New legislation will require convicted animal abusers to register with the county, leading to greater awareness in the community and preventing the sale or transfer of ownership of animals to these abusers. Applaud New York City for implementing this act and protecting innocent animals from further abuse.
A neglected dog is getting a second chance at life after being saved from the barren mud pit he was confined to. Sign this petition and thank the local police department for taking this matter so seriously and for saving the dog.
Major grocer Whole Foods Market has stopped selling rabbit meat. Thank the company for taking this reasonable decision and urge it to go further by decreasing its sale of other meat items.
In 2015, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced that they would be retiring all their elephants in 2018. However, the plan has changed and now all the elephants will be retired in May 2016. Sign this petition and thank Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for recognizing that these highly intelligent animals deserve happiness sooner rather than later.
Two of Cecil the lion’s alleged killers will likely be prosecuted, as the court has refused to dismiss the case even though one of the accused requested that charges be dropped. Thank court officials for taking the investigation seriously and for doing their best to ensure anyone involved with this horrible and pathetic crime is punished.
Cruel experiments on baby monkeys that involved purposefully causing the infants psychological distress have finally ended after 30 years. Thank the congresswoman who helped it happen.
Military service dogs will now be sent home upon retirement rather than being left overseas, thanks to a new law. Thank President Obama for improving the lives of these heroic animals by helping their former handlers adopt them easily and rapidly.
A woman who threw her dog from a moving car will serve time in prison. Her dog sustained life-threatening injuries and nearly died. Praise the judge for his decision to grant justice for an innocent dog.
Pigs are being tortured and abused in a high-speed slaughterhouse. A video shows them being beaten, dragged across the floor, and sent to slaughter alive. Urge meat supplier Hormel to terminate business with this inhumane place.
Chimpanzees at the National Institutes of Health will no longer be used for research testing and will be moved to sanctuaries. Applaud this positive move for animal rights.
Soy sauce company Kikkoman has put an end to testing its products on animals. Applaud the company’s decision and urge them to ensure this move away from animal testing is definitive.
The popular soy sauce company, Kikkoman, has put an end to their cruel animal testing practices. Sign this letter and thank the company for listening to the public, being innovative, and sparing hundreds of lives from unnecessary pain and death.
Eighteen wild beluga whales will no longer be imported from Russia to the Georgia Aquarium. Applaud this win for the animals and those who have worked to protect them.
SeaWorld has announced a change in its killer whale show in favor of an educational “orca experience” after years of public outcry and financial losses. Thank them for making orca health and safety a priority.
African vervet monkeys will be overdosed with a drug called physostigmine, to recreate symptoms of a nerve agent attack during a U.S. Army exercise. Tell authorities that this barbaric and inefficient method of testing is in violation of Department of Defense policies and must be stopped.
