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Earth Hour 2012 : Dare the World to Save the Planet
Environment  (tags: environment, habitat, nature, protection, humans, Earth Hour )

Cher
- 1 day ago - worldwildlife.org
We only have one planet. You can help protect it. Participate in the world's largest single campaign for the planet: Earth Hour. It starts by turning off your lights for an hour at 8:30 pm on March 31, 2012 in a collective display of commitment
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List Mountain Lion as Endangered in Nebraska ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, wildlife, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals )

Cher
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
With only 20 mountain lions left in Nebraska, the big cat should be listed as state-endangered.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell Occidental Petroleum to Clean Up the Rainforest They Destroyed
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, politics, business, corruption, world, protection, humans, environment, destruction, habitatdestruction, habitat, wildlife, pollution )

Cal
- 23 hours ago - forcechange.com
Occidental Petroleum purposely ignored Peruvian law and severely contaminated water and soil in the northeastern Peruvian rainforest. As a result, the Achuar people have suffered deleterious health effects and have had their way of life threatened
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Stop the "New Prosperity" Mine at Fish Lake ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Environment  (tags: environment, destruction, habitat, nature, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - sierraclub.bc.ca
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is accepting comments from the public until February 22. Please send a letter now.
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Appleby Horse Fair...Ban Britain's Festival of Animal Abuse ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, suffering, protection )

Cher
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Appleby Horse Fair takes place every June and attracts some 30,000 visitors who come to see horses being paraded, raced and bathed, and to get a taste of what they think is a Romany tradition that supposedly dates back to 1685.
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Tell Zoo- Don't Separate Elephants ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, AnimalCruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Elephants Connie and Shaba have been together for 30 years at Reid Park Zoo. The zoo plans to send Asian elephant Connie to the San Diego Zoo, as she doesn't fit in with the Reid Park Zoo's soon-to-open African elephant exhibit.
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ACT TODAY To Keep HB 997 Alive and Save Florida Dogs!
Animals  (tags: Florida, dogs, pit bull, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, crime, dogs, ethics, sadness, pets, protection )

Lindsey
- 1 day ago - capwiz.com
Miami-Dade is the only county that has a breed-discriminatory law targeting pit-bull-type dogs. HB 997 would repeal this archaic provision. However, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners is trying to stall this measure by asking Rep. Trujillo.
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Hormel: End The Use Of Pig Gestation Crates For All Suppliers
Animals  (tags: pigs, crate, farms, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, crime, cruelty, death, pets, law, suffering, sadness )

Lindsey
- 1 day ago - change.org
Experts widely agree that confining pigs in narrow gestation crates that are barely bigger than their bodies causes immense suffering. Welfare concerns have already prompted the entire European Union (effective 2013) and eight US states to phase out..
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Petco Sued For Allegedly Cutting Dogs Ear Off, Gluing It Back On
Animals  (tags: Petco, dog, grooming, ear, cut, horrible, sued, AnimalCruelty, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, crime, ethics, suffering, pets, sadness )

Lindsey
- 1 day ago - huffingtonpost.com
This is a very disturbing story...Two Hawaii animal owners are suing a local Petco location, claiming that groomers at the pet shop mutilated their dogs and, in one case, tried to cover up the hack job using glue.
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11th Hour Social Media Blitz to Fight for Shelter Pets' Lives ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, pets, suffering )

Cher
- 1 day ago - yesbiscuit.wordpress.com
Whether you are from New York or not, please speak up for the animals:
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