Don’t Abandon Animals in Need During Natural Disasters
Animals are in danger of being left behind during devastating disasters made worse by climate change. Demand that Congress take action to protect pets and other living creatures from harm.
Petitions
Save Thousands of Vulnerable Species From Extinction
An estimated one third of all plant and wildlife species in the U.S. are vulnerable to extinction, with 12,000 in need of immediate conservation action. Demand the Senate act to protect endangered species before it is too late.
Prevent a Billion Birds From Dying in Collisions With Buildings
1 billion birds die every year from collisions with manmade structures. Demand action to protect our feathered friends from slaughter.
Make Healthy, Humane, Plant-Based Foods Available to Students
Students will now have better access to healthy, sustainable, humane plant-based foods at school in California. Encourage New York to make similar investments towards the future health of our young people and the planet.
Stop Skinning Animals Alive
Animals are apparently being stabbed to death, skinned alive, and decapitated with saws at custom slaughterhouses where cruelty is largely unregulated. Demand that these facilities be closed immediately.
Stop Detaining Immigrants in Prisons
Immigrants are being held indefinitely in U.S. prisons without any formal criminal charges. This practice is completely inhumane and must be stopped. Call on officials to end this human rights violation.
Don’t Declare Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers Extinct
Ivory-Billed Woodpeckers are on the verge of being declared extinct, despite repeated sightings of them. To ensure their continued protection, this must not happen. Call on officials to delay declaring extinction and to protect these vulnerable birds.
Combat Climate Change by Protecting Old Growth Forests
Old growth forests are being destroyed due to logging. These irreplaceable ecosystems are critical for vulnerable wildlife species and absorb significant amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. Call on officials to protect these critical forests.
Provide Accessible Mental Health Treatment to Combat Pandemic-Induced Crisis
The mental health crisis in the United States has reached staggering levels following the Covid-19 pandemic. We can no longer ignore the millions of Americans that need access to basic healthcare. Call on lawmakers to implement universal mental healthcare.
Restore Clean and Abundant Water Supply to Minority Community
Residents of Mississippi’s capital currently have little to no access to drinking water. Years of ineptitude and inaction by state leaders helped create this crisis. Demand these politicians finally invest in their constituents’ future.
Shark Pulled From Ocean and Stabbed in Head Deserves Justice
A video shows two men dragging a shark from the ocean, clubbing it with a hammer, and stabbing it in the head with a knife. Shockingly, this violent act is legal in Florida. Demand justice for this poor creature and protect other sharks from this tragic fate.
Protect Tarantulas During Their Mating Season
Tarantulas, who play a vital role in the ecosystem by controlling insect populations, are killed in huge numbers on busy highways during their mating season. Call for action to protect these under-appreciated predators.
Call Mount Rainier By Its Indigenous Name
Indigenous tribes throughout Washington are calling for the state’s largest mountain to have its original name restored. Support this decolonial movement and call on officials to change the name of “Mount Rainier” back to Tahoma.
Starbucks: Support and Uphold the Rights of Unionizing Workers
Starbucks is allegedly engaging in union busting activities after workers organized in hundreds of stores across the country. These workers voted to unionize, and Starbucks needs to support their cause. Demand this company respect workers and engage fairly with their union.
Stop Farmers From Killing Grey Wolves
Farmers have been allowed to intervene on an important case that threatens to delist gray wolves and remove their protections currently afforded to them as an endangered species. Demand wolves’ lives be prioritized and continue to protect populations of this keystone species.
Delay School Start Times to Set Students Up for Success
The majority of all US adolescents start school too early to get enough sleep, causing chronic health issues and lower academic performances. Call on officials to prioritize students and institute later start times for middle and high schools.
Stop Creating Raging Wildfires With Open Burning
Agricultural burning is believed to have lit the flame to a major wildfire in Peru. The practice broadly threatens environmental wellness and public health every day. Demand leaders extinguish the flames of this dangerous farming technique.
EPA: Ban Toxic Pesticide
A widely used pesticide is harming both human and amphibian populations across the United States. Call on EPA officials to ban it now.
Stop New International Oil Pipeline
An international oil company wants to build a massive pipeline in Uganda and Tanzania, threatening people, animals, and ecosystems in these areas. Call on the company’s CEO to stop this project.
Don’t Sell Private Data to Immigration Enforcement
A company is allegedly selling the private data of individuals to law enforcement agencies, including federal immigration enforcement. This places many people, particularly immigrants, at great risk. Call on the company’s CEO to stop these potential civil rights violations.
Liberty Mutual: Don’t Insure Climate-Destroying Pipeline
Liberty Mutual currently insures a destructive fossil fuel extraction project, contributing significantly to increasing carbon emissions and the climate crisis. Call on their CEO to stop this practice.
Don’t Give Abusers Legal Access to Firearms
A significant loophole in the Violence Against Women Act has allowed stalkers and other perpetrators of physical violence towards women access to firearms. Demand Congress deny these individuals access to deadly guns and put the victims first.
Don’t Let Pets Starve and Go Without Vet Care Due to Financial Distress
Financially distressed Americans often struggle to provide proper food and veterinary care for their pets. Demand the top organization devoted to animal welfare make addressing these clear and present dangers a priority.
Federally Legalize Cannabis to Stop Unnecessary Incarceration
The criminalization of cannabis at the federal level has, for decades, disproportionately affected communities of color. Demand the Senate take steps towards ending the racial disparities that exist in incarceration for cannabis usage and legalize the drug throughout the U.S.
Fight Climate Change and Habitat Loss by Protecting Vital Grasslands
Grasslands provide crucial support for local communities, maintain biodiversity, and help to combat the ever-growing impacts of global climate change. Still, we are destroying them at a rampant pace that risks losing these precious habitats forever. Demand the Senate vote to conserve our worlds’ plains.
