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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Animal Bill of Rights

To: The U.S. Senate and The U.S. House

Started by: Animal Legal Defense Fund

Do You Believe Animals Deserve Basic Legal Rights?

Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. Through the Animal Bill of Rights, the Animal Legal Defense Fund is working to show Congress a groundswell of support for legislation that protects animals and recognizes that, like all sentient beings, animals are entitled to basic legal rights in our society.

More than a quarter-million Americans have already signed the Animal Legal Defense Fund's Animal Bill of Rights. Sign on your support and speak out to your lawmakers today!

A Petition to the United States Congress


I, the undersigned American citizen, believe that animals, like all sentient beings, are entitled to basic legal rights in our society. Deprived of legal protection, animals are defenseless against exploitation and abuse by humans. As no such rights now exist, I urge you to pass legislation in support of the following basic rights for animals:

The Right of animals to be free from exploitation, cruelty, neglect, and abuse.

The Right of laboratory animals not to be used in cruel or unnecessary experiments.

The Right of farm animals to an environment that satisfies their basic physical and psychological needs.

The Right of companion animals to a healthy diet, protective shelter, and adequate medical care.

The Right of wildlife to a natural habitat, ecologically sufficient to a normal existence and self-sustaining species population.

The Right of animals to have their interests represented in court and safeguarded by the law of the land.

Sign the Letter

Please support an Animal Bill of Rights

Dear Representative,

[Your name here]

 




  • Aleasha Casaretto Aleasha Casaretto   Collyeville, TX
    Sent letter to Ken Marchant , Mike Burgess , Kay Hutchison and John Cornyn
    Nov 11
  • Barbara West Barbara West   Boulder City, NV
    Sent letter to Harry Reid , John Ensign and Dina Titus
    Nov 04
  • Joan E Loza Mobry Joan E Loza Mobry   Madison, WI
    Sent letter to Russ Feingold , Herb Kohl and Tammy Baldwin
    Nov 04
  • kenneth knoppik kenneth knoppik   boca raton, FL
    Sent letter to Bob Wexler and Bill Nelson
    Nov 03
  • Sandy Torres Sandy Torres   Conifer, CO
    Sent letter to Ed Perlmutter , Mark Udall , Mike Coffman and Michael Bennet
    Nov 02
  • Rolf Naujokat Rolf Naujokat   Oakland, CA
    Sent letter to Barbara Lee , Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
    Nov 01
  • Kema Hausia Kema Hausia   Oakland, CA
    Sent letter to Barbara Lee , Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
    Nov 01
  • Sezar Ciu Sezar Ciu   Oakland, CA
    Sent letter to Barbara Lee , Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
    Nov 01
  • Lisa Wolfe Lisa Wolfe   Hastings, MI
    Sent letter to Vern Ehlers , Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow
    Nov 01
  • Scott Ciu Scott Ciu   Oakland, CA
    Sent letter to Barbara Lee , Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
    Nov 01
Goal: 100,000
 
247
signatures so far!

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