The people of Venezuela have expressed their will in opposition to Nicolás Maduro and his regime. It is now up to us to let their voices spread throughout the world. Make a moral stand for democracy in Venezuela. Help the Venezuelan people, and help put an end to starvation and oppression in Venezuela. The free and democratic nations of the world have declared that they no longer recognize President Maduro's government. His government has now joined the ranks of Syria, North Korea, and other rogue totalitarian states. This is a unique time in history. Your signature can help raise awareness about the struggle of the Venezuelan people against this new dictatorship in the Americas. If the world's governments and their citizens act now, momentum will build in support of the free people of Venezuela. We can not sit still and do nothing while a democracy dies. We have seen what inaction by the world's powerful nations has brought to Syria and its people. As the United States, Argentina, Chile, Perú, Brazil, Panamá and México, the European Union, England, and many other democratic nations join to place sanctions on Maduro and his regime, YOU AND I must raise our voices in support of the Venezuelan people suffering from Maduro's oppression. Your voice matters. It matters to Ruperta, the elephant starving at the Caricuao Zoo, suffering the same fate as much of the Venezuelan people who can no longer afford food or medicine. This is not fake news. All the information presented to you in this petition can be verified by you by simply following reports by legitimate news organizations (BBC, FOXNEWS, CNN, NPR, Maduradas.com, etc.). If you and I and others care about this issue, then our governments will continue to pressure Maduro's pocketbook and his regime will have to stop killing protesters and silencing opposition leaders by kidnapping them in the middle of the night. The time is now! Help Venezuela in its time of great need. Help its children and its youth, help Ruperta. Make a moral stand for democracy in Venezuela. Thank you. Fuerza y Fe, Pueblo Hermano de Venezuela.