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Take Action to Strengthen OH Laws Protecting Pets
Companion AnimalsOhio residents, we need your help to strengthen protections for companion animals in the state! Please urge your state senator to cosponsor S.B. 64 and S.B. 232. If enacted, S.B....
Protect Wildlife from Toxic Lead Ammunition
Terrestrial WildlifeH.R. 556, a bill to prevent federal agencies from prohibiting or regulating the use of toxic lead ammunition and fishing tackle on certain public lands and waters, passed the House...
Act Now to Protect Ocean Life from Offshore Oil and Gas Development
Marine WildlifeThe Trump administration and some members of Congress are attempting to drastically expand offshore oil and gas development, including in untouched areas off Alaska, California, and the Gulf Coast of...
Urge Indonesia’s President to Protect Endangered Orangutans
Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeOrangutans, the only wild great ape species found in Asia, are under serious threat due to habitat loss, illegal killing, the pet trade, and wildfires used to clear land for...
Act Now to Prevent Inhumane Octopus Farms in New York
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeThirty years of rigorous scientific research has shown octopuses to be highly intelligent and sentient beings. However, efforts to develop intensive commercial octopus farming overseas threaten to subject these animals...
Act Now to Protect State Laws Benefiting Farmed Animals
Farmed AnimalsIn response to a growing number of state laws requiring improved housing conditions for farmed animals, two controversial bills have been introduced in Congress: the Food Security and Farm Protection...
It’s Time for NY to End the Use of Wild Animals in Circuses
Terrestrial WildlifeWild animals used in traveling performances are often kept in chains and small cages, denied the opportunity to engage in normal behaviors and form social bonds with members of their...
Tell the USDA to Stop Incentivizing Heatstroke to Kill Farmed Animals
Farmed AnimalsSince early 2022, more than 186 million chickens, turkeys, and other farmed birds have been “depopulated” (killed en masse and disposed of) due to detection on farms of highly pathogenic...
Pennsylvania: Act Now to Fight Wildlife Trafficking
Terrestrial WildlifeH.B. 994, a bill moving through the state legislature, would establish Pennsylvania as one of the leaders in the fight against wildlife trafficking by prohibiting the purchase or sale of...
Tell Fashion Designers to Ditch Cruel Exotic Animal Skins
Terrestrial WildlifeEach year, luxury fashion companies Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Prada peddle items such as shoes, wallets, gloves, purses, and belts made from the skins of crocodiles, alligators, lizards, snakes, ostriches, and...