Canadian Seal Hunters Come Home Early, But The Hunt Was Brutal

The 2010 Canadian Harp Seal hunt was the smallest one in recent years with 6,000 seal hunters choosing to stay at home. And now due to a warm winter and lack of sea ice, the sealers that did venture out are returning early. But even with an unproductive season, this year’s hunt was particularly brutal for the seal pups.

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Ban the Sale of Dolphin Meat

Target: Mizuho Fukushima, Japan's Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Sponsored by: SaveJapanDolphins and TakePart.com / The Cove Japan has a new Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety, Ms. Mizuho Fukushima.

At a recent press conference held in Tokyo, Ms. Fukushima agreed to investigate whether eating dolphin and whale meat causes mercury poisoning in humans. Now a study has been released that shows that residents in the fishing village of Taiji have 10 times the normal amount of mercury in their system.

Please join us in asking Ms. Fukushima to ban the sale of poisonous dolphin and whale meat. Sign the Petition...

End the cruelty of Bullfighting

It is shocking that bullfighting still exists in a European Union (EU), which prides itself on being a world leader in animal welfare.

During the fight the bull is tormented, weakened and brought to its knees by a variety of spears, spikes and daggers. These weapons inflict incredible pain and the distressed bull is weakened by blood loss.

After around 15 minutes of extreme suffering, the matador finally kills the exhausted bull. Many die drowning in their own blood because the matador’s inaccuracy often pierces their lungs instead of the heart.

Following this, a short dagger, or ‘puntilla’, is used to sever the bull’s spinal cord at the neck before the bull is dragged out of the arena. In the worst cases, the bull is still hanging onto life as it is hauled away.

The Amsterdam Protocol recognises that sentient animals – those capable of feeling fear and pleasure – should be protected from cruelty. This barbaric sport should not be an exception to this rule.

Sign the petition to ban bullfighting in Catalonia.

Campaign to save America's Wolves

Crucial Crossroads for Greater Yellowstone Wolves

More than 100 wolves have already been killed in the Greater Yellowstone and northern Rockies region since wolf hunts began in Idaho and Montana, including the apparent deaths of all of the adult wolves of the Cottonwood Pack - one of Yellowstone’s most popular wolf families.

Please sign our petition to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, urging him to withdraw his flawed delisting rule that prematurely removed vital protections for wolves in the northern Rockies region - before a lasting wolf recovery slips from our grasp.