Free Ricky The Bear Author: Chris Wolverton Ricky, an 18-year-old black bear, has spent her entire life caged in a concrete enclosure outside Jim Mack’s Ice Cream parlor in York, Pa. The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) observed and took footage of Ricky with matted hair, eating dog food with only green-looking water available. The …
author: Shelter target: Prime Minister David Cameron One child waking up homeless on Christmas Day is a tragedy. 80,000 of them is a disgrace. It seems almost unbelievable but it’s true. Thousands of families need Shelter’s help right now — which means we need your help today. Add your name to this petition to David Cameron asking him to …
Many of us have the privilege to enjoy a piece of chocolate anytime, while many of the children working long hours on cocoa farms have never even tasted the end product. In the Ivory Coast, the leading supplier of cocoa, more than 200,000 children are reported to work in the cocoa fields, and as many as …
author: Judith B. target: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Yet another problem has arisen with the controversial badger cull, which has already attracted intense criticism from scientists, animal welfare groups and others for being a complete waste of time. Using the Freedom of Information Act, an animal welfare group has thwarted attempts from the …
author: Chris Wolverton target: UK Government English circus performer Thomas Chipperfield has joined Jolly’s Circus with a new lion and tiger act, despite past statements that big cats are dangerous and “one wrong move can be fatal.” Animal welfare is also a concern, as Jolly’s circus reportedly tethered a mule in the heat last month with no …
author: Michael Taylor target: Bernard Esau, The Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources signatures: 29,196 In Namibia one of the cruelest and largest acts of violence against any animal is taking place. Right now terrified seal pups are being rounded up, separated from their mothers, and brutally beaten to death. From the beginning of July all …
Target: UK Government Sponsored by: Chris Wolverton When the Coalition Government took office in 2010, it pledged to “work to reduce the use of animals in scientific research.” Sadly, this promise has been forgotten as last year’s figures reveal an 8% rise in UK animal experimentation, including a 22% increase in monkey experiments. Most of the increase …
Give 11-Year-Old Chilean Rape Victim the Abortion She Needs! An 11-year-old girl from Chile is 14 weeks pregnant with a foetus that will most likely not survive. Her pregnancy is dangerous to her health. But she is still being forced to continue the pregnancy. In Chile, abortion is illegal in ALL cases, even for rape …
Target: Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sponsored by: League Against Cruel Sports Commonly used by gamekeepers to catch foxes, rabbits and stoats, snares are thin wire nooses set to trap wild animals perceived to be a pest or threat. The indiscriminate nature of snares means that it is not possible to …
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