Animals' Week In Review

Overview: Don’t Outlaw Feeding Stray Animals Ban Greyhound Racing in Australia Praise Charity for Saving Death Row Animals Shut Down Zoo that Starves Tiger Cubs Thank Animal Welfare Group for Vaccinating Dogs Don’t Fly Monkeys Across the World to Suffer Abuse Prosecute Killer of First Wolf to Return to Grand Canyon Stop Sale of Wild Elephants to Zoos Don’t Intimidate Animal Abuse Whistleblowers Demand Stricter Animal Cruelty Laws Demand Justice for Slain Gray Wolf Stop Using Animals for Entertainment at Historic Pier Praise Company’s Withdrawal of Sponsorship from Greyhound Racing Don’t Let Red Wolves Go Extinct Applaud Actors’ Participation in Dog Meat Trade Crusade Demand Investigation of Poisoned Pets Praise Efforts to Save Pod of Stranded Whales Stop Secrecy in Animal Testing Thank Volunteers for Rescuing Cats from Lava Stop Manufacturing Glue Boards to Trap Animals Details:

Don’t Outlaw Feeding Stray Animals An elderly man was recently jailed for nine days for feeding stray and feral cats in his neighborhood. Demand that the ineffective anti-stray law that led to his jailing be repealed so that stray cats don't have to survive on garbage and diseased rodents. Read More Ban Greyhound Racing in Australia A new report has just revealed massive animal abuse in Australia's greyhound training. Small animals are being used as live bait and killed en masse for profit. Sign here to demand that greyhound racing be banned for good. Read More Praise Charity for Saving Death Row Animals Urgent Pets on Death Row is a charity that has helped saved thousands of dogs and cats who were about to be euthanized. This charity is helping to bring an end to kill shelters. Applaud Urgent Pets on Death Row for their superior efforts in saving abandoned animals. Read More Shut Down Zoo that Starves Tiger Cubs Undercover investigations into an Oklahoma tiger zoo yielded appalling evidence of animal cruelty and abuse, including starving of cubs so they would take food from visitors. Sign this petition to shut down the zoo and save innocent tiger cubs from further neglect. Read More Thank Animal Welfare Group for Vaccinating Dogs More than 4,000 street dogs have been vaccinated against rabies. Thank the animal rights organization responsible for all of its hard work to protect the health of homeless animals. Read More Don’t Fly Monkeys Across the World to Suffer Abuse Two monkeys may soon be flown across the world for the purpose of being exploited by film industry giants. Sign the petition, and demand that the permit to allow this be denied. Read More Prosecute Killer of First Wolf to Return to Grand Canyon A wolf who traveled over 750 miles to reach the Grand Canyon was killed by a hunter, bringing a tragic end to her brave and pioneering journey to a place where wolves have been extinct for 70 years. Bring the person who shot her to justice. Read More Stop Sale of Wild Elephants to Zoos Wild elephants in Zimbabwe may soon be shipped to zoos in China, despite the fact that elephants are a troubled species. Sign this petition to partner with a major elephant advocate to stop this trade from happening, and to protect elephants in the future. Read More Don’t Intimidate Animal Abuse Whistleblowers Wisconsin farm animals are at risk of greater abuse and maltreatment due to a possible law that, if passed, will prohibit people who film farm animal abuse from immediately releasing footage to the public. Sign this petition to allow animal abuse to be publicized immediately so change may take place. Read More Demand Stricter Animal Cruelty Laws Teenagers recently got away with beating a toucan so severely, it lost half of its beak, all because of weak animal abuse laws in Costa Rica. Sign the petition and demand lawmakers set stricter animal cruelty laws in place. Read More Demand Justice for Slain Gray Wolf A lone gray wolf was gunned down by a hunter who supposedly mistook her for a coyote. This was the first wolf sighted near the Grand Canyon in over 75 years, and hopes of seeing the population grow once again have been diminished. Sign this petition to demand the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to investigate the shooting. Read More Stop Using Animals for Entertainment at Historic Pier Exotic animals are being used for entertainment at a crowded tourist destination, putting them under a great deal of stress. Urge the city's mayor to ban animals from being used for entertainment at this location. Read More Praise Company’s Withdrawal of Sponsorship from Greyhound Racing One of the biggest sponsors of the greyhound industry has withdrawn its support after revelations of widespread live-baiting, a practice that uses live piglets, rabbits, and possums to train racing greyhounds. Applaud the company for taking a stand against this cruel practice. Read More Don’t Let Red Wolves Go Extinct Only 100 highly endangered red wolves survive in the wild, and now their future is more threatened than ever. Don't let this beautiful and important species disappear. Take action now to save red wolves from extinction. Read More Applaud Actors’ Participation in Dog Meat Trade Crusade Dogs are being taken, skinned, and boiled alive for human consumption in many Asian countries. Thankfully, two well-known actors are working to raise awareness of the vile dog meat industry and to urge policy changes. Applaud the efforts of these actors in their fight for animal welfare. Read More Demand Investigation of Poisoned Pets Pet owners are living in fear because someone is allegedly trying to poison their dogs. Demand that local authorities investigate this crime and bring the person responsible to justice. Read More Praise Efforts to Save Pod of Stranded Whales Over 140 volunteers and conservation officers recently worked through the night to return stranded pilot whales to deeper waters. Praise their efforts, which will continue until no live whales remain stranded. Read More Stop Secrecy in Animal Testing Animal testing at the University of Wisconsin could soon be legally secretive if newly proposed legislation passes. Sign this petition to advocate for transparency in animal testing and end the needless suffering of animals. Read More Thank Volunteers for Rescuing Cats from Lava Feral and domestic cats are being rescued from the encroaching lava flow by volunteers working for a local no-kill shelter that recognizes their vulnerability. Thank them for their efforts in saving these felines from a terrible death. Read More Stop Manufacturing Glue Boards to Trap Animals Thousands of animals die horrific deaths each year as a result of becoming trapped on glue boards. Their nasal passages oftentimes become clogged, and their struggle is only relieved by death. Sign the petition and tell Motomco to stop producing these inhumane traps immediately. Read More

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