Marine life in Australia is already suffering due to the degradation and bleaching of the Great Coral Reef. Not to mention, the warming waters that threaten many marine species, including the critical green sea turtles. However, something not often spoken about that is endangering marine animals even more is shark nets — devices used to […]
Category: Petitions
People Are Paying to Participate in Organized Polar Bear Hunts
Polar bears are one of nature’s beautiful, strong, impressive animals that are sadly subject to humans’ incessant trophy hunting. According to National Geographic, humans tend to hunt as ‘trophies,’ animals that are “most evolutionarily fit and possess the high-quality genes a population of animals need to adapt quickly to a changing environment.” This means the […]
Petition: Uphold the Migratory Bird Treaty Act!
Least Tern birds are on the Federal Register for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This act is intended to protect migratory birds, making it “illegal to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter, any migratory bird, or the parts, nests, or eggs of such a bird except […]
Petition: Urge Botswana to Restore Protection for Elephants From Poaching!
Botswana is home to one-third of the entire elephant population in Africa. Elephants are constantly in danger of poaching, habitat loss, and more human-inflicted threats. That’s why humans should be doing all they can to protect them. Yet, Botswana has in the last year only threatened to harm their elephants more. Botswana unarmed their anti-poaching […]
Petition: Ban Plastic Bags to Protect Endangered Whales!
Plastic pollution is killing marine life.Whales, in particular, are suffering tremendously due to the amount of plastic in the oceans. A few months ago, a whale washed ashore dead with 40 kilos of plastic bags in his stomach. When marine animals ingest this much plastic, they suffer gastric shock. This year, a whale washed ashore […]
Petition: Support the Big Cat Public Safety Act to End Big Cat Ownership!
Big cats are wild animals, not pets. Yet in the United States, it’s estimated that there are thousands of big cats being kept as pets or in roadside zoos. Not only are animals in these conditions suffering greatly, but those keeping them captive are putting their entire communities in danger. Only some states have laws […]
Petition: Protect Red Wolves in North Carolina!
Due to a recovery program, the few red wolves that are left live only in the state of North Carolina after being released in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge from a captive breeding program. As of 2001, there were about 120 red wolves in the wild, but their population is down. There are currently […]
Petition: Tell TripAdvisor Not to Promote Abusive Elephant Activities!
TripAdvisor is often relied on for honest reviews, photos, and prices of vacation excursions. When going on vacation, we like to see which are the best places to visit. Sadly, certain activities are promoted on the site that support animal abuse. Many wild animals, especially elephants are exploited for the tourism industry. They are forced […]