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 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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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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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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PETITION TARGET: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, X owner Elon Musk, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan A baby macaque is pinned while his arm is struck repeatedly with a hammer. A puppy is scruffed and held out the window of a speeding car. An orange cat’s chest is […]

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Since launching PROJECT Sulawesi in July 2025, Lady Freethinker, together with Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN) and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA), has driven unprecedented progress towards ending the dog and cat meat trade on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia – home to a network of supply and demand hubs, including the infamous live animal markets […]

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A new report compiled by investigators at Lady Freethinker, Scrolling Through Cruelty, reveals thousands of disturbing videos circulating openly on major social media platforms, where animals are tortured and killed, forced into staged rescues, pitted against one another in fights, and even sexually abused — all for views, clicks, and profit. Collectively, these videos racked […]

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PETITION TARGET: South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Across multiple facilities in South Africa, lions and tigers are being bred, torn from their mothers within days of birth, and kept in filthy, overcrowded cages so tourists can pose with them. These young animals endure fear, stress, injury, and disease — then are often […]

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A new Lady Freethinker investigation has revealed the disturbing exploitation of lions and tigers across multiple tourist attractions in South Africa, despite the government’s 2021 pledge to phase out the country’s captive lion industry. Our investigator documented big cats being abused and neglected across several facilities that promote themselves as “educational” or “conservation” establishments — […]

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A new investigation by Lady Freethinker (LFT) reveals that neglect, abuse, and appalling conditions remain rampant in Pennsylvania’s notorious dog breeding kennels and puppy mills — both licensed and unlicensed. This is despite years of documented violations and ongoing promises of reform. Between June 2021 and April 2025, LFT researchers reviewed public records of state […]

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PETITION TARGET: Thai Authorities Tigers pulled by their tails, elephants struck with bullhooks, and crocodiles with handlers’ fists jammed down their throats: these are the cruelties Lady Freethinker recently uncovered when investigators visited five wildlife facilities in Thailand that use animals to entertain and interact with tourists. Across the parks, lions, tigers, elephants, monkeys, crocodiles, and […]

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A new investigation by Lady Freethinker (LFT) and wildlife conservationist Blake Moynes of Save Our Species Alliance (SOSA) has revealed heartbreaking cruelty at wildlife attractions across Thailand. Investigators documented animals chained, beaten, and forced into degrading performances — all to entertain tourists and schoolchildren. Across five facilities, animals — including tigers, lions, elephants, monkeys, orangutans, […]

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Hundreds of terrified wild horses — many just foals — were tormented and chased by low-flying helicopters between July 15 and August 2, 2025, as part of a federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) roundup that resulted in multiple deaths and severe injuries. Photographs taken by Lady Freethinker’s field observer at Wyoming’s Adobe Town Herd […]

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With powerful new public banners across key areas in Bali, Lady Freethinker and Bali Animal Welfare Association (BAWA) are taking a stand against the illegal dog meat trade. Supported by local law enforcement, these banners send a clear and urgent message: animal cruelty and dog meat trading are crimes under Indonesian law – and those […]

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Wild horses across the United States need your help! Please join Lady Freethinker for a week of online action from April 28-May 4 to urge the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to stop deadly helicopter roundups – where terrified wild horses are often injured, killed, or separated from their families as they’re chased into corrals […]

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PETITION CLOSED PETITION TARGET: ETSY Ripped from their enclosures by their sensitive tails, shoved into cages filled with other petrified animals, and crying out while hanging upside down, screaming in pain as the skin was peeled from their body – this is the torturous reality for foxes observed in Lady Freethinker’s investigation into fur farms. […]

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A Lady Freethinker (LFT) investigation conducted in December 2024 in partnership with Paws of China – a local Chinese animal welfare organization – revealed foxes subjected to alarming cruelty on fur farms. The investigators documented shocking abuses – including heartbreaking footage of a fox hanging upside down, screaming in pain as the skin was peeled […]

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A new investigation by Lady Freethinker (LFT) and Karmagawa documents the Gadhimai Festival: a celebration that occurs every five years and culminates in a two-day mass sacrifice of animals.   Tens of thousands of animals were brought to Bariyarpur, Nepal for the festival. Most were packed into vehicles alongside people and traveled long distances, mostly […]

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Thirteen wild horses are dead – including two innocent foals who appear to have died due to stress – following the latest Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse roundup at the North Lander Complex in Wyoming. Lady Freethinker (LFT) sent an observer to document the first three days of the roundup. Before the helicopters […]

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