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Protect Wolves From Sadistic Hunters- Please Sign Petition
Animals  (tags: hunting, trapping, wolves, cruelty )

Christine
- 1 day ago - change.org
Normal people who hunt for food take pride in a quick kill of their deer or elk- but there is a horrifying group of callous wolf hunters who want the animals to suffer- shooting the wolves in the spine or guts. Please sign the petition to stop this!
BRING KAI HOME TO HIS FAMILY! / Take Action
Animals  (tags: Kai, Pitbulls, BSL, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, dogs, ethics, humans, investigation, law, pets, protection, society, suffering, SIGN PETITION! )

Desanka
- 1 day ago - change.org
Kai was seized from his home on Tuesday 14th May 2013, after a neighbor reported to police that Kai was a "Pitbull". He was then taken by the Police to a Undisclosed Kennel in another county. The family cannot visit or see Kai.
Petition | Loca Bella Boutique: Go Fur Free | Change.Org
Animals  (tags: PETITION, animals, right law, welfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty )

Magda
- 1 day ago - change.org
Loca Bella Boutique in Dulwich, South Australia have been advertising clothing containing real rabbit fur. From Anneke:) thank you:)
Stop Ashley Nicole Richards From Torturing And Brutally Murdering Anymore Animals! WARNING! YOUR HEART WILL BREAK...PLEASE SIGN!
Animals  (tags: NO :(, murderer, killer, sick, psycho, PROSECUTE HER, law, animal abuse, animal cruelty, animals, cats, dogs, sadness, pets )

Julie
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
Richards lays down a heel on a fold of fur. It's not clear how old the immobilized cat is. Not a kitten, but small all the same. A white body, with a black tail, black rings around its eyes. Black ears. And utterly, completely helpless.
Take Action: All Out WOLF Slaughter In British Columbia!!!
Animals  (tags: Stop Wolf Killing in BC., please sign, killing, endangered, animalcruelty, abused, wildlife, protection, ethics, cruelty, sadness, wildanimals, habitat, AnimalWelfare, humans, slaughter, death, animals, society, crime, extinction, suffering, conservation )

Roxie
- 10 hours ago - ipetitions.com
In British Columbia a no-quota, all-year wolf hunt has begun. It overlaps whelping season as females nurse pups. Baiting is permitted. The government will go to any length to appease livestock interests
Final Call, Sad Dog Has Been in Her Kennel for Four Months, Now Her Time Is Up - National Dogs | Examiner.Com
Animals  (tags: HELP NEEDED, HOME NEEDED, SHARE, SPREAD, rescues needed, sadness, dogs, animalwelfare, animalcruelty, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalrights, cruelty, humans, pets )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - examiner.com
The dog, ID#2013-02-067, has previously been featured in this column. Though her story was shared over 1,000 times, nobody has inquired about her; not one person, not one rescue, nobody.
Sign the Pledge Not to Buy Anything From Stores That Sell Puppies -TAKE ACTION!!!
Animals  (tags: dogs, puppy mills, pet stores, animal advocates, abused, cats, pets, protection, ethics, crime, sadness, animal cruelty )

Julie
- 1 day ago - nopetstorepuppies.com
I pledge that if a pet store sells puppies, I won't buy anything there. Not pet food, kitty litter, or squeaky toys -- Nothing! And I pledge to tell everyone I know not to shop there either!
Petition | Lennox Law | Change.Org
Animals  (tags: PETITION, animals, right law, welfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty )

Magda
- 1 day ago - change.org
Under 'Lennox Law' a dog can only be seized and subject to destruction based on its actions,not based on its looks and/or breed,and certainly not based on meer measurements of certain areas of its body
Petition | Busan, South Korea! Close Down All Illegal Dog Slaughterhouses
Animals  (tags: PETITION, animals, right law, welfare, Japan, dolphines )

Magda
- 1 day ago - change.org
2 million dogs are tortured and slaughtered every year because of the greed of dog eaters and the dog meat industry.
Stop Killing of Bobcats for Foreign Fashionistas
Animals  (tags: State Government, wildlife, environment, killing, destruction, habitat )

Candy
- 1 day ago - action.biologicaldiversity.org
Luckily there's a ray of hope for California's bobcats: Assembly Bill 1213, the Bobcat Protection Act of 2013, would limit the commercial trapping of bobcats in our state Joshua Tree National Park experienced runaway commercial trapping in 2012
Heroic Heartbreak Frm Teacher Who Saved Students By Laying on Top of Them-Farmer Who Lost 100 Horses
Animals  (tags: Sadness, Disaster, Weather, Need prayers, News, America United for Oklahoma )

Susan
- 1 day ago - dailymail.co.uk
I am speechless but most of all keeping Oklahoma in my prayers their community that endured this tragic painful event my heart is with them ALL. The people, their children, the ones lost, their beloved animals, the ones lost.
Doggy Summer : Video Clips From The Coolest One
Animals  (tags: animals, dogs )

Christeen
- 20 hours ago - coolestone.com
Dog days.
Haifa Judge Calls for Legal Rights for Animals to Prevent Animal Cruelty
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animalwelfare, crime, ethics, pets, protection, rescued, sadness, suffering )

G
- 10 hours ago - jspace.com
A Haifa judge is calling for independent legal rights for animals. Judge Daniel Fisch made the statement after a ruling on an animal abuse case exposed the limits of the judicial system in prosecuting animal cruelty cases.
Marbled Murrelets Still Need Your Help! ACTION US
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, protection, endangered, wildlife, marbled murrelets, birds, audobon )

Nancy
- 14 hours ago - secure3.convio.net
On Friday, over objections from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Center for Biological Diversity, Audubon California, two Audubon chapters, and after receipt of thousands of letters from concerned citizens, the State Parks and Recreation Commission
ACTION NEEDED The Ugly Truth About Balloons!: Over 2 Million Animals Are Killed a Year From Eating Balloons!
Animals  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, nature, wildlife, pollution, protection, destruction, endangered, treatment, safety, prevention, protection, risks, humans, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, killed, killing, suffering, sadness, wildlife, cruelty, death, endangered )

Kelly
- 22 hours ago - change.org
When balloons go into the air, they have to come down. However, when they come down, they pop and animals eat the balloons, thinking they're food to eat. Help keep animals off the endangered list!
A Reprieve for Gray Wolves: TAKE ACTION! Keep Wolves Protected in the Lower 48 (1st Action)
Animals  (tags: Wolves, Protection, endangered, wildanimals, sadness, society, killing, animalcruelty, abuse, AnimalWelfare, wildlife, protection, habitat, environment, crime, cruelty, extinction, ethics, humans, death, conservation, animalrights, animaladvocates, animals )

Roxie
- 11 hours ago - mexicanwolves.org
We welcome a reprieve,To keep the pressure on, please consider urging Interior Secretary Jewell and your representatives to use his/her influence to maintain federal protections for wolves and wolf recovery in the lower 48 states
Should Montana Expand Its Wolf Hunting Season to Six and Half Months?
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, conservation, cruelty, death, environment, ethics, extinction, habitat, humans, killed, protection, slaughter, society, suffering, wildlife )

James
- 3 hours ago - helenair.com
Please Vote NO and share this all over, the Yes vote is in the lead, there should be no hunting at all never mind making the hunt last longer. I thank you all, Vote NO and Please share around. Keep up the good work guys...
Update on on Senior Dog Stolen From Family in California - National Dogs | Examiner.Com
Animals  (tags: happy ending, up-date, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, dogs, pets, GoodNews, goodnews, animalrights )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - examiner.com
On Saturday night, two men in a white sports car dropped the senior dog near Los Feliz Boulevard. A good Samaritan found the little dog and returned him to his distraught family. Walter appears to be okay after the traumatic ordeal.
ACTION NEEDED Demand Local Festival Eliminate Cruel Pig Scramble Event
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, animalcruelty, abused, animaladvocates, cruelty, death, endangered, sadness, suffering, killed, protection, conservation, AnimalWelfare, animalrights )

Kelly
- 22 hours ago - forcechange.com
The village of German Valley, Illinois holds an annual German Valley Days Festival, celebrating the community. However, festival organizers have decided to hold a "pig scramble," sometimes called "pig wrestling," event as a part of the festivities,
Llama Love Brings Joy to the Lives of Seniors
Animals  (tags: animals, humans )

Christeen
- 20 hours ago - godvine.com
Love is great at any age.
ACTION NEEDED Outlaw the Sale of African Lion Meat
Animals  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, environment, wildlife, world, nature, protection, food, treatment, prevention, safety, animalcruelty, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, cruelty, death, cats, extinction, killed, killing, protection, pets, r )

Kelly
- 10 hours ago - animalconnectionblog.blogspot.com
According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (ICUN) Red List of Threatened Species, lions are categorized as "Vulnerable" while in the West and Central Africa, these lions are listed as "Endangered.
South Africa: Endangered Frogs Get Luxury Suite At Pretoria Zoo
Animals  (tags: endangered, frogs, protection, habitat, environment )

Jill
- 1 day ago - allafrica.com
The Pretoria zoo is going to start a breeding programme with 10 critically endangered Pickersgill's Reed Frogs to help save them from extinction, Beeld reported on Friday.
Africa: In Vietnam, Rhino Horns Worth Their Weight in Gold
Animals  (tags: wildlife, rhinos, suffering, slaughter, sadness, humans, animalcruelty, cruelty )

Jill
- 1 day ago - allafrica.com
A message over the creature's head reads: "Rhino horn is made of the same stuff as human nails. Still want some? Produced by TRAFFIC and the World Wildlife Fund, these posters are soon to appear on the walls of publlic places in major Vietnamese cities.
Former Brooklyn Bait Dog Misty Finds Her Way Home Via the Smell of Bacon - National Pet Rescue | Examiner.Com
Animals  (tags: Misty the bait dog, back home, pit bull, AnimalWelfare, dogs, humans, goodnews, GoodNews, pets, animaladvocates, animalwelfare )

Dianne Ly
- 1 day ago - examiner.com
The smell of bacon cooking on the grill in the New Jersey backyard home in Riverdale lured the friendly young pit bull named Misty right to her own backyard Monday afternoon.
Walls of Death Floating in the Pacific | Oceana Please Sign
Animals  (tags: environment, pollution, animals, oceans, ecosystems, killing, whales )

Candy
- 1 day ago - act.oceana.org
We are outraged that this fishery is continuing to kill our most iconic whales, including humpbacks, minke, gray, and sperm whales.
Wildcare - WildCare -- Baby Songbirds
Animals  (tags: animals )

Christeen
- 17 hours ago - wildcarebayarea.org
I'm so hungry.
Ultimate Wildlife: Extreme Environments : Living Green Magazine
Animals  (tags: animals )

Christeen
- 16 hours ago - livinggreenmag.com
A wide variety.
 

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