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#AnimalAbuse
! We are working with
@PandaVoicesOrg
to free 2 pandas suffering devastating mental & physical diseases. Urge
@MemphisZoo
to return YaYa & LeLe to China for qualified veterinary care, quality bamboo & a more suitable environment!
Act now:
RT
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The state of Colorado passed an historic bill to protect the wild horses in the state. Cooperation between Colorado’s citizens, state legislators, & Governor Polis and First Gentleman Reis enabled the bipartisan passage of the Colorado Wild Horse Project.
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It's here! Our respected annual list of the
#10WorstZoos
for
#Elephants
exposes suffering & brain damage at AZA & CAZA accredited zoos.
@rickygervais
&
@thelittleidiot
want the elephants released.
See the list:
Donate:
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In Defense of Animals has joined forces with world-renowned animal advocate and celebrity comedian Ricky Gervais to educate shoppers about the true cost of fur & encourage major retailers to ban fur sales for Fur Free Friday on November 27.
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Victory! Almost 6 years of jail for Elizabeth Jaimes who was charged with brutally beating Maya, a 9-year-old husky belonging to her boyfriend’s family, with whom she was living.
WATCH:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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With Shenzhen & Zhuhai already having banned the eating of dogmeat & China's Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs having declared in 2020 that dogs are now considered companions & not “livestock,” consumption of dog meat should not be allowed!
Act now:
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@rickygervais
is calling on Cook County officials to release Rocky the suffering coyote to a wildlife sanctuary. Sign our alert to speak up for Rocky:
Pls RT and support our work
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Is there much worse than teaching kids to torment baby animals? The goats used in
#GoatTying
are less than a year old & less than 60 pounds & can be tormented by up to 5 contestants in a row until they are switched out for another victim:
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Victory! It's almost too good to be true, but the poor exploited pandas who have been suffering at the Memphis Zoo will be going home to China soon once their contract expires:
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VICTORY! In a historic move,
#SouthKorea
’s National Assembly has voted to ban the
#DogMeat
trade! Thank you for supporting us and our Korean partners for 20 years to make this dream come true!
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Tipus may have been suffering for months from flesh eating maggots. Thankfully our partners
@IDA_India
were there to help. Tipus received intense medical care, a nourishing diet, & was lovingly supported during his recovery. Your support helps
Pls RT
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#Bullying
is a serious social issue happening at almost every school and yet
#GoatTying
events encourage bullying behavior directed against helpless individuals. The baby goats suffer and the worst behavior of children is rewarded. Put a stop to it!
Pls RT
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The
#NationalParkService
doesn’t want to watch just 1
#TuleElk
suffer or die — even though 100s of these gentle elk have died in confinement at
#PointReyes
National Seashore in recent years.
Defy them by watching:
#FreeTheTuleElk
:
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California's foie gras and gestation crate bans had to be defended in court. Alligators and crocodiles deserve the same fight on their behalf.
Demand action!
Pls RT and support our work:
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Another remarkable recovery thanks to our partners
@IDA_India
. This poor
#dog
was hit with stones and left with a severe head injury! Her healing transformation is a
#miracle
. Our partners do vital work to help
#animals
- your support makes a difference
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When a 5-month-old bear cub wandered into a town in Mexico, what happened next is almost beyond belief. Locals & members of law enforcement were filmed smiling & laughing as the tiny, terrified bear cub was tortured & strangled to death.
#Justice4Animals
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Elephants being held hostage at zoos in no way, shape, or form helps wild elephants.
Learn the truth:
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Victory! Louisville Zoo will shut its elephant exhibit and send its two elephants to the Elephant Sanctuary in TN. This zoo made
#InDefenseOfAnimals
list of 10 worst zoos 3 times:
Pls RT and support our work:
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Call on the
#NIRA
to drop
#GoatTying
from its
#CNFR
event and urge
#ESPN
to cancel airing the abusive CNFR event:
Pls RT and support our work:
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#EmptyTheTanks
is a worldwide event dedicated to taking action against cetacean (whale & dolphin) captivity. It advocates for the public to not buy tickets to marine parks & aquariums. These remarkable animals belong in the ocean.
Learn more:
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One of the world’s most iconic animals is facing what’s been called a silent extinction. This
#WorldGiraffeDay
, learn more about these incredible animals and how we can support conservation efforts to save them:
#ExtinctionIsForever
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Urge
#MemphisZoo
,
#AZA
, Chinese authorities, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Tennessee senators to ensure
#JusticeForLeLe
and
#SaveYaYa
.
Take action:
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The College National Finals Rodeo has been putting on shows that involve animal abuse for more than 20 years. All rodeo events are cruel to animals, but goat tying is a “sport” that involves children. Call on the NIRA to drop goat tying from the CNFR:
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In Defense of Animals proudly announces that Mongolia has passed its first law protecting animal companions, ending the shooting and poisoning of 300k street dogs and cats, following years of tireless campaigning by its Mongolian partner Lucky Paws.
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Gassing & neck-breaking of highly bonded goose families is about to happen. We need your urgent help to stop this barbaric and unnecessary massacre:
#StopGooseAbuse
:
#PhantomLake
#Mukwonago
#Wisconsin
#LetGeeseLive
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A man charged with intentionally starving his 4
#dogs
has been convicted of
#animalcruelty
& will now serve at least some time behind bars. Robert Harrison of Kilmichael,
#Mississippi
only saw them once in 7 weeks, which lead to their
#starvation
deaths:
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ESPN is set to air the College National Finals Rodeo from June 13-17 on its live web network, ESPN3. Urge the leading multimedia sports entertainment company to cancel airing this abusive event and stop promoting animal cruelty:
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Should this kangaroo be gunned down, slammed head first into the ground, or be impaled upon a fencepost so that Adidas can turn her into a pair of shoes?
Take action:
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You’re the difference between life and death for these 26 victims of the
#DogMeatTrade
in
#SouthKorea
, who we’re working to save with our partner
@JAdoptions
.
Please help:
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Billy has been bobbing and pacing inside his tiny enclosure at the Los Angeles Zoo for 33 years. It is time for him to go to sanctuary where he can heal from his profound stress behavior.
Take action:
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King Charles has already made great strides in advancing
#AnimalRights
. In November, he banned all royal residences from serving
#FoieGras
, a pâté made from the livers of confined, force-fed geese. Please
@royalfamily
, give a
#RoyalPardon
to your animals.
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Please make an impact on the prosecution and sentencing of
#AnigarMonsee
. Sign our letter to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer supporting maximum sentencing & a no-animal-contact order.
#Philadelphia
.
#Justice4Animals
Act now:
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Massachusetts is the 11th state to ban the use of wild animals in circuses. Elephants, primates, bears, big cats, and giraffes are safe from brutal training for entertainment thanks to Governor Healey and all the advocates who worked so hard to make this happen.
#Elephants
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On April 10, 2023, the Bronx Police Department returned to a residence where 3 dogs lived who were repeatedly harshly abused. They arrived with a seizure order for all 3 dogs. Make sure this case isn't dropped and the dogs don't go back:
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There’s much to celebrate about Spain’s beautiful country culture, but the annual
#RunningOfTheBulls
is nothing but animal cruelty that must come to an end.
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Demand maximum sentencing for a man in New Jersey who tortured & sexually assaulted his cat, Ellie, for months before killing her:
#Justice4Animals
:
#StopAnimalCruelty
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We & Panda Voices, are devastated to announce the death of LeLe, 24, at the Memphis Zoo. He tragically died prematurely of neglect & inadequate care, even collapsing last week, when he was so close to being returned to China.
Pls RT & support our work:
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HUGE NEWS!!! California is now the first state in the country to ban the sale and manufacture of new animal
#fur
products! Thank you to everyone who called and signed our alerts to
#makefurhistory
in
#California
!
#animals
#victory
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Too many incidents of wild animals being tortured and killed highlight the need to make this a felony crime in Mississippi.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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The utterly depraved Bureau of Land Management (
#BLM
) plans to round up and sell to slaughter over 300 wild
#horses
in
#Utah
. Don't let corrupt officials sell out America's iconic species for greedy ranchers!
#SaveOnaqui
#wildhorses
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Apparently, there's nothing like hanging out with your neighbors torturing some innocent animal to death if you're a resident of Castaño, Coahuila in
#Mexico
. Even law enforcement "enjoyed the festivities." Disgusting!
Take action:
#Justice4Animals
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Stop brutal goose massacres each summer when geese are molting with their babies and can't fly. Shame on goose-killers who mistakenly blame geese for water contamination.
Take action:
RT
#LakeTansi
#LakeSherwood
#Madison
#Wisconsin
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In a special ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2023, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the
#ColoradoWildHorseProject
into law for the state. We applaud all involved!
Read more:
Pls RT and support
#StopTheRoundups
#HaltTheHelicopters
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Millions of
#donkeys
are killed yearly to meet the demand for
#ejiao
, a product made from their skin. The demand isn't just leading to
#AnimalCruelty
, it's devastating donkey populations & is a public health risk. We must pass the
#EjiaoAct
!
Take Action
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Outrage has continued to grow over a heartbreaking incident in
#Wyoming
, where a man injured a young
#wolf
with his snowmobile & proceeded to prolong her suffering by parading her at a local bar before killing her. Demand
#AnimalCruelty
charges.
Torture & Torment of Wyoming Wolf Demands Accountability As Outrage Spreads Worldwide
www.idausa.org
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International efforts by the world's largest anti-wildlife trafficking endeavor have "coordinated seizures of illegally-trafficked plant and
#animals
around the globe, arresting nearly 580 suspects" for both smuggling and selling imports online.
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🚨 Yulin
#DogMeat
festival is here! Here's 4 ways you can help:
🐶 Adopt a survivor:
✍️ Sign the alert to
#StopYulin
:
💸 Donate to rescue dogs:
🏛️ Ask Yulin's sister city
@andresayeghNJ
to pass a resolution!
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An undercover investigation in
#Florida
has exposed the horrifying killing of animals for human consumption, including retired
#racehorse
Funny Biz and others like her, at a backyard butcher in Florida.
#Justice4FunnyBiz
#Justice4Animals
Act now!
Pls RT
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Elephant Osh, the last elephant at the Oakland Zoo, is headed this fall to The Elephant Sanctuary in TN. He will join other African elephants & reunite with his old herdmate Donna who retired to the sanctuary last year.
Learn more:
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Spain’s annual
#RunningOfTheBulls
in Pamplona should serve only as a reminder that culture is never a justification for cruelty.
Learn more:
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Victory! We stopped a
#slaughterhouse
from being built in
#Jacksonville
#Florida
thanks to a tip from a support line caller. Our voices made a difference and yours can too!
End slaughterhouse cruelty by going
#vegan
:
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A man injured a young
#wolf
in
#Wyoming
with his snowmobile & prolonged her suffering by parading her at a local bar before killing her. Support the ousting of anti-predator policies & demand law enforcement bring
#AnimalCruelty
charges.
Take action:
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Stand against animal cruelty! Help ensure justice for a defenseless puppy by signing this alert. Demand maximum sentencing and a strong message against such heinous acts.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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Mali the
#elephant
died recently. At 3 years old, she was gifted to
#ManilaZoo
. Kept completely alone in a small concrete enclosure, she was known as the world’s saddest elephant. Learn more about zoos
.
Video: @ veganaloha
#BoycottZoos
#CaptivityKills
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We find it very hard to believe the man who impaled his neighbor's two dogs with arrows didn't know he wasn't killing coyotes, though this hunter had no business shooting anyone.
Demand justice!
Pls RT and
#Justice4Animals
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Sad news.
#Asha
, one of the most abused elephants in the U.S., has been shipped from one worst zoo to another.
#NaturalBridgeZoo
#Virginia
#TwoTailsRanch
#Florida
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We are saddened about the passing of longtime amazing
#AnimalRights
activist legend Karen Davis who founded
#UnitedPoultryConcerns
(UPC) in 1990, which promotes the compassionate & respectful treatment of domestic fowl, including a sanctuary for chickens.
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Goose families are often killed ahead of the July 4th holiday to clear the parks of goose poop. Now is the time to make calls, post on social media, and send our letters:
#StopGooseAbuse
:
#LetGeeseLive
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A horse's untreated leg wound freely bleeds on a property in San Diego County. Will this neglect on a massive scale ever be addressed by authorities? Demand
#Justice4Animals
Pls RT and support our work on this issue
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Charlie the elephant was released from the Pretoria Zoo in South Africa to a 25,000-acre private reserve. In a holding area, he is being introduced to the herd. This is a historic first and we have high hopes for his successful reintegration into the wild.
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The media showed up in force to help say that it is time to finally send Billy the elephant to a spacious sanctuary where he can begin to heal from his decades of zoochotic bobbing & pacing in his 1-acre yard.
RT
#10WorstZoos
#FreeBilly
#CaptivityisCruel
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#SouthKorea
’s dog meat ban is a historic win, and we’ll be rescuing as many as we can until it goes into effect.
Learn more:
Pls RT and support our work:
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On this
#PresidentsDay
we remember Richard Nixon as the President who signed the 1971 Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act into law for the protection of these iconic and freedom-loving equines.
#WildHorses
&
#burros
could use his help today.
Pls RT
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We appreciate
@rickygervais
so much for all his help in the past and now for helping us let people know that zoos cause brain damage to their captive elephants. Read more and withhold your money from zoos.
10 Worst Zoos:
Pls RT &
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Year after year, the
#Yellowstone
#bison
herds face a massive hunt, along with constant threats from vehicle collisions & round-ups where they are shipped off to slaughter. After a historically large killing last year, it is time to end the hunt for good.
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ICYMI: Florida woman found guilty of shooting her
#dogs
more than 173 times with a BB gun has finally been sentenced & will serve time in jail. Thank you to everyone who signed our alert calling for justice on their behalf:
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Punch, an Asian
#elephant
, would be in her prime at 39 if allowed to remain in her home country in Asia.
#Captured
in the wild as a youngster & forced to live in
#captivity
in a crowded, noisy city zoo, now she is going to The Elephant
#Sanctuary
.
Pls RT
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Demand justice for the newly adopted dog, Dexter, who was found decapitated days later.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
#Justice4Dexter
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#California
residents:
#Octopuses
are intelligent, sentient beings & would suffer from a lack of stimulation in a large-scale farm setting. They can solve complex puzzles, escape from their enclosures, & throw things at one another!
Take action:
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We're thrilled
@billieeilish
has joined our campaign with
@pandavoicesorg
to free YaYa & LeLe from horrendous suffering at
#MemphisZoo
- thank you Billie 🐼 Be like Billie... act now!
Sign our alert
RT & donate to support our work
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Demand justice for a tortured dog nailed to plywood!
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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Great news! College students in Ireland have voted to ban the promotion of horse racing at their school.
#BanHorseRacing
#YouBetTheyDie
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Gomez the geriatric penguin was bullied & attacked at the
@KansasCityZoo
. The staff let this continue for over a year before taking their live penguin camera down. The penguins deserve better & the public deserves transparency from the zoo.
Take action:
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Victory! The man arrested last fall for setting
#fire
to the
#TiogaDowns
Casino racehorse barn in Nichols, New York & mercilessly killing 30
#horses
& a
#cat
in the process, has been sentenced to at least a dozen years in prison:
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Free
#CincinnatiZoo
’s 8
#elephants
from their cramped, empty quarters in a meager exhibit space, to go to a serene, spacious, & warm
#sanctuary
.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#10WorstZoos
#CaptivityisCruel
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For a brief time, 58-year old Viola escaped from her life of torture at the Jordan World Circus during a stop in Butte, Montana. This was her 3rd time to make a run for it. It's time to transition to human-powered circuses.
Sign here to retire elephants:
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How long can your
#animals
survive without food? Gaza has gone 50 days! Animals are starving. Get food & medicine there NOW:
@USAID
@PowerUSAID
@UNICEF
@UNICEFUSA
@UNICEFUSA_CEO
@unicefchief
@UN
@RedCross
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This poor
#cat
was subjected to heartbreaking cruelty; their abuser must be held accountable.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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Thank you to everyone who signed our alert demanding justice for Maya; her abuser is going to do jail time:
Pls RT and support our work:
#Justice4Animals
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Here's just 1 of the many articles that came out yesterday about the
#California
#fur
sales & production ban & the wild
#animals
in
#circuses
ban. Yesterday was a huge day for animals who live & travel in California & those affected by its economy.
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#NewYork
just became the 10th state to
#BanWildlifeKillingContests
, saving the lives of crows,
#coyotes
, bobcats, rabbits, raccoons and more animals:
Pls RT and support our work:
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#FoieGras
is a cruel product that should be banned in every state!
#California
has upheld its ban, and
#NewYorkCity
is trying to as well:
Pls RT and support our work:
#SaveTheGeese
#FriendsNotFood
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Stop the aerial killing of wild horses in Australia’s
#KosciuszkoNationalPark
!
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#brumbies
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A
#Florida
woman is facing federal prison after being charged with conspiring to create & share crush videos of monkeys being tortured & killed. Urge the U.S. Attorney's Office to seek maximum sentencing in this case!
#Justice4Animals
#StopAnimalCruelty
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I’m horrified by the transport of American horses across our borders to
#Mexico
and
#Canada
for
#HorseSlaughter
! Undercover investigations show the gruesome reality these terrified sentient animals face.
Please sign this alert:
RT
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A petting zoo at Thompson Park in Monroe Township, New Jersey has shut down its animal facility & as a result of
#InDefenseOfAnimals
' persistent advocacy efforts, the animals were sent to sanctuaries instead of other petting zoos:
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If you are a New York resident, help the state become the 9th in the country to ban wildlife killing contests! Urge Gov. Hochul to sign A.2917/S.4099.
Take action:
Pls RT and support our work:
#BanKillingContests
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A potbellied
#pig
bought by jailer Katilynn Dalton's ex-boyfriend in Grainger County, Tennessee for their daughter was neglected & died a painful death. The severely underweight pig lay stretched out dead after a snowstorm w/o food & H2O.
Take action:
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Did you know that
#lobsters
can live to be over 100? Sadly many who are caught are eaten around age 7. Choose compassion this
#NationalLobsterDay
by not eating our crustacean friends!
More here:
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