A recent study has revealed that a whopping 22% of butterfly species in the United States have disappeared in the last 20 years. Make no mistake – this is an emergency. The loss of butterflies is not just a tragic consequence for these beautiful insects, but a sign of a much larger environmental crisis. Despite […]
Category: Petitions
Petition: End Animal Cruelty at Shriners Circuses Now
Shriners International claims to be dedicated to compassion and service to others, yet its chapters continue to host notoriously cruel animal circuses. Video footage recorded at Shrine circuses has shown elephants jabbed with a sharp bullhook, tigers whipped in the face, bison pulled by rings in their noses, and other animals suffering in despair. An […]
Petition: Stop the Extinction of Alaska’s Snow Crabs – Act Now
The alarming decline in snow crab populations in Kodiak, Alaska, has created an urgent need for conservation and climate action. For the second consecutive year, the snow crab fishing season has been canceled due to a drastic 90% drop in their numbers. This crisis not only threatens the local ecosystem but also the livelihoods of […]
Petition: Stop Harvard’s Cruel Monkey Experiments Now
Margaret Livingstone, a Harvard University experimenter, has spent her entire 40-year career tormenting animals, including by tearing baby monkeys away from their mothers and sewing their eyes shut—or making sure they never see a human or monkey face in other ways—just to see how badly it damages their brain and visual development. Livingstone calls it […]
Petition: Tear Down the Texas Border Wall That Trapped and Killed 100+ Animals
During last summer’s devastating wildfires in Texas, a tragedy occurred. The state’s concrete border wall, a symbol of division and debate, led to the deaths of over a hundred wild animals in the Lower Rio Grande Valley national wildlife refuge. The border wall is already infamous for the severe threat it poses to desperate migrants […]
Petition: Free Corky—SeaWorld’s Longest-Held Captive Orca Needs a Sanctuary Now
Although SeaWorld ended its orca-breeding program, this does nothing to help animals like Corky who will continue to swim in circles inside tiny tanks for decades until they die. The company must empty its tanks and release these long-suffering animals into seaside sanctuaries, where they can have some semblance of a natural life. The only […]
Petition: Stop TripSavvy From Promoting Cruel Elephant Rides
Despite overwhelming evidence of the suffering that elephants endure when they’re used for rides, TripSavvy still fails to inform travelers about the cruelty inherent in elephant rides—including those at India’s Amber Fort, where abuse is well documented. Elephants used for rides at Amber Fort—many of whom have been found to be injured, ill, and elderly—are […]
Petition: Act Now to Save the Omiltemi Cottontail Rabbit from Extinction!
No scientist had seen the Omiltemi cottontail – a rare, endangered rabbit – since 1904. For More than 120 years, it was lost to science, its existence a mystery. Now that it’s finally been spotted again, we have to make sure its species remains alive and well! Sign the petition to demand government funding to […]