Virunga National Park is Africa’s oldest and most biologically diverse protected area. Virunga’s Senkwekwe Center is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas. The orphaned gorillas have been in the care of the park rangers at Virunga since they were babies. They are often hunted and poached, and when left as orphans, they are cared for […]
Category: Petitions
Petition: Keep Ban on Ivory Trade and Protect African Elephants!
Ivory may appear beautiful when used in jewelry, carvings, or instruments, but the deadly truth behind it is the complete opposite of beautiful. It’s made from the tusks of animals, usually elephants and about 20,000 elephants are killed every year for their tusks. The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) explains that elephants use their tusks for […]
Petition: Woman Hunts With Nine-Month-Old Baby On Her Back
Hunting for pleasure or trophies is absolutely horrific. In most of the world, in this day and age, it’s also unnecessary to hunt animals for food. Firstly, we don’t need to eat animals to survive. Secondly, animals feel pain, suffering, and do not want to die. Thirdly, we do not have to follow traditions just […]
Petition: Lawmakers Step Up to End Circus Suffering in the U.S.
The suffering of wild animals in circuses could soon come to an end in the U.S. with the reintroduction of federal legislation that would ban them across the nation. This week Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva and David Schweikert have introduced the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA), which would amend the Animal […]
Petition: Stop the SHARE Act Which Would Endanger Wildlife!
The Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act would allow hunters to kill and hurt vulnerable animals. If passed, this bill would endanger wolves, bald eagles, other protected birds, and would allow trapping and hunting on public lands where it isn’t currently allowed. Gray wolves went nearly extinct a long time ago before being protected […]
End Swimming With Dolphins: 10 Petitions You Should Sign This Week to Help Animals!
It’s horrible to hear about animal abuse cases or read the ways humans are endangering many species. Fortunately, there are things we can do to speak for them. One of the ways we can help and lend our voices to good causes is by signing petitions. Such petitions are sent to people in powerful positions […]
Petition: Support Bill to End Use of Wild Animals in Circuses!
On May 1st, Environment Secretary Michael Gove introduced a bill to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in the UK. This would be a huge victory for animals. Circuses are terrible places for wild animals. Circus animals spend most of their lives in small cages since most circuses travel about 48 weeks of […]
Justice for the raccoon? Petition launched to disbar lawyer who forced animal off boat
A petition to disbar the Clearwater lawyer who recorded forcing a raccoon off his boat to an almost certain watery death has more than 73,000 signatures so far. A viral video shows Thomas Cope on a boat taunting a raccoon that reportedly had been hiding out. Cope yelled expletives at the animal and it eventually […]
