After seeing an epidemic of dog overpopulation in his southern New Mexico county, Anthony “Buddy” Gurnari took it upon himself to be the difference in dogs’ lives. What started as taking shelter dogs for daily walks quickly turned into a full non-profit operation. Now, Buddy is helping dozens of dogs with medical treatments, encouraging adoption […]

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Editorial Note: This is part of a series highlighting Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program recipients. The program was created to help nonprofit organizations with animal rescue, care, and awareness projects improving the treatment of animals. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. Lisa Kario, founder and director of Freedom […]

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Editorial Note: This is part of a series highlighting recipients of Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program, created to help nonprofit organizations working on projects to rescue or care for animals, or raise awareness to improve the way animals are treated. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. Louis was […]

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Editorial Note: This is part of a series highlighting Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program recipients. The program was created to help nonprofit organizations with animal rescue, care, and awareness projects improving the treatment of animals. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. For over 30 years, Ciudadanos Pro Albergue […]

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This is part of a series highlighting Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program recipients. The program was created to help nonprofit organizations with animal rescue, care, and awareness projects improving the treatment of animals. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. “Life in the Pacific Northwest can be harsh,” Christina […]

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Editorial Note: This is part of a series highlighting Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program recipients. The program was created to help nonprofit organizations with animal rescue, care, and awareness projects improving the treatment of animals. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. “If I was paid to do this… I […]

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Editorial Note: This is part of a series highlighting Lady Freethinker’s Urgent Need Fund 2023 grant program recipients. The program was created to help nonprofit organizations with animal rescue, care, and awareness projects improving the treatment of animals. Learn more about the program and how to apply here. Keeping animals with their families is one […]

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A 16-year-old-cat not only survived a recent Tennessee tornado but was reunited with her family — all thanks to a sharp-eyed social media user. When tornadoes struck Tennessee on Dec. 9 and 10, the damage was devastating, displacing thousands of people and animals, destroying homes, and killing at least 6 people, according to The New […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Chester County District Attorney Ava was suffering from extreme emaciation, multiple visible wounds, and a severed back leg that will require surgical amputation. After getting a tip about a dog crying out, police found the dog in severe pain when they arrived at the South Coatesville, PA home, according to news. […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: United States Congress Burned in fires, drowned in floods, or battered in hurricanes, millions of farmed animals are left to suffer and die when natural disasters strike in the United States. Unable to escape captivity and abandoned by their ‘caretakers,’ they are left helpless with no way to fend for themselves. Currently, […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Michigan Legislators UPDATE (12/18/2024): Despite support and efforts by the community, Protect MI Pet didn’t collect enough signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. Lady Freethinker (LFT) thanks the over 29,000 people who signed our petition, asking Michigan legislators to take action and create an animal abuse registry for those convicted of […]

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The Pittsburgh City Council has recently announced a ban on force-fed animal products, according to news, including foie gras — a product made by brutally force-feeding ducks and geese to engorge their livers, and then making the fatty organs into paté when the birds are killed. In the gruesome process, a foot-long tube is shoved […]

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An injured owl who may have been hit by a car in North Carolina was rescued by a caring off-duty animal services officer and a good Samaritan who happened to be a veterinarian, according to news. Officer Anita, from Cary Animal Services, saw a post about the owl and realized that the location was close […]

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Puppies have been intentionally bred to suffer from horrible diseases and crippling deformities at a lab at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), according to an investigation conducted by White Coat Waste Project (WCW). Video obtained in the investigation shows sick and deformed puppies, many unable to stand or walk, with records showing that puppies as […]

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PETITION TARGET: Marked Tree Police Department Seven puppies were found starving, sick, and abandoned in an Arkansas cemetery — duct-taped into a tiny cardboard box. “You could see their spines,” Rhonda Davis, from Marked Tree Animal Rescue, told Lady Freethinker in an interview. “Their bellies were full of worms and they were infected with coccidia.” The […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Charles River Laboratories, a research animal breeder and dealer, is attempting to set up a facility in Brazoria, Texas to house primates used for experiments — despite major community pushback. The company, previously subpoenaed in a years-long Department of Justice investigation involving the smuggling of Cambodian monkeys, […]

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An unexpected, yet adorable, pair is making news out of the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS) — a puppy and a kitten with harrowing tales have become fast friends. Quill, a 3-month-old puppy, came to the shelter suffering from a severe jaw injury inflicted by another dog. He was in extreme pain and unable to close […]

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Months after the discovery of 55 neglected dogs kept in filthy conditions, the Chandler City Council has unanimously approved an amendment to the city code that could prevent such atrocities in the future. Ordinance No. 4992 provides officers additional power to seize animals in cases of neglect, abandonment, or abuse — and expands the definition […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Orca whale Kshamenk has been left to suffer in a tiny tank in Argentina’s Mundo Marino Aquarium for decades. Recent aerial footage has revealed the horrifying conditions where Kshamenk has languished since his capture in 1992 – a murky pool barely big enough for […]

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PETITION TARGET: Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Eight dogs were found living in deplorable conditions with no food and water in a Phoenix backyard. On an unrelated call, Phoenix Police Officers passed by the resident’s backyard and witnessed the severe case of neglect. Dogs were chained to kennels, water buckets were empty, and there was no food […]

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