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Greyhounds have been forced to run their hearts out for so many years in Florida. On average, a greyhound dies on a Florida track every three days. It is home to 11 of the remaining 17 greyhound tracks in the United States. Celebrities and animal welfare groups are coming together to urge the public to vote Yes on Amendment 13. Amendment 13  is a proposed constitutional amendment that would phase out greyhound racing in the state by the year 2020. The cruel and inhumane dog racing industry needs to end and the first step starts with the Florida vote. Voters in Florida will have a historic opportunity to save thousands of greyhounds. Photos: Facebook/Protect Dogs – Yes on 13 Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Ellen DeGeneres and many more celebrities are coming together to end greyhound racing, by  signing a letter  to urge people to vote Yes on 13. Protect Dogs-Yes On 13, is a grassroots campaign working to end the cruelty of greyhound racing in Florida. Aside from...

Plastic garbage. It’s something we all see everyday. Don’t be fooled to think that these plastics are merely an eyesore.  We’ve become so accustomed to using plastic utensils, straws, water bottles and bags that it’s easy to forget the impact this has on our environment and climate. My name is Tyler and I’m in my fourth year of university in Canada, where I’m earning a degree in Environmental Studies. I'm also an environmental activist.  Even for someone like me, it’s hard to avoid using plastic at places like fast food restaurant, and that needs to change.   I’ve started this movement to highlight calls to action happening around the world, and to grow a community of everyday citizens pressing governments and companies to get serious about cleaning up our rivers, lakes and oceans . When we work together, and keep the pressure on, we really can make an impact. I know this firsthand, after collaborating with activists across Canada to successfully urge th...

This "festival" is an event that starts on June 21st of every year during the summer solstice and it lasts for 10 long horrifying days in which 10,000–15,000 dogs (as well as cats) are tortured and then consumed. However, it is estimated 25 million dogs are stolen, sold, bought, and eaten every year with the illegal dog and cat meat trade. A larger percentage of these dogs consist of pets stolen right from their loving families. The rest of the dogs are captured strays from the streets and some raised in dog farms. After these animals are stolen, bought, or captured they are then transported for days without any food or water, crammed in tiny cages together so tightly that they are unable to even move. At the yulin festival, throughout those days, these animals will be hung, burned, skinned, boiled, torched, dismembered, electrocuted and beaten...ALIVE..out in the streets for public view. But If that isn't bad enough, they intentionally torture these animals in f...

Much of the world sees dogs as their trusted companions, but in parts of Asia they suffer terribly as victims of the trade in dog meat for human consumption. In some Asian countries, dogs used for this industry are mostly stolen pets and they are sometimes tortured before being slaughtered. The dog meat trade is not only cruel, but is also linked to the spread of rabies and other diseases. HSI is working with local organizations in South Korea, China, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and India to sensitize the public about the harmful dog meat trade that thrives in these countries. We actively shut down farms in South Korea, assist farmers as they transition to more humane livelihoods, support our local Chinese partners in intercepting dog meat traders’ trucks, fund the care of confiscated and rescued animals and lobby for better laws throughout Asia. Take the pledge to fight the cruel dog meat trade >>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<<

>>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< Chances are, you or someone you know has a bank account with Wells Fargo. It’s one of the largest banks in the world and almost everyone is familiar with this company. But most people don’t know about Wells Fargo’s close relationship with the nation’s biggest fast-food chain: McDonald’s. Not only is Wells Fargo a major shareholder of McDonald’s stock, it also has a special financing program for McDonald’s franchise operators, and until recently the companies even shared 2 board members. Wells Fargo’s close relationship with McDonald’s is bad business because it means working with a company that supports extreme animal cruelty. Right now, McDonald’s is the subject of a nationwide boycott because of its outdated and ineffective animal welfare policies.  The restaurant refuses to enact standards that would prevent some of the cruelest factory farming practices,  despite the fact that many of its competitors, including ...

>>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< In Illinois, a police dog trainer is threatening that legalizing marijuana in the state will lead to the euthanization of police K9 dogs — a nd an Illinois Sheriff is agreeing with him.  This is a horrible attempt to use animal cruelty to stop marijuana legalization. In March, voters in Cook County, Illinois where Chicago is located passed a measure in support of legalizing marijuana. Marijuana is now legal in nine states and Washington, D.C. and 61% of Americans now favor of legalization.  For Illinois law enforcement to say that they will kill dogs they no longer need for smelling marijuana is awful.   No other state has done this and it is completely cruel and unnecessary. They are using these dogs as a scare tactic for the public so they won’t have legal marijuana.  Join in me in calling on Illinois Governor and lawmakers to stop any attempt to kill police K9 dogs. These police dogs can absolutely be ...

>>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< Suman is a six-year-old elephant living in shackles, hidden away from authorities underground, isolated from her mother. Suman has already been through so much; she was born into an abusive circus, then sold to a notoriously cruel owner in the notoriously cruel city of Jaipur. Today she is being forced to live in a dark basement, isolated from her family, hidden away from anyone who could help. If her owner decides to employ her as a riding-elephant, men will beat her and break her spirit to make her “tame enough for work." And she will work long, hard hours until the day she drops. >>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< Baby elephants like Suman should never have to live like this! We rescued Suman's sister Peanut from the same circus that abused Suman several years ago, when Peanut was about the same age Suman is now. Today Peanut has a beautiful life, roaming green spaces with other elephants, full of energy and spir...

To support Georgia Animal Rights and Protection’s fight to end the event, you can  sign this online petition . Every September, the Barnesville-Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in Georgia hosts a greased pig chase.  For hours, one by one, terrified piglets are brought into an arena and thrust towards mobs of screaming children  who run after them grabbing and clawing to try to be the first one to "claim" the pig. After being roughly handled, the pigs are chased by children, teens, and young adults who pile on them with their full body weight. Pigs suffer emotionally and physically as they are  body-slammed to the ground and their limbs, ears, and tails, are yanked, bent backward, and twisted by the frenzied crowd. GARP documented the event workers slamming the pigs down, slapping them, and spitting on them in front of the crowd. Pigs are sensitive, intelligent, affectionate animals who experience physical and emotional harm at this event. Pigs instinct...

>>> SIGN PETITION HERE <<< Dolphins, whales and other marine mammals are being mercilessly killed off the coast of California by a fishing practice intended to catch swordfish, but which indiscriminately scoops up other species. Rare sea turtles, sea lions, whales, and sharks are among the species that are ending up helplessly entangled in these huge driftnets. These non-target species are known as “bycatch” and some are even threatened or endangered. For instance, in 2017, two endangered sperm whales were entangled and killed in the California driftnet fishery. These driftnets are over a mile long, 100 feet deep, and designed to kill everything in their path. — Paul Nicklen, SeaLegacy co-founder Image Credit :  Brock Cahill photographing entangled swordfish // Photo by Paul Nicklen // Location: Near California’s Channel Islands, February 2018 Sadly, driftnet fishing has an astonishingly high bycatch rate, with estimates for some nets as high a...

>>>SIGN PETITION HERE<<< My name is Oscar, I’m 15 and I want to do everything I can to protect our environment .  I was really upset and angry when I found out about the huge deforestation that is involved in the palm oil industry,  and that’s why I’m calling on Tesco to ditch palm oil from their own-brand products. Iceland has already banned palm oil from their own brand products, so we know that this is possible for Tesco too. As the largest supermarket in the UK (and using over 40,000 tonnes of palm oil every year!), Tesco has an opportunity to set an example to other supermarkets and food producers that  destroying swathes of forests for palm oil is not acceptable. I run a online cause called ‘Justice4Earth’ ( @justice4earth  on Instagram and  @justice4earth  on Twitter) where I raise awareness about environmental issues. I found out that palm oil is literally everywhere: from shampoos, toothpastes and detergen...

>>> PLEASE SIGN PETITION HERE <<< On Thursday, March 22, 2018,  Idaho’s Fish and Game Commission voted for a hunt that would allow for the glory killing of one male grizzly bear.  This is a totally senseless and unjustified action on behalf of an agency that prides itself on conservation and touts the grizzly bears' recovery as a success. >>> PLEASE SIGN PETITION HERE <<< When the Yellowstone grizzly bears lost their federal protections, the grizzly bears' future landed in the hands of three neighboring States, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Montana voted against a grizzly bear hunting season. Wyoming is moving forward with plans to slaughter 24 grizzly bears this fall and Idaho has set its sights on one male grizzly bear. Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone area are challenged with ever-growing threats such as habitat loss, human-caused fatalities, loss of vital food sources, and now trophy hunting. The fact i...

>>> Sign the petition now to tell China to ban live animal keychains! <<< Turtles, fish and lizards are being stuffed and sealed into plastic bags and sold on the streets as keychains in China. The cost of these animals lives? About $1.50. Swimming in a small pool of colored water, the animals only last until the oxygen is used up. Then, they can theoretically be released and kept as pets – although it’s doubtful that the same people who think an animal makes a nifty trinket have the slightest clue about how to properly care for them. In an interview with CNN, David Neale, animal welfare director of Animals Asia said, “Lack of food and diminishing oxygen concentrations within both the water and the small amount of air in these plastic pouches will cause the animals to die in a relatively short period of time after the pouches are sealed.” 😠So Cruel😠 ACTUAL REAL LIVE ANIMALS are being sealed into tiny plastic pouches and sold as f**king ke...

We recently told you about the horrific massacre of around 50,000 greyhounds after the hunting season in Spain is over. Once these hunting dogs, known as Galgos, are no longer considered “useful”, thousands of them are abandoned or worse yet, killed in the most barbaric ways. On February 5th, French actress and former model, Brigitte Bardot, appealed to the Spanish government for the abolition of such a savage and cruel practice. Source : @RTL In a letter to King Felipe VI and the Spanish government, the actress wrote (translated from French): I have received an enormous amount of mail condemning this abomination, comparing the horrific fate of these Galgos to the atrocious massacre of baby seals in Canada and begging me to use my fame to expose this scandal which, indeed, evokes the same violent suffering and injury caused to these animals by humankind. Source : @LévrierSansFrontières Brigitte Bardot has already appealed to the Spanish Agricultural Minister in 1998 a...

An emaciated and poorly dog was found in Newport after being neglected, abused and dumped. The dog was found in a collapsed, weak state and had been tied to a bin with a heavy chain at Hartridge Farm Road. The male springer spaniel - approximately four-years-old - was rushed to a vets. The poor dog was emaciated, and his eyes were closed due to thick green pus. He was unable to stand due to his poor health. Sadly on veterinary advice the dog was put to sleep. Please SIGN THE PETITION and persuade the authorities to take immediate action to find the person responsible for abusing this innocent dog and see that he gets prosecuted at the fullest extent of the law! Act now and make sure justice is served! SIGN HERE !