Twenty-nine cheetah cubs, destined to be sold as pets, have been rescued from an illegal smuggling trade in Somaliland. Four Paws, a global animal welfare organisation and the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) said in a statement, that the orphaned cubs were confiscated in Somaliland, the main transit route for cheetahs trafficked out of East Africa. […]
Tag: animal cruelty
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: Demand Justice and Protection for Abused Sea Turtle!
Sea turtles are not just beautiful creatures, they’re also important for the ecosystem. Turtle nests allow dune vegetation to grow and become stronger due to the nutrients in the eggs. Because they are one of the few animals that eat sea grass, they also maintain sea grass beds healthy. In fact, the decline of sea […]
Petition: Free Chained Tiger at Phuket Zoo!
Phuket Zoo is notorious for their terrible treatment and neglect of animals. Just last month we shared a petition with the goal to shut them down after what happened with Dumbo the elephant. Dumbo was seen being forced to perform unnatural tricks, dancing, and “raving” at Phuket Zoo despite appearing skeletal. The baby elephant was […]
Petition: Justice for Greenland Shark Whose Tail Was Cut Off by Laughing Fishermen
Sharks are villainized and feared, but they suffer terribly at the hands of humans. Humans killaround 100 to 273 million sharks every year, while sharks killless than 10 people per year. People often argue for shark culling because they want surfers to feel safer in the ocean, but the ocean is the shark’s habitat and […]
More Than 100 Exotic Animals Seized From Canadian Zoo
More than 100 exotic animals are being seized from a Canadian zoo after its owner was charged with animal cruelty and neglect. It was the first time in Canada that a zoo owner was charged with criminal animal cruelty, the Montreal Gazette reports. And it was the first time in Quebec that animal cruelty charges […]
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 […]
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 […]