Paris City Council voted November 15 to ban circuses that use wild animals. The ban begins at the end of 2020 and will end land authorizations for circus acts to use wild animals in the city. Paris has been discussing this for two years and the city has finally acted. The council will provide monetary […]
Category: Petitions
Petition: End the United Kingdom’s Grey Squirrel Cull!
Wild animals shouldn’t be forced out of their homes or killed just because people consider them a nuisance. But unfortunately this is the case with many animals around the world. The city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan was recently culling stray dogs by poisoning them to keep the streets empty for a music festival. In Australia, kangaroos are culled […]
An Entire Thai Village is in the Business of Mercilessly Training Elephants for Captivity
Elephants are the center of life in Ban Ta Klang, a town in eastern Thailand. They’re all over the village, in yards and attached to trees. Locals there are a main part of the domestic elephant industry in Thailand, an industry with a hidden history of elephant abuse. For many years this part of Thailand […]
Costa Rica Takes Action Against Wild Animal Selfies!
People visiting Costa Rica are still taking selfies with wildlife, ignoring the ban that has been in place for over 10 years. In an effort to better protect the animals, The Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy has announced the #StopAnimalSelfies campaign to discourage people from taking these “cruel and inappropriate” photos. The rise […]
Poachers in Florida are Killing Bears for the Bear Bile Trade
It was recently reported that the bear bile trade has been growing in India, causing a decline in the bear population in many Asian countries. Domestic sales of bear bile are still legal in China and Japan. This demand has created “bear farms” in China, where bears are used for bile production. But the bear […]
Petition: End Deadly Primate Testing in the University of California at Davis!
We recently reported on an undercover investigation by Cruelty Free International and SOKO Tierschutz that revealed footage of dogs, cats, and monkeys suffering in a European laboratory. What was uncovered sparked outrage on behalf of concerned people around the world. But the truth is that monkeys have been bred and tortured for testing for a […]
Petition: Protect Koalas From Extinction by Stopping Rampant Deforestation
The Amazon rainforest fires have brought global attention to deforestation and the massive impact it has on the planet. Everyone is deeply affected by deforestation including the innocent animals who lose their habitat due to human actions. Orangutans are dangerously affected by deforestation for palm oil and the fires in the Amazon rainforest are affecting […]
Win! Animals No Longer Necessary to Test Neurotoxins
The University of Queensland in Australia has found a way to remove animals from neurotoxin testing. A group of deadly neurotoxins used to require animal euthanasia during testing, the University of Queensland’s Venom Evolution Lab has found a new way. The new method uses optical probes to measure binding by looking at the light reflected […]