Save the critically endangered Balearic shearwater
New research shows that European leaders have the power to save Europe’s most threatened seabird — the Balearic shearwater — by creating a law that ensures commercial fishing lines are …
A Living Nightmare for Baby Seals
It’s been over three weeks since the beginning of the commercial seal slaughter, and the ice floes off the coast of Canada have turned crimson red. The air rings with …
End littering to protect animals and the environment
How many times have you heard is said, or even said it yourself, that it is such a shame that there is so much abuse of animals but what can …
Muchichili and other orphaned baby elephants still need you
When Muchichili was first found, alone and so weak, we weren’t sure if the baby elephant would make it. But he has survived so far, and with your gift today, …
Seals dying. Please help them!
The Canadian ice floes are running red with the blood of young seals who have been barbarically slaughtered. With each minute that passes, more seals are beaten with a hakapik …
Save lions and bears from starvation in Armenian zoo
Three lions, two bears and two guinea pigs have been abandoned to a grim fate in a closed Armenian zoo. They are surviving on starvation rations, and are shut up …
Save Rama the elephant from his abusive handlers
In an illegal head-lifting competition, elephants are forced to strain their necks and trunks back to hold their head up for minutes or even hours. The last elephant to lower …
Ban snares to protect hares!
The brown hare, the UK’s fastest land mammal, is under threat and is listed as a conservation priority in the UK’s Biodiversity Action Plan. Hunting, loss of habitat and pesticides …
Tell pet food retailers to stop importing caged rabbit meat for UK pet food!
More than 65,000 people have taken action against the use of caged-rabbit meat in UK pet food. If you haven’t already done so, will you add your name to our …
Demand an end to the killing of fox cubs
‘Cubbing’ is a cruel practice where young hunting dogs are trained up by ripping fox cubs to shreds. Please sign this petition to demand that the UK government and Defra …
Ban Canned Lion Hunting in South Africa
Canned lion hunting is one of the cruelest forms of trophy hunting. Lions are bred in captivity and newborn cubs are taken from their mothers to be reared by hand. …
Bring our beloved dog Marley home, and end unfair breed legislation!
On the 18th December 2015, our beautiful girl Marley was seized because of her breed. We are not allowed to visit the kennels where she is being held, and the …
Tell Citibank to save 66 chimps from starvation
For 30 years, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) conducted invasive experiments on almost 500 chimpanzees. For 10 years, the NYBC did the right thing and provided care for the …
Demand better conservation management to save the Scottish wildcat
The Scottish wildcat is in danger of extinction. Please sign this petition to demand that Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) take the necessary measures to encourage and support breeding. The most …
Can Animals Count on Your Help in 2016?
The driving force behind everything PETA accomplishes for animals – from preventing thousands from suffering in deadly experiments to persuading retailers to end the sale of fur and angora wool …
Stop the shooting of beavers in Scotland!
Britain has been struck by a succession of Atlantic storms accompanied by very heavy rain. In early December Storm Desmond saw 5,000 people flooded out of their homes in Carlisle …
Australia: Ban Cruel Experiments on Dogs
Laboratories in Australia are experimenting on thousands of greyhounds and beagles, and then killing many of them when they are done with their studies. Georgina started a Care2 petition demanding …
Stop the Norway Wolf Hunt!
Norwegian hunters are lining up to kill the most sought-after animal for hunting this season: wolves. This is despite the fact that there are as few as 30 of these …
Shut Down the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration
Legs wrapped in chains dipped in acid. “Stacks” attached to hooves like sadistic platform shoes. Nails and screws put under hoof pads. This is what horses are forced to go …
Save Four Endangered Monkeys From Being Forced To Die on Mars
Researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences are training four captive rhesus macaque monkeys in order to take them to Mars in what will be an attempt to colonize the …
Protect Irish Racing Greyhounds
Care2 member Raven De Bonaire has major concerns about animal welfare issues relating to the racing greyhound industry in Ireland. Many puppies and older dogs which don’t perform to racing …
Shut down this illegal swim with dolphins facility!
Blackbeard’s Cay is a swim with the dolphins facility that has deplorable conditions: the dolphin pens are only 7 feet deep at mid tide, there is no shade and there …
Tell the UK Government to Prioritise Policing of Dog Fighting!
Dog fighting has been banned for 180 years, but it still exists as a taboo “sport”. Innocent puppies are raised in incredibly harsh conditions, and endure cruel and inhumane treatment …
Save the Lives of Russian Polar Bears
Russia is home to some of the most beloved bears in the world. Weighing from 350 to more than 660 kilograms, polar bears are the largest land carnivores on the …
Make it a legal requirement to stop and report it if you run over a cat!
In the UK you are required by law to report it to the police if you run over a dog. However, a cat does not fall within the remit of …
Help Put and End to Moon Bear Poaching and Trafficking!
Moon bear poaching (and the industry which fuels it) is a nasty, horrific business. Sometimes mother bears are killed so the cubs can be taken and sold to the highest …