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We called on you to urge the Biden admin to reinstate migratory bird protections. In a victory, they have acted!

A group of kangaroos trapped on private property is in danger of being killed. Urge Victoria’s environment minister to intervene and save them!

The USFWS is considering changes that would make it easier for companies to get permits authorizing the incidental take, or accidental killing, of eagles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 790 into law to protect animals from fatal collisions with vehicles by incentivizing wildlife crossing projects.

Urge Michigan’s Governor to place a moratorium on mute swan killing.

Black bears have been spared from violent deaths in New Jersey, and signs point to non-lethal management techniques moving forward.

Save 60-80 prairie dogs in Arapahoe County, Colorado who will die to build a parking lot.

The Farallon Islands are threatened by a plan to airdrop 2,917 pounds of poison. There is a better solution — non-toxic contraceptive bait.

The Department of the Interior has announced the expansion of hunting across 88 national wildlife refuges and a national fish hatchery.

When we heard Kindred Spirits Care Farm was opening a sanctuary in mountain lion territory, we acted to protect animal sanctuary residents & local lions!

Three billion birds have been lost since 1970. Urge your U.S. representatives to protect them by passing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act!

Despite massive public opposition, the National Park Service (NPS) will officially expand ranching and start shooting Tule elk to death.

We’re thrilled to report that the Biden admin has rescinded the Trump NRA / USFWS agreement, signed days before Trump left office.

Mopane, a 12-year-old lion who leaves behind four lionesses and eight children, did not deserve to die. Urge Zimparks, USFWS, and UPS to end the killing.

Urge East Bay Regional Park District’s Board of Directors to sever ties with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal killing Wildlife Services.

The pesticide imidacloprid was banned by the EU, and yet sources reported that Scotland was set to approve its use in salmon farms.

Wisconsin’s fall wolf hunt will start on November 6, 2021. By targeting wolves and exceeding kill quotas, the species is all but doomed.

Squirrels, deemed "nuisance animals" by homeowners, are being tortured and killed in Waconia, Minnesota. Urge officials to protect wild animals.

Pandas YaYa & LeLe, from the Memphis Zoo, are sick. Urge that they be returned to China where they can live out their final years comfortably and peacefully.

Urge Congress to support the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA), which would end circus suffering nationwide.

In Defense of Animals has welcomed the long-awaited sentencing of Lowell Miller for illegally trapping and shooting a coyote over 13 times.

Genoa Michigan plans to kill swans so that those using jet skis can utilize the waterways without interference! Tell Genoa to find a nonlethal solution.

CA SB 790 would incentivize the state to construct life-saving wildlife crossings. Please urge the CA State Assembly to protect innocent animals!

Plans are underway to build a wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon, near LA. This would allow animals to cross 101 safely! Click here to learn more.