Michelle Lukasiewicz

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  Michelle commented on the petition | 24 days ago

  President Obama: End factory farming!

  I want to point out the horrors of factory farming and emphasize the need to stop these horrific practices. Animals on factory farms are treated as widgets on an assembly line when clearly they have different needs and standards than assembly line products. Chickens and turkeys are literally put on a moving belt to have their beaks and toes seared off while cows that are too sick and diseased to stand are dragged with chains to transportation and slaughter. All too often, this is the norm now and even when the media reports on these horrific events, we shake our heads and assume this is only a small percentage of the abuse. Well, it is not! Conditions will not improve until we as consumers demand better treatment of animals, especially those consumed for food, as we are what we eat.

  Despite strong public opinions supporting the humane treatment of farm animals, there are no federal regulations or inspections concerning the way animals are raised on the farm. This has helped precipitate the terrible abuses inflicted by the factory farming in the U.S., where animals are treated like production units and intensively confined with no concern for their welfare.

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  Michelle signed the petition | 24 days ago

  President Obama: End factory farming!
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  Michelle signed the petition | 30 days ago

  Urge McDonald’s to Stop Torturing Hens for Egg McMuffins
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  Michelle commented on the petition | about 1 month ago

  Ban horse drawn carriages in Savannah, GA

  The carriage horse industry is nototriously cruel and a ban is necessary. I personally will not visit Savannah until these horse drawn carriages are permanently gone.

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  Michelle signed the petition | about 1 month ago

  Ban horse drawn carriages in Savannah, GA
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  Michelle commented on the petition | 2 months ago

  Boycott Skechers for Promoting Dog Racing in the Superbowl

  I was shocked to learn some statistics of the Tucson track. Not only is greyhound racing an inherently cruel industry, it is a losing industry subsidized by the taxpayers with a minimum cost of 1/4 million annually.

  Please do not associate your name with this cruel industry.

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  Michelle signed the petition | 2 months ago

  Boycott Skechers for Promoting Dog Racing in the Superbowl
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  Michelle commented on the petition | 4 months ago

  TOURISTS TO NYC: Please help us ban the inhumane and unsafe horse-drawn carriages

  I, as well as many tourists and residents support a ban on horse-drawn carriages. They pose a risk to drivers, bikers and pedestrians; and obstruct the flow of emergency vehicles.
  Horses are not cut out to haul carriages through streets clogged with bikers, walkers, cars, taxis, busses and emergency vehicles. They get spooked and someone can get hurt. A horse should not be forced to lug a bulky cab on unyielding pavement in extreme heat or cold. NYC carriage horses, who endure fatigue, dehydration, chronic hoof conditions, and lameness, work an average of four years, compared to police horses on active duty for about 14 years. For these horses, there is no reprieve from the daily exhaust fumes that lead to respiratory ailments. Carriage horses are denied soft pastures to graze and mingle as a herd. Instead, they are isolated in cramped stables with barely enough room to move.

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  Michelle signed the petition | 4 months ago

  TOURISTS TO NYC: Please help us ban the inhumane and unsafe horse-drawn carriages
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  Michelle commented on the petition | 4 months ago

  Stop the Bail-Out for Irish Dog Tracks

  Dog racing is inhumane and results in the injury and death of thousands of greyhounds each year.