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    Petition to State of IN, Bloomington animal control, Bloomington, IN, Mayor of Bloomington, Sherri Losee

    Close Anthony’s Pet Store in Bloomington, IN

    I have started a petition to close Anthony’s pet store for good. They starve animals. They also have been known to sell puppies with parvovirus, and even animals not ready to be away from the mother. This is abuse. They have many petitions against them, but I will not stop until they are shut down. The animals have empty food bowls and occasionally a small toy in their cold, hard, concrete and metal cage. They refuse to give them a bed or even a blanket and their “toys” have been seen to be shoe laces. Please take the time to make a difference and save these animals that will be the next victim to this sorry excuse of a business. Thank you. 

    Sherri Losee
    BLOOMINGTON, IN, United States
    110,563
    Supporters
    • Sherri Losee BLOOMINGTON, IN, United States
    • 110,563 supporters
    • Created Sep 6, 2020
    Petition to Sunsations , Ronnie Sibony, Larry Bublick

    Sunsations: Hermit Crabs Aren't Souvenirs!

    Hermit crabs are complex animals who can live for over 30 years in their natural habitat, the tropical seashore. These social beings thrive in large colonies and often sleep piled up together. They enjoy climbing, foraging, and exploring and even work in teams to find food. When two crabs meet for the first time, they become acquainted through an elaborate exchange of clicking noises. These sensitive animals will even rub and nurse their wounds when they’re injured. Every single land hermit crab sold in souvenir shops like Sunsations—hundreds of thousands every year—has been caught from the wild, as these animals do not breed readily in captivity. Investigative footage has revealed that to the souvenir industry, hermit crabs are nothing more than disposable trinkets. A shocking investigation of one hermit crab supplier* in Florida, for example, recently revealed what happens to many hermit crabs after being ripped from the seashore, before they reach store shelves: They are confined in filthy, crowded warehouses by the thousands and tossed in bags with hundreds of others to be shipped to retailers. Hermit crabs depend on their natural shells for protection, yet in another video, these delicate animals are shown being forcibly shoved into painted shells to be sold to tourists. Clearly, for an industry that profits off selling millions of these tiny animals, animal welfare isn't even an afterthought. Once at the boardwalk, hermit crabs are sold to tourists in tiny, barren cages with some pebbles and a plastic palm tree. Deprived of everything natural to them, they are destined to die in mere months. They often spend their short captive lives slowly perishing from suffocation because their modified gills require high humidity to breathe. These crabs also need deep substrate to molt and grow; without it, their bodies will halt the molting process until their death. Many are slowly poisoned by chlorinated tap water and the toxic paint adorning their shells. Hermit crabs don’t care if they’re pink or purple, but they pay with their lives because we do. Sunsations is a beloved family store—but it is also one of the largest sellers of wild hermit crabs on the East Coast. Its customers would be shocked to learn that these crabs are wild animals who are torn from their habitats to be sold in barren, crowded conditions that lead to their untimely deaths. Please join us in telling Sunsations to stop supporting the cruel hermit crab trade. Urge it replace the sale of living hermit crabs—who are so much more than mere trinkets—with non-living souvenirs that will truly last for generations to come instead of rotting in a cage by summer's end. To learn more, visit www.PlightoftheHermies.org. Thank you. *PETA investigation, not a Sunsations supplier

    Plight of the Hermies
    60,881
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    • Plight of the Hermies
    • 60,881 supporters
    • Created May 27, 2018
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    Petition to United Nations, Imran Khan, Ahsan Iqbal

    We ask the Government of Pakistan to #AcceptAutism.

    … Pakistan. Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that typically manifests before the age of 3…

    Roots and Wings Autism Center
    79,674
    Supporters
    • Roots and Wings Autism Center
    • 79,674 supporters
    • Created Apr 1, 2017
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    Petition to President Obama

    FEMA's first responders to Hurricane Sandy deserve federal health care benefits

    … FEMA reservist since 2003 and typically works over 300 days a year, receives no health benefits…

    Dena Patrick
    United States
    113,903
    Supporters
    • Dena Patrick United States
    • 113,903 supporters
    • Created Oct 30, 2012
    Petition to Geri Byrne

    Stop the Proposed Fence at the Tulelake Municipal Airport, site of the former Tule Lake Segregation Center, California

    Modoc County, California, approved a 5-year $3.5 million airport development plan that includes a massive, 3-mile long, barbed-wire topped 8-foot high fence.  Having an airport, even a small and primitive airport, operating in the middle of the Tule Lake concentration camp site, is inappropriate and demeans the memory of more than 24,000 people who were incarcerated in Tule Lake. The proposed fence closes off remembrance of this civil and human rights tragedy, and it will destroy the integrity of this unique historic site. The fence will eliminate opportunities for Japanese Americans and others to visit, reflect and mourn. This exclusion will be a permanent legacy of Modoc County’s and the Federal Aviation Administration's failure to comprehend the traumatic injustice created by the racism, fed by wartime greed and hysteria and failed political leadership that led to the mass incarceration. The Tule Lake site has not yet been comprehensively surveyed to document surface and subsurface historic WWII resources. Consequently, it is a priority to identify structures and artifacts before more damage to the site takes place.  In July 2014, the Tule Lake Committee sought legally-mandated environmental review of the entire airport area, which occupies two-thirds of the former Tule Lake site.  However, instead of conducting careful examination of the entire area WITHIN the fence project, including subsurface review, the County and the FAA have argued their environmental responsibility is confined to surveying only a narrow strip of land where the 3-mile long fence would directly lie.    In the past year, the Tule Lake Committee participated in talks with Modoc County, the FAA, other state and federal agencies and local representatives, hoping to promote understanding of the historic site’s significance, urging it be protected, not destroyed.  Seeking a long-term solution to the problem of preserving an irreplaceable historic site, we raised the issue of moving the Tulelake airport to a less sensitive nearby location. It was clear to all interested parties that a small airport can be moved.  It is not possible to move a historic site. Thank you for signing our petition! We are grateful for your support. PS – Please like or follow our Facebook page (@SaveTuleLake) to receive updates on our campaign. 

    Satsuki Ina with Stop the Fence at Tulelake Airport
    38,198
    Supporters
    • Satsuki Ina with Stop the Fence at Tulelake Airport
    • 38,198 supporters
    • Created Jul 3, 2013
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    Petition to Apple, Inc.

    Apple: Protect Workers Making iPhones in Chinese Factories

    … strategy for new product releases, which are the instances when injuries and suicides typically spike…

    Mark Shields
    Washington, DC, United States
    253,666
    Supporters
    • Mark Shields Washington, DC, United States
    • 253,666 supporters
    • Created Jan 25, 2012
    Petition to Britney Spears, State of California, Jodi pais Montgomery, Judge Brenda Penny, Kathryn Barger, Tri star sports and entertainment, Lou Taylor, Adam Streisand, Xavier becerra

    Britney Spears: right to her own lawyer

    … control over her life, body and finances/estate. Conservatorships are typically used for SEVERELY…

    Max Morgan
    Kidderminster, ENG, United Kingdom
    339,526
    Supporters
    • Max Morgan Kidderminster, ENG, United Kingdom
    • 339,526 supporters
    • Created Jul 3, 2020
    Petition to Maneka Gandhi, Animal Welfare Board of India, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Shri Narend...

    Stop Using All Kind Of Animals In Circuses

    … typically kept tethered on short ropes, and elephants are often shackled by their legs. While Bolivia…

    Aditya kakkar
    New Delhi, India
    63,441
    Supporters
    • Aditya kakkar New Delhi, India
    • 63,441 supporters
    • Created Feb 9, 2021
    Petition to President of the United States, United States Department of Transportation, FMCSA, U​.​S. House of Representatives, Elaine Chao, Raymond Martinez, Jim Mullen, Mike Pence, U​.​S. Senate

    Protect Truckers Through Covid 19

    Truckers are working hard to haul the goods the American people need. It is a travesty that Covid 19 legislation is grossly inadequate in addressing the unique needs of the long haul driver. Long haulers are away from home far more often than they are at home. If a driver becomes ill with Covid 19, it is far more likely it will happen on the road. They are especially vulnerable, due to their dependence on truck stops, where they encounter the traveling public frequently.  Additionally, they are in and out of shippers and receivers and rest areas regularly.  This situation is declining, as rest areas and shippers/receivers are increasingly closing restrooms and instead installing Kybos.  At this time there is still no official guidance, nor assistance, for the long haul driver. If drivers get sick, your shelves go bare. Our nation's drivers should not have to risk financial catastrophe for themselves and their families, in addition to their increased risk of illness, for absolutely no compensation*, nor assistance, in the event they fall ill or test positive. A minimum of 3 issues need addressed immediately. 1. Establishment of a hotline for drivers where they can receive guidance on what to do and where to go if they become ill when on the road. Due to the nature of their vehicle, up to 70 foot long and 80,000 pounds, they will likely require facilitation in regard to getting them to a clinic or hospital and later, possibly, to a motel or appropriate facility. 2. Drivers who become ill while in the course of their duties, who were forced to quarantine in a motel or other facility away from home, should be reimbursed 100% of all expenses for food, supply delivery and lodging. If a family member must travel to the truck driver, those travel expenses should be fully reimbursed. 3. Drivers who become ill in the course of their duties should be entitled to sick pay, commensurate with their average daily earnings, until such time as they are medically cleared to return to work. Additionally, a driver who tests positive, whether ill or not, but who is required to be quarantined, should also be entitled to sick pay. This should apply to all drivers, no matter the number of employees their carrier employs, including owner operators. (edited for clarity 4/2/20) Considering the disgusting pet pork projects allowed to pass, this protection for the American truck driver should not even be in question. This petition does not ask for hazard pay, raises or bonuses - it asks only for protection. Truckers, friends and their families are millions strong and we're watching. Do the right thing. Thank you to all those who sign in support the American truck driver.  We deeply appreciate you. *ETA, 4/2/2020:  Please see the 2nd update for more information about why the legislation passed thus far does not adequately provide sufficient protections for ALL truckers.  IMPORTANT UPDATE! 4/7/2020: Announced today is a proposal for hazard pay for essentials, including truck drivers.  Although hazard pay is not what was asked for in this petition, this is a side-step in a direction that might address what we ARE asking for - sick pay & reimbursements for Covid related issues.  There's never been a more important time to reach out to your lawmakers and share, share, share.  One part of the statement that is a little worrisome says, "The Heroes Fund would provide funding directly to eligible employers so they could then distribute the premium payments."  Who is an eligible employer?  The end goal of this petition is that ALL truckers are covered for illness.  Keep your eye on this! Hazard Pay for Essentials

    Rachelle Tuttle
    United States
    37,010
    Supporters
    • Rachelle Tuttle United States
    • 37,010 supporters
    • Created Mar 27, 2020
    Petition to Annastacia Palaszczuk, Palaszczuk government

    Reconsider spending $40mil on a new greyhound racing complex in Ipswich.

    … are typically no better with the dogs being kept in pens or kennels for the majority of their lives…

    Tara Fritz
    Burleigh Heads, Australia
    67,510
    Supporters
    • Tara Fritz Burleigh Heads, Australia
    • 67,510 supporters
    • Created Oct 18, 2019
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