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URGENT: Stop Horrific Hog Bagging Events in Texas

Join In Defense of Animals to stop barbaric hog bagging events in Texas and replace them with humane, animal-free alternatives.

Farmed Animals, pigs, Texas

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End Seal Pup Clubbing: Canada's Cruel, Bloody, & Outdated Tradition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

Demand Strong Sentence for Serial Animal Abuser in Connecticut

A former town official in Fairfield, Connecticut, who was charged with abusing two dogs and killing a cat has been arrested and charged again with animal cruelty.

animal cruelty, Justice for Animals

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

Free Billy the Elephant! 32 Years of Misery is Enough!

32 years at the LA Zoo is enough! It’s time to free the long-suffering lone male elephant Billy to sanctuary.

captivity, elephants

Get Justice for Dog Shot To Death by Neighbor

Get justice for Cain, a dog who was shot by his neighbor in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

animal cruelty, Justice for Animals

New Jersey Residents: End The Cruel Confinement of Mother Pigs and Baby Cattle

A.1970 and S.1298 would ban the cruel confinement of mother pigs and baby cows gestation and veal crates in New Jersey if they are posted for a vote and passed.

cows, Farmed Animals, New Jersey, pigs, sows

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

Indiana Residents: Support Increased Penalties for Animal Cruelty

Following last summer's brutal killing of a newly-adopted shelter dog, a bill to protect animals and to hold animal abusers accountable has been introduced.

dogs, Indiana, justice

South Korea's New President Must Ban the Dog Meat Trade

Urge South Korea to ban the dog meat trade.

dog meat trade, dogs, South Korea

Demand Justice For Dog Dragged to Death in Mississippi

Urge maximum sentencing in the case of George, a dog who was heartlessly dragged to his death in Mississippi.

animal cruelty, dogs, Justice for Animals, Mississippi

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

Elephants in Circuses Deserve the Gift of Freedom

The perfect gift for the elephants at Carson & Barnes Circus is retirement to sanctuary.

circus, elephants, Sanctuary

Bamboo the Elephant’s Days of Misery Are Finally Over: Zoos Must Liberate Their Captives

Bamboo’s tragic life and death at the OK City Zoo are a clarion call to end the confinement and breeding of elephants in zoos.

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

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