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Massacre of Birds by Wildlife Services Imminent in Tennessee

Wildlife Services plans to kill tens of thousands of birds in Tennessee. Urge the agency to pursue non-lethal management strategies that prioritize coexistence and…

APHIS, birds, cormorants, finches, geese, hawks, robins, sparrows, Tennessee, turkey, waterfowl, wildlife services

Stop the Out of Control Bureau of Land Management

The United States Bureau of Land Management is out of control and decimating herds of wild horses on our public lands. We must stop this abuse of America’s wild…

Bureau of Land Management, wild horse roundups, wild horses

End Seal Pup Clubbing: Canada's Cruel, Bloody, & Outdated Tradition

Canada has many other traditions to be proud of that do not include the annual seal hunt, and the Canadian government should end this brutal killing for good.

Canada, Canadian seal hunt, harp seal, hunting, seal clubbing, seals

Congress: Get Dangerous Pesticides Out of Our Farming System!

Urge U.S. senators to support the Protect America's Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, which will update pesticide regulation and get some of the most dangerous…

agriculture, pesticide, pollinators, Wildlife

Justice for LeLe; Save YaYa! Memphis Zoo Must Acknowledge Its Crimes Against Giant Pandas

The premature death of LeLe the giant panda resulting from neglect at Memphis Zoo prompts desperate calls for transparency and justice.

captivity, China, death, giant panda, justice, Lele, Memphis Zoo, panda, save, YaYa, zoos

Maine Politicians Doom Right Whales to Prolonged Suffering, Death, and Extinction

Congressional Representatives prioritized the lobster industry over critically endangered Right Whales in the recently passed government spending bill.

fishing regulations, lobster, Maine, NOAA Fisheries, right whale, spending bill, Wild Animals

Stop the Slaughter of Yellowstone’s Wild Bison

Every year, the National Parks Service condemns hundreds of bison to death via hunting and slaughter. They can stop this by implementing non-lethal management and…

bison, National Park Service, Wild Animals, Yellowstone

Urge Foster City to Dump Goose-Killing Plan This Year Too

The Council of Foster City votes to approve its cruel goose-killing plan on February 21. Urge them to remove depredation from the current plan.

Canada geese, Foster City, goose

Stop San Antonio’s War On Water Birds at Brackenridge Park

Stop the cruel hazing of waterbirds and destruction of sacred trees which provide essential nesting habitat at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas.

birds, Texas, USDA, wildlife services

Replace the Griffith Park Pony Rides & Petting Zoo with a Non-Animal Model

We are urging Los Angeles to make the progressive and compassionate choice by replacing the Griffith Park Pony Rides & Petting Zoo with a non-animal model.

Griffith Park, Los Angeles, pony rides

President Biden: Designate 3 Proposed National Monuments to Save Wild Animals

It is crucial that the President designates Avi Kwa Ame, Plum Island, and Castner Range as National Monuments to protect wildlife.

bighorn sheep, climate crisis, endangered species, National Monument, Wild Animals

End 70 Years of Octopus Throwing at Hockey Games

Octopuses have been thrown onto hockey ice rinks for 70 years. In Defense of Animals urges the NHL and the Detroit Red Wings to put a stop to this tradition.

hockey, NHL, octopus, Red Wings

Stop Sharpshooters From Gunning Down Coyotes in Massachusetts

The town of Nahant, Massachusetts, should use non-lethal strategies to address conflicts with coyotes instead of hiring sharpshooters to kill them.

coyote, predator conflicts, USDA, wildlife services

Encourage Commissioners to Create Bunny Retail Sale Ban

Encourage Pinellas County Commissioners to draft and adopt a ban on the retail sale of rabbits county-wide, following ordinance models already in use by Orange and…

Florida, pet stores, rabbits

Surfside Beach Allows Goose Abusers to Get Away with Murder

Animal activists urge officials to enforce federal migratory bird laws and protect geese from abuse and vehicle strikes in Surfside Beach, South Carolina.

Canada geese, goose, South Carolina

Horse Killing Actively Promoted by Veterinary Associations

The American Association of Equine Practitioners and the American Veterinary Medical Association killed the SAFE Act in Congress and promote horse slaughter.

horse slaughter

Freya the Walrus was Unjustly Murdered by the Norwegian Government

Freya the walrus was murdered by Norwegian authorities who claimed that she was a threat to human safety. We are saddened by their wrongful decision.

Stop the Heartless Massacre of Alaska’s Brown Bears!

Urge the authorities to keep and enforce the ban on bear baiting under all circumstances!

Alaska, bears, hunting

Demand Justice for Baby Bear Who Was Tortured and Strangled to Death!

Demand justice for the endangered black bear who was tortured to death in Mexico!

A Bigger Cage is Not the Answer: Release Rocky to Sanctuary!

We are calling on Cook County to release Rocky the coyote from his cage at the River Trail Nature Center to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado.

captive animals, coyote

No More Tule Elk Killing: Ranchers Out, Fences Down!

Tell the California Coastal Commission to end Tule elk deaths at Point Reyes National Seashore, by kicking out cattle who are polluting it with manure.

activism, cattle, Point Reyes National Seashore, Tule elk

California Residents: Urgent! Last Chance to Save Foster City Geese Doomed for Execution

Urge Congresswoman Jackie Speier and your legislators to influence the Council of Foster City and pardon 100 geese and goslings for pooping in public.

Canada geese, Foster City, goose

Stop Oil Trains in Their Tracks To Protect Wild Animals in Utah

A pristine Utah national park wilderness area is in danger from polluting oil trains. Stop the Uinta Basin Railway to save habitat for wild animals and to halt the…

Stand Tall for Giraffes to End Their Suffering in Zoos

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) should phase out all giraffe exhibits in all AZA zoos. Giraffes are uniquely unsuited to captivity.

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