by Seaworld
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have brought a lawsuit against SeaWorld demanding that five orcas be released from their slavery to the park. The unwilling captivity of SeaWorld’s orcas fits the definition of slavery outlawed by the 13th Amendment. Support PETA’s attempt to give enslaved orcas their freedom and stop the future enslavement of orcas by SeaWorld.
Save the Imnaha Wolf Pack in Oregon
The oldest wolf pack in Oregon is in grave danger of being killed because of a law cattlemen are trying to implement. The Imnaha pack must be saved, we cannot let this kill order become a reality.
Protect “Tony the Tiger” by Sending Him to a Sanctuary
A truck stop in Grosse Tete, Louisiana has held ‘Tony the Tiger’ captive for eleven years. Tony is kept in a small concrete cage and subjected to Louisiana heat and noxious car fumes. Tell Louisiana department of Wildlife and Fisheries to revoke the owner’s permit and finally free Tony.
Outlaw Horse Slaughter in the United States
Horse slaughter for human consumption is still occurring in the 21st century. Although legislation against horse slaughter in the US has come a long way, horses are still being exported to Mexico and Canada to meet the same fate. Ask the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to cosponsor a bill in Congress that will permanently outlaw horse slaughter and export for slaughter from the US.
Don’t Allow Cruel Commercial Breeders to go Unregulated in North Carolina
North Carolina law enforcement and animal rescue workers recently discovered over 150 puppies at private residence. This is the second underground puppy mill bust in just a few months because NC has no regulations to protect animals from cruelty and abuse.
Tell the University of Michigan to Stop Using Pigs in Surgical Training Exercises
The University of Michigan’s Survival Flight program continues to mutilate pigs in their surgical skills exercises even when human-patient simulators can be used as a humane alternative. We must urge the program leaders to reconsider their decisions to abuse these innocent pigs.
Tell The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Services To Protect Captive Chimpanzees
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service specifically protects wild chimpanzees, but captive chimpanzees in laboratories and advertisement campaigns remain unprotected. Tell The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the endangered chimpanzee species as a whole, by including both wild and captive chimps in their policy.
Support a Ban on Horse Transport in Double-Decker Trailers
Horses bound for slaughter are banned from being transported on inhumane double-decker trailers, but horses used for other purposes are still at risk. These trailers do not provide enough room for horses to stand up, so they often fall and can be trampled and killed by other horses. We must ban the cruel transport of these beautiful creatures.
Save the Iguanas Instead of Butchering Them
Puerto Rico plans a massive attack on their iguanas, where they will kill them and then sell them as meat. Help save the iguanas by asking Puerto Rico to relocate them to places where they are endangered instead.
Seaboard Corporation Abuses Pigs and Lies About Animal Welfare Being Top Priority
Seaboard Foods, one of the largest pork suppliers in the country has been documented grossly abusing sows that are already suffering from being confined to tiny crates. This form of animal cruelty is illegal and a complaint has already been filed by the Humane Society with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Urge the government to prosecute Seaboard Foods to the full extent of the law and do not allow this horrific treatment of pigs to continue.
Help Provide Captive Chimpanzees the Same Protections As Wild Ones
The Endangered Species Act protects wild chimpanzees, but captive chimpanzees are exempt from protection. The result is an increased incentive to capture and control wild chimpanzees so they can be sold to circuses and animal testing labs. We must stop this injustice by providing captive chimpanzees the same protections as wild ones.
Tell Pork Corporations to Stop Using Torturous Gestation Crates
A recent video shows the use of gestation crates in two of the United States’ largest pork producing companies. Gestation crates are cruel forms of confinement used for sows during and after pregnancy. We need to convince Seaboard Foods and Prestage Farms to stop using these crates due to the horrible effects they have on their swine.
Stop Kardashian’s Fur Sales
The Kardashian’s clothing store ‘Dash’ in Calabasas and their clothing line Kardashian Kollection sells fur items. It’s barbaric to torture and kill animals for fashion. Please lend these animals your voice and tell the Kardashians to refuse to sell fur items.
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