Since the release of the film, “Blackfish,” there has been an increased worldwide outcry over the capture of Orcas. But that hasn’t stopped Russia from taking two from the wild in the last two weeks. According to some sources, these captures, which are shrouded in secrecy, are also taking place illegally because the Russian Federal […]
Category: Petitions
Petition: Stop the Swedish Wolf Hunt
The first licensed wolf hunt in Sweden since 2011 is scheduled for February 1, 2014. Up to 30 wolves could be shot to cull their numbers from the current level of 350 to 400 down to 170. The gray wolf is still an endangered species in Sweden. Environmentalists say that reducing the wolf population in […]
Petition: Save British Birds of Prey
Britain’s rarest birds of prey, including red kites, sparrowhawks and peregrine falcons, are being shot, trapped and poisoned in record numbers. This persecution might be completely illegal, but inadequate legislation in England makes it easy for gamekeepers to massacre any nuisance, real or imagined. The birds are being slaughtered because of a perceived threat to […]
Petition: Don’t Let Farmers Kill Off Turtle Doves!
The iconic turtle dove referenced in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is the fastest declining bird in England. Agricultural herbicides have damaged the bird’s habitat and food sources, and a spokesman for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds fears that turtle doves may be lost in the next 10 years. Herbicides have destroyed […]
Protect the Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo from Extinction
Yellow-billed Cuckoos can only be found in a fraction of their former range in the American West, a decline linked to the loss of over 90 percent of their breeding habitat—the cottonwood and willow forests that once lined the banks of western rivers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed protecting the western […]
Add Your Voice to Protect the Red Knot from Extinction
The Red Knot has one of the most impressive migrations in the world, traveling over 9,000 miles twice a year along the Atlantic Flyway from the Arctic to Argentina and back, but habitat and the food resources to fuel this demanding journey have declined, putting these birds at risk. Since the 1980s, populations have fallen […]
PETITION: Stop Georgia Aquarium Importing 18 Wild Belugas
Georgia Aquarium wants to import 18 wild-caught belugas, despite the National Marine Fisheries Service ruling that it can’t because of conservation issues. The whales would come from Russia, torn from their family groups and destined for a miserable life behind glass. According to the Fisheries Service, five of these whales could still be nursing, i.e. […]
LOVE Spain, HATE Bullfighting
The Spanish government is currently considering passing a law which would protect and promote bullfighting, an outdated spectacle which causes extreme pain and suffering to bulls. The majority of Spanish citizens don’t support bullfighting. Nor do they want their taxes spent protecting it. Please join us in opposing the proposed new law by sending a […]