Reform advertising and education of small animals at a sales level

Recent signers:
Iszinovea Carrillo and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

This is a signature platform to bring about multiple class-action lawsuits against various levels of “Big Pet” industry, in particular pertaining to fish, reptiles, crustaceans, birds, and rodents. We see time and time again that these living beings that are sold commonly in the pet industry end up in terrible and abusive situations. While a large problem is under educated people making impulse buys because something was cute or pretty. However, a lot of the improper husbandry is the direct result of false advertising on packaging and at a store level, outdated/false information being given by employees or store pamphlets, and businesses prioritizing sales over animal welfare. 

Our mission is to change that. With class-action lawsuits, you gain the voice and power to bring issues into the spotlight and force positive changes to happen. Our main goals are to:

Force equipment manufacturers to update product packaging to no longer include misleading or harmful instructions and imaging (ie; a betta being printed on a tank that’s under 5 gallons), and discontinue dangerous products (ie; heated in-tank “basking rocks”).

Force stores to properly educate employees to fully comprehend the animals needs so they can ensure customers are making fully informed purchases, update all pamphlets and information at a store and website level to reflect current care standards and true animal information (ie; a goldfish being labeled as “1-3 inches” and pamphlet suggesting a 20 gallon tank), and have zero-tolerance policies to no longer allow the sale of animals to underprepared customers (ie; buying fish and the entire tank setup on the same day).

Imagine a world where all animals are properly cared for, no matter how small they are. We are here to be their voice, we care for all of them. And we need your help to do so. 

What we need:

- Signatures to show public support 
- Experts in these communities to help fact check information and bring up other areas of concern 
- Class-action lawyers that are willing to take on these cases, and willing to bring to higher level courts when needed
- Evidence of the false information being provided by these companies 
- Documents and papers from accredited sources to back our claims

Let’s make the world a better place for animal enthusiasts everywhere, and the living creatures we take up the responsibility for of our own free will. 

Thank you for joining us,

- Baku

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Recent signers:
Iszinovea Carrillo and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

This is a signature platform to bring about multiple class-action lawsuits against various levels of “Big Pet” industry, in particular pertaining to fish, reptiles, crustaceans, birds, and rodents. We see time and time again that these living beings that are sold commonly in the pet industry end up in terrible and abusive situations. While a large problem is under educated people making impulse buys because something was cute or pretty. However, a lot of the improper husbandry is the direct result of false advertising on packaging and at a store level, outdated/false information being given by employees or store pamphlets, and businesses prioritizing sales over animal welfare. 

Our mission is to change that. With class-action lawsuits, you gain the voice and power to bring issues into the spotlight and force positive changes to happen. Our main goals are to:

Force equipment manufacturers to update product packaging to no longer include misleading or harmful instructions and imaging (ie; a betta being printed on a tank that’s under 5 gallons), and discontinue dangerous products (ie; heated in-tank “basking rocks”).

Force stores to properly educate employees to fully comprehend the animals needs so they can ensure customers are making fully informed purchases, update all pamphlets and information at a store and website level to reflect current care standards and true animal information (ie; a goldfish being labeled as “1-3 inches” and pamphlet suggesting a 20 gallon tank), and have zero-tolerance policies to no longer allow the sale of animals to underprepared customers (ie; buying fish and the entire tank setup on the same day).

Imagine a world where all animals are properly cared for, no matter how small they are. We are here to be their voice, we care for all of them. And we need your help to do so. 

What we need:

- Signatures to show public support 
- Experts in these communities to help fact check information and bring up other areas of concern 
- Class-action lawyers that are willing to take on these cases, and willing to bring to higher level courts when needed
- Evidence of the false information being provided by these companies 
- Documents and papers from accredited sources to back our claims

Let’s make the world a better place for animal enthusiasts everywhere, and the living creatures we take up the responsibility for of our own free will. 

Thank you for joining us,

- Baku

141 people signed today

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The Decision Makers

Humane Society of the United States Board of Directors
Humane Society of the United States Board of Directors
American Pet Products Association
American Pet Products Association
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council

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