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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Jules Doret Ndongo UPDATE (2/15/2022): On Aug. 11, 2020, the Cameron government announced a decision to cancel the logging concessions! You can read our update story here.  Thank you to the more than 28,300 people who signed our petition and raised their voices for these innocent […]

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After finding it a challenge to procure a permanent home for his black-and-white foster kitty Stabatha, a West Philly man is helping fund artists to paint the cat’s portrait in the hope of finding her a perfect forever family. Kyle Cassidy took in the stray cat believing he could find a forever home for her […]

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Tahlequah, an orca who heartbreakingly carried and grieved over her deceased baby for 17 straight days in 2018, is pregnant again, according to researchers. The discovery came after drone images — recorded by John Durban of Southall Environmental Associates and Holly Fearnbach of Sealife Response, Rehab, and Research (SR3) — found a number of pregnant whales […]

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A new law, which significantly increases the maximum prison sentence for animal cruelty in Scotland from one to five years, came into effect on July 23 after receiving Royal Assent from the Queen. After years of campaigning by animal welfare groups, Scottish penalties will now be in line with those of many other European countries. […]

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PETITION TARGET: Western Australia’s Minister for Environment, Hon Stephen Dawson A five-month-old baby kangaroo is now without his mother after she suffered from a cruel and horrific bow and arrow attack, which led to wildlife workers euthanizing the parent, according to 7NEWS. The sickening attack in Brabham, Australia follows an earlier act of animal abuse […]

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Two adorable dogs rescued from the horrific Korean dog meat trade, Nabi and Jack, arrived in the United States last Monday, meeting their new forever families in Los Angeles. Stranded for weeks without a flight out of South Korea due to the COVID-19 crisis, the two pups finally landed safely at the Los Angeles International Airport, […]

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Virunga National Park rangers bravely risked their lives to save Theodore, a baby mountain gorilla entangled in an illegal poacher’s trap, perilously distracting Mahindure, a massive 600-pound silverback, so doctors could free and treat the infant. Theodore’s left hand and forearm swelled up from the tight snare restricting his blood flow. If left untreated, this […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Assistant United States Attorney Tiffany Preston UPDATE (1/12/2022): Krystal Cherika Scott accepted a plea deal and pleaded guilty to two counts of animal crushing in November 2021, according to WTHR.  She had faced up to seven years imprisonment, fines of up to $250,000, and three years of supervised release on each count, […]

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A brave police officer risked his life charging into a burning house to save two dogs from a house fire. Body camera footage shows Caledonia K-9 Officer Cory Radke running towards the flaming building and entering the smoke-filled home through the garage. He whistles and calls out to anyone who might still be inside the […]

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PETITION TARGET: Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator Jonathon Duniam Yanked out of the ocean with nets or hooks and harvested for their meat, critically endangered school sharks are teetering on the brink of extinction just to supply Australian ‘fish and chip’ shops. With only an estimated 80,000 adult school sharks left in the […]

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A beautiful dog, who spent most of her life in a filthy concrete kennel at the Macau Canidrome greyhound racing stadium in China, has finally found a loving forever home 10,000 miles away in England. One of nearly 650 greyhounds abandoned inside the infamously cruel racing stadium when it closed in 2018, Libby landed in […]

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In a step in the right direction for animal welfare, the New Jersey Senate officially passed a new bill into law, preventing anyone convicted of criminal animal cruelty from having dogs or cats as companion animals. Bill S-1258, known as ‘Moose’s Law,’ also makes it illegal for convicted animal abusers to work with or volunteer […]

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Animal rights nonprofit Mercy For Animals (MFA) has released a new, two-minute animated video to raise awareness about the horrific conditions endured by factory-farmed chickens raised for meat. The video is narrated by seven renowned actors and compassionate animal rights activists, including: Jaason Simmons (Baywatch Nowhere), Emmett J. Scanlan (Peaky Blinders, Gangs of London), Ivanna […]

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Amid coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions, Animal Place has organized the Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit (FACES), a new and free online event featuring leading figures in the animal activist community, such as moral philosopher and author of Animal Liberation Peter Singer. Additionally, the summit will feature Animal Place executive director Kim Sturla, PCRM president Dr. Neal Barnard, Tofurky’s Seth […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: Abbeville County Sheriff Ray Watson UPDATE (1/3/2022): Soldier was sent to Auction for a Kaws Rescue where he was placed within a forever foster home to get healthy. He has since gained weight and his wounds are healed, according to Auction for a Kaws Rescue Facebook page. “He was diagnosed with inoperable cancer, […]

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PETITION TARGET: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, American Veterinary Medical Association UPDATE (12/27/2021): Ohio is now a “no-gassing” state, with the Erie County Dog Warden removing the state’s last gas chamber in June 2020, according to Fox 8.  A shelter in Lindon, Utah, will no longer use gas […]

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