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Make sure your elected officials know that you are an advocate for animals. When you contact your elected official, you’re putting a face and a name on an issue.

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Help protect primates

Tell your U.S. legislator to support the Captive Primate Safety Act and protect primates from cruelty.

End horse-drawn carriages

A horse-drawn carriage ride may look charming, but behind this tourist attraction is a life of hardship for the horses forced to pull it.

Petition to U.S. EPA

Petition to stop forcing dogs to ingest pesticides and then kill them if they have not already died from the toxic effects of the substances.

Petition to Kroger

Sign this petition to Greg Foran, the CEO of Kroger, urging the company to keep its animal welfare promises and stop using cruel cages.

Protect wild horses and burros

Oppose the removal of key protections for wild horses and burros in the United States.

Support cruelty-free cosmetics

Thousands of animals are still suffering and dying needlessly to test cosmetics.

Help preserve the Endangered Species Act

One of the strongest tools in fighting extinction is at risk. Take action today.

Protect gray wolves

These incredible animals deserve a science-based, humane and comprehensive approach to their conservation.

Ban the cruel and inhumane declawing of cats!

Declawing is a painful, irreversible surgical procedure that amputates part of a cat’s toes.

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Contact your state director

Our state directors work daily to advocate for animal protection laws in state capitols, local communities, and beyond. Through community organizing and direct lobbying efforts, our state directors fight the big fights to end suffering for all animals. Find the state director near you.

Get involved to make a change

Your voice matters because animals don’t have one. When you contact your representatives, sign a petition, attend an event or volunteer, you send the message that animal lovers everywhere want to end animal cruelty and create a more humane world. Find out ways you can take action for animals.

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