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Stop Yellowstone's Plans to Slaughter Buffalo! ACTION LINK US
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, bison, buffalo, protection, Yellowstone, legislators, law )

Nancy
- 3 hours ago - org.salsalabs.com
Yellowstone National Park states that a "skewed sex ratio" has resulted from years of capture and slaughter operations, which have removed more bulls than cows from the population. In other words the government is saying they will slaughter more buffalo
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Maine: Urge Your State Rep to Pass Horse Slaughter Ban ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering, killing, death )

Cher
- 6 hours ago - capwiz.com
The Maine House of Representatives will soon vote on L.D. 1286, a bill that would ban the slaughter, sale and transport of horses intended for human consumption. Opponents of this measure are already contacting their representatives in Augusta,
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Ohio: Strengthen Penalties for Animal Cruelty ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 8 hours ago - capwiz.com
Please email and call your state representative and urge him or her to vote yes on H.B. 90, Nitro's Law
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Nevada: Ban Cruel "Horse Tripping" at Rodeos ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 8 hours ago - capwiz.com
Email your Nevada state senator in Carson City and urge him or her to support S.B. 72 to protect horses
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New York: Crack Down on Puppy Mills ! PLEASE SIGN !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, dogs, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 9 hours ago - capwiz.com
Ask your assembly member and senator in the New York State Legislature to pass A.740/S.3753 this session!
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New York City: Urge City Council to Put Carriage Horse Industry Out to Pasture ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 9 hours ago - votervoice.net
Your help is urgently needed to protect our city's working carriage horses. Recent events underscore that the time has come to get these sensitive animals off our streets.
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Urge New Interior Secretary Sally Jewell To Protect Wild Horses And Burros ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife )

Cher
- 10 hours ago - secure2.convio.net
The Senate recently confirmed Sally Jewell as the next Secretary of the Interior. This could be a positive change from her predecessor, Ken Salazar, who failed to deliver on his promise to reform the federal wild horse and burro program.
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Demand Zoo Release Wild Tiger That Wandered Onto Property ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, suffering, wildlife, wildanimals, tigers, endangered, extinction )

Cher
- 11 hours ago - forcechange.com
Release Bengal tiger that wandered onto the property back into the wild where it belongs
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Black Bears and Mountain Lions in Oregon Need Your Help ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, suffering )

Cher
- 11 hours ago - secure2.convio.net
Please attend this week's critical public hearing in Salem, Oregon to oppose efforts by hunters to repeal Measure 18. Since 1994, Measure 18 has protected black bears and mountain lions from hunters' desire to use dogs and bait stations to kill them
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Join IDA in Working to Ban Gas Chambers Nationwide ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 11 hours ago - secure2.convio.net
Last Friday, Governor Rick Perry made history in Texas by signing SB 360, a law prohibiting the use of gas chambers to kill animal companions abandoned in shelters throughout the state. We thank our many supporters in Texas who responded to our alerts
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Speak Out Against Animal Mistreatment at UCSF Labs ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, cruelty, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 11 hours ago - secure2.convio.net
The University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) has a long-standing and shameful record of animal neglect and mistreatment at its animal labs. Despite the $92,500 they were fined in 2005 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture to settle violations
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Good News for Elephants: Gabon Steps in to Help Protect Elephants From Ivory Poaching at Central African Republic Site
Animals  (tags: goodnews, endangered, animals, animaladvocates, animalwelfare, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cal
- 1 day ago - news.mongabay.com
Gabon has agreed to help battle poaching in protected areas in the Central African Republic following an elephant massacre at a renowned World Heritage site, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society
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How Criminology Can Fight Poaching
Animals  (tags: wildlife trade, endangered, extinction, rhinos, africa, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, animals, animalwelfare, cruelty, death, crime, prevention, animalcruelty )

Cal
- 1 day ago - mnn.com
Crime experts recommend battling poverty levels, erecting more fences and increasing awareness of poaching.
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