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End the Bushmeat Trade in Cameroon
Target: Speaker of the House John Boehner Goal: Increase efforts to stop illegal bushmeat trade in Cameroon, and eventually all of Africa The term “bushmeat” is used to describe meat that comes from...
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Urge Air Force to Stop Using Animals for Training
Target: United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Goal: Discontinue the use of live animals in medical and combat training Animals have long been used for medical and combat training...
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End Illegal Pirate Fishing
Target: Speaker of the House John Boehner Goal: Ban illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, also known as “pirate fishing” Illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, also known as “pirate...
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Protect Near-Extinct Indian Vultures
Target: Pranab Mukherjee, President of India Goal: Protect the endangered vultures of India In the past fifteen years, three species of Indian vultures have declined by a cumulative 97% – one of which...
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Save the Critically Endangered Yellow-Legged Frog
Target: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Goal: Save the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged frog from extinction Over the last century, the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog population has declined by 90%. Once...
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Discontinue Animal Dissection at Nation’s Second-Largest Community College
Target: President of Northern Virginia Community College, Dr. Robert Templin, Jr. Goal: Discontinue the dissection of animals in biology classes Animal dissection in science classes is nothing new....
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Fight Against Cruel Production of ‘Delicacy’ in New York
Target: New York Department of Agriculture and Markets Goal: Properly label foie gras as the product of a diseased animal, or discontinue it’s sale Foie gras is a food product consisting of duck or...
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Demand More Humane Living Conditions for Livestock
Target: United States Department of Agriculture Goal: Improve living conditions for livestock In many factory farms today, animals are crammed into overcrowded sheds and constrictive cages. This...
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Don’t Let Canada Drill in the Arctic
Target: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Goal: Change Canada’s plans for oil drilling and industrialization in the arctic region The Canadian government has decided to take advantage of the...
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Keep Gray Wolves Under Federal Protection
Target: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Goal: Keep gray wolves on the endangered species list The U.S. government has recently made the decision to lift federal protection from the endangered gray wolf...
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Praise Progressive New Animal Protection Initiative
Target: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Goal: Reinforce a progressive initiative against animal cruelty Addressing concerns regarding the enforcement of animal protection, New York attorney...
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Reject Inadequate Conservation Plans for Grizzly Bears
Target: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Goal: Provide grizzly bears adequate federal protection by revising current conservation plan Federal protection for the grizzly bears of Montana is about to be...
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Improve Treatment of Orcas in Captivity
Target: National Marine Fisheries Service Goal: Improve protection and treatment of orcas in captivity Keeping orcas, AKA “killer whales,” in captivity is a controversial issue. At times, orcas are...
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Stop the Use of Chimpanzees in American Movies
Target: The Producers Guild of America Goal: To Discontinue the Use of Chimpanzees in Entertainment Chimpanzees have long been used for entertainment in commercials, television shows, and movies....
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Close Down Cruel Roadside Zoo in Northern Virginia
Target: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Goal: Shut down the Reston Zoo following its record of animal abuse and neglect Roadside zoos are notorious for not always maintaining proper...
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Tell Circus to Stop Using Harmful Bullhooks on Elephants
Target: The Ringling Brothers Circus Goal: Discontinue the use of bullhooks on elephants The Ringling Brothers circus has quite a history of animal abuse. Today, they continue to use bullhooks, a long...
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Support Changes to Offensive Medical Terminology
Target: American Psychiatric Association Goal: Praise the American Psychiatric Association for changing the term “mental retardation” to “intellectual disability” The term “mentally retarded” was once...
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Oppose New Laws That Put our National Forests at Risk
Target: Speaker of the House John Boehner Goal: Remove law changes that could harm our national forests The woods, deserts, and temperate rainforests encompassing Nevada, Michigan, and Washington have...
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Ban Declawing in Washington, D.C.
Target: Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Goal: Ban all animal declawing in Washington, D.C. Recently, a man in Washington, D.C. was charged with felony animal cruelty when he declawed two...
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Push for Health Insurance Coverage of Autism Services
Target: Obama Administration Goal: Require insurance companies to provide coverage of autism services under the health care reform Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy is an essential part of...
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