PETITION TARGET: Henderson Police Department and Animal Protection Services A severely underweight puppy was allegedly discarded near a dumpster outside a Henderson, Nevada, animal hospital with a broken leg and rocks in his stomach — and evidence that his jaw had previously been broken, according to local news. This vulnerable puppy, now named Treasure, deserved safety, […]

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PETITION TARGET: New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and Committee on Health Chair Lynn Schulman A group of teenagers reportedly won goldfish at a Queens carnival, then flung and stomped on the fish and pulled at their fins, according to the New York Post. The cruelty reportedly happened at a school carnival in Whitestone […]

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Animals used in research labs — including dogs, cats, and monkeys — are forced to endure some of the most horrific cruelties imaginable. They are often condemned to short lives of terror and agony: isolated in cages, crying out in pain, and trembling in fear. Once their bodies and spirits are broken, they are routinely […]

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PETITION TARGET: Chief Germaine Haywood, Maryland-National Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Division A tiny tabby kitten only four to six weeks old was allegedly thrown from a moving vehicle on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge in Alexandria, Virginia, where he landed on a narrow ledge just feet from traffic — or a perilous plunge into the […]

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PETITION TARGET: Brian Haas, State Attorney for the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida A scene of horrific suffering was reportedly uncovered at a Davenport, Florida, property, where one dog was allegedly left to die and decompose in a kennel, four malnourished puppies were found covered in feces and infested with parasites, and another parasite-ridden dog was […]

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PETITION TARGET: Jiedong Branch of the Jieyang Public Security Bureau and the National People’s Congress Standing Committee A stray mother dog named Wang Wang and her two-week-old puppies were reportedly surrounded by four boys under the age of 14 in Jieyang, China, who then repeatedly beat them with wooden sticks before stabbing the puppies to death, […]

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PETITION TARGET: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson Just one day after he was adopted, a 4-year-old bulldog mix named Dexter was found decapitated inside a plastic bag that was floating among the mangroves at a park in Pinellas County, Florida, according to local news. Inspired by Dexter’s case, U.S. Representative Greg Steube introduced the Law […]

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PETITION TARGET: New Jersey Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin Puppies covered in urine and feces, cowering in barren display windows or cramped wire-bottom cages, and trembling with bloody stools — these were just some of the heartbreaking examples of the widespread neglect documented during Lady Freethinker’s investigation of New […]

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PETITION TARGET: North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger A pit bull named Duke, who spent the first four years of his life chained outside in Windsor, North Carolina, was found emaciated, anemic, suffering from heartworm disease, and living in filth, according to local news. Chained nearby were several […]

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PETITION TARGET: New Kent Sheriff’s Office Animal Protection Unit A sweet dog, later named Fred, was found in devastating condition alongside a highway in New Kent County, Virginia, with both of his front legs broken and more than a dozen BBs lodged in his body, according to local news. The veterinarian who examined Fred reportedly believed […]

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PETITION TARGET: Greater Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson QPM A doorbell camera reportedly shows a man and a woman luring Lola — a sweet tabby cat beloved by her family — from a driveway in Bury, England. The couple then seem to carry away the 16-year-old cat, according to Manchester Evening News and […]

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PETITION TARGET: LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell A beloved 2-year-old Golden Saint Berdoodle named Jameson was killed after a police officer fired four shots at him just moments after he slipped out the front door of his Los Angeles, California, home while his guardian was speaking with officers during a welfare check, according to local news. In […]

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PETITION TARGET: Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham A dog named Lola allegedly endured unimaginable suffering in Des Moines, Iowa, when she was reportedly dragged at high speed by her leash from a vehicle window for at least eight blocks and repeatedly slammed against the pavement and the car’s tire as witnesses reported hearing her screams from […]

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PETITION TARGET: Supreme People’s Procuratorate A puppy was allegedly found in the hallway of an apartment building in Chongqing, China, with devastating injuries, including several broken bones, a tail that had been severed, and teeth that appeared to have been ground flat, according to The Straits Times. Neighbors said they had previously witnessed a man in […]

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PETITION TARGET: Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office – Citrus County A horse was reportedly suffering so severely at a Citrus County, Florida, animal breeding business that a veterinarian determined on-site euthanasia was the most humane option to end the animal’s distress, according to local news. Investigators later learned that another horse had died weeks earlier […]

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PETITION TARGET: The World Organisation for Animal Health Aboard a livestock carrier, farmed animals experience unimaginable suffering far outside public view. Stuffed so tightly into a ship that they are nearly stacked atop each other, animals are forced to endure long journeys standing in their own waste with minimal food or water. Every year millions […]

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PETITION TARGET: Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr Five vulnerable kittens lost their lives in a heartbreaking incident near Birmingham, Alabama, after someone allegedly tossed them from a moving vehicle onto an interstate and they were struck by passing traffic, according to local news. It’s devastating to imagine the fear, confusion, pain, and helplessness these kittens […]

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PETITION TARGET: Virginia Beach Animal Services A blind, underweight dog afflicted with a skin condition was reportedly abandoned in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and left to navigate the dangerous streets on her own, according to local news. Fortunately, the vulnerable canine — now known as Blossom — was rescued and brought to a shelter, but it is […]

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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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PETITION TARGET: Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Neal and Idaho Falls Police Department Tonto, a gentle 22-year-old horse was reportedly shot through the leg and left with catastrophic injuries so severe that his grieving family had to make the heartbreaking decision to have him euthanized, according to Local News 8. Tonto had been part of […]

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