PETITION TARGET: Sri Lanka Minister of the Environment, Dr. Dammika Patabendi Across Sri Lanka, captive elephants are suffering in festivals, tourist attractions, and entertainment venues’ washing and riding operations — often enduring lives of confinement, stress, and pain. During an annual procession, a Lady Freethinker investigator documented elephants chained on hard concrete for extended periods […]

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A man from Coral Gables, Florida, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for owning and administering online chat groups that shared and discussed graphic videos of monkeys being tortured, mutilated, and sexually abused, according to the Department of Justice. Francisco Javier Ravelo pleaded guilty in March to distributing […]

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Dogs and cats in Sulawesi, Indonesia, have been stolen from homes, trafficked across provinces, packed into cages, and slaughtered in brutal live-animal markets and slaughterhouses. But across the island, real change is taking hold. Lady Freethinker’s PROJECT Sulawesi is helping dismantle the systems that allow this cruelty to continue by targeting the trade at its […]

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PETITION TARGET: Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Confined to cramped cages, denied exercise and socialization, and repeatedly bred for profit, dogs in puppy mills often endure lives of severe neglect and suffering. Now, a newly introduced federal bill known as the Puppy Protection Act aims to strengthen protections for […]

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PETITION TARGET: U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means A monkey imported from Mauritius to the U.S. was reportedly trapped for five days without food or water after being left inside a shipping crate and discarded in a biohazard waste dumpster in early 2026. The monkey was ultimately killed. This was more than an isolated […]

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Activists from Lady Freethinker, In Defense of Animals, Animal Save Movement, SPCA International, Stray Dog Support and the IAWPC — a coalition representing over 80 organizations worldwide — gathered at the Vancouver Convention Centre during the 76th FIFA Congress on April 30 to protest the mass killing of dogs in Morocco ahead of the 2030 […]

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Hundreds of Abusive Posts Removed for Violating Meta’s Policies Following Our Submission of a Shareholder Resolution A milestone has been reached in our efforts to stop online animal cruelty and torture content: following the submission of a shareholder resolution by Lady Freethinker, Meta has removed hundreds of posts shared with them by LFT that Meta […]

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Justice is continuing to catch up to people involved in the creation and distribution of cruel monkey torture videos. After years of documentation, investigations, and reporting by Lady Freethinker and other advocates, 2026 has already brought new arrests and prison sentences for individuals participating in this abuse. These cases are part of a growing international […]

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A new investigation by Lady Freethinker (LFT) and Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) has discovered a rapidly growing network of unregulated puppy mills in Indonesia. This reveals widespread animal suffering, lower welfare standards, and serious public health risks. Investigators found that backyard breeding operations have increased across Java, especially in West Java and Central Java. […]

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A 33-year-old woman from Catlin, Illinois, pleaded guilty to conspiring to create and distribute, and distributing, illegal “animal crush” videos depicting the severe abuse of monkeys, according to federal prosecutors. Court records show that Amanda Leigh Fourez was an active member of several chat groups dedicated to creating and sharing videos depicting the sexual torture […]

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PETITION TARGET: Leadership of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives Dogs, cats, and other animals in U.S. laboratories are forced to endure some of the most horrific cruelties imaginable, living in isolation, enduring painful procedures, and being exposed to toxic chemicals. When the experiments conclude, animals are routinely killed, their short lives consisting […]

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PETITION TARGET: Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon L. Taylor A cat named Hayden was found to have a fractured skull and spine, several broken ribs, and appeared to have been drugged — all while being presented online as having cancer and only days left to live, according to local news. Disturbingly, a man in Virginia allegedly […]

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Online marketplace Etsy has announced it will ban all animal fur sales beginning in August 2026, marking a meaningful win for the movement against cruelty-based fashion. The change followed sustained pressure from advocates and public criticism, including more than 50 protests to Etsy and affiliate locations in 17 cities, a disruption of Etsy’s Morgan Stanley […]

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PETITION TARGET: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)  Wild horses are chased across rugged terrain by deafening helicopters and funneled into crowded traps, leaving them exhausted and panicked. Some horses die soon after capture, while others suffer broken bones, shredded legs, or suffer in a system of long-term confinement — the kind of brutality that leaves a […]

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We’re excited to share a major breakthrough in Central Sulawesi: Parigi Moutong Regency has issued official circulars (Surat Edaran) that explicitly prohibit the trade, slaughter, and distribution of dogs and cats for consumption, and mandate enforcement and monitoring by local authorities. This is a critical step forward in our fight to end the dog and […]

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Fake rescues are among the most common forms of animal cruelty content circulating online. In Lady Freethinker’s Scrolling Through Cruelty report, more than a third of what our investigators found involved these deceptive “rescue” posts — making them the second most prevalent category after monkey torture. Sadly, many caring individuals may inadvertently contribute to the […]

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Federal authorities have recently taken action against two more individuals tied to online groups that created and shared videos depicting monkeys being tortured, mutilated, and sexually abused. One of the cases involves Francisco Javier Ravelo, a 36-year-old man from Coral Gables, Florida, who pleaded guilty to distributing “animal crush” videos and is facing up to […]

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PETITION TARGET: Illinois State Legislature Under harsh floodlights on an Illinois evening, pickup trucks roll up to a weigh‑in station and unload their bounty — bodies of coyotes streaked with blood, some ripped apart by high‑powered rifle fire. As the lifeless animals are callously dumped on the blood-stained pavement, excited voices clamor to determine whose […]

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In a grisly case of animal cruelty, dozens of dogs suffered miserable deaths at what was falsely advertised as a rescue center in Essex, England. Decomposing bodies of 41 dogs were found scattered throughout the property while the 21 surviving canines were starving, and left without access to water, inside filthy kennels filled with feces.  […]

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Last month, U.S. federal authorities and Indonesian environmental organizations convened a workshop designed to equip Indonesian officials with the tools to tackle illegal timber and wildlife trafficking, strengthen international cooperation, and support criminal prosecutions in cases involving animal crush videos, according to the Office of Public Affairs. The workshop, led by the U.S. Department of […]

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