Put an End to Invasive Medical Research on Chimpanzees
Target: Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner Goal: Protect Great Apes from unnecessary and torturous medical research. For years, great apes have been used for invasive research in many scientific...
View ArticleShut Down Puppy Mills in Missouri
Target: Missouri Governor Jay Nixon Goal: To make large-scale commercial dog breeding houses (“puppy mills”) illegal in the state of Missouri, the nation’s largest puppy mill provider Large-scale...
View ArticleDon’t Let Delaware Dump Waste Into the Ocean
Target: Collin O’Mara, Secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Goal: Stop the construction of an oceanic outfall in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware In 2007, The...
View ArticleStop Budget Cuts to Disability Services
Target: Obama Administration Goal: Stop proposed U.S. budget cuts to disability services and Social Security President Obama recently proposed a 2014 budget that would affect almost all U.S. citizens....
View ArticleEnd 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...
View ArticleUrge 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...
View ArticleEnd 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...
View ArticleProtect 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...
View ArticleSave 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...
View ArticleDiscontinue 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....
View ArticleFight 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...
View ArticleDemand 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...
View ArticleDon’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...
View ArticleKeep 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...
View ArticlePraise 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...
View ArticleReject 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...
View ArticleImprove 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...
View ArticleStop 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....
View ArticleClose 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...
View ArticleTell 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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