Koalas are facing numerous challenges to their survival in New South Wales, Australia (NSW). Already, koala populations have died out in entire regions, leaving the remaining communities clustered elsewhere. Rather than investigate or address the causes of such de-population, the NSW government chose to invest in a program that would capture wild koalas from “high-density” […]
Category: Petitions
Petition: Stop the U.S. Plan to Slaughter Wild Horses in Nevada
The U.S. government – via the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – has a new plan to kill off 98% of wild horses in an area of Nevada that spans approximately 10,000 acres. Why? Because ranchers want to push horses off this land so they can reclaim it and use it for their cattle-raising meat […]
Petition: Give Dolphins Legal Personhood to Protect Them from Harm
Discarded fishing lines are everywhere, and they’re killing wildlife – including brilliant, playful, social dolphins. The old gear can tangle around dolphins, permanently maiming them or even killing them via drowning. Jeongjoon Lee, a Korean documentary filmmaker known as “Dolphin Man,” recalls one time he and a group of other animal lovers helped save an […]
Petition: Justice for Tex the Grizzly Bear – Stop Government Failures
Tex the grizzly bear was a young, curious animal exploring his world – and he was shot and killed before he could be peacefully relocated by Indigenous communities that had stepped up with a plan to save his life. Tex had wandered onto Texada Island in late May, sparking both concern and compassion. Local First […]
Petition: Ban Marine Mammal Captivity in the U.S. Now
The people of Mexico have made it clear: they want to protect marine mammals‘ rights and end all forms of exploitation for human entertainment! That’s why Mexico’s lawmakers just passed an incredible landmark piece of legislation that will ban the use of any marine mammals – including but not limited to dolphins, killer whales, and […]
Petition: Add the Bollanolla Range to Australia’s Great Koala National Park – Protect Koala Habitat Now
The government of New South Wales is creating a new “great koala national park,” and this is wonderful news! The troubling thing though, is that so far, it’s excluded an important area that is home to a “high density” of many different endangered species. Sign the petition to make sure the government of New South […]
Petition: SeaWorld Must Stop Exploiting Orcas for Entertainment
Kamea, an 11-year-old orca at SeaWorld San Antonio, has tragically died. Born into captivity, she spent her entire life trapped in a concrete tank – never knowing the feel of the open ocean, never swimming free with her pod. Her story is not unique. It’s the story of every marine mammal trapped in SeaWorld’s tanks, […]
Petition: Free Billy and Tina the Elephants From LA Zoo Now
Billy the Asian elephant was only 4 years old when he was sold and shipped from Malaysia to Los Angeles. At that point, 36 years ago, he became a captive resident at the city’s zoo – and he’s been there ever since. Now, he lives with companion Tina, a 59 year old elephant. But their […]