Together We Can Make A Difference For Animals

Every day at Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute we are hard at work on behalf of animals. This includes keeping track of significant events and legislation that have the potential to harm or benefit animals. But we can't do it alone. We need you to help, as our partner in action, in our efforts to alleviate the unnecessary suffering of wild animals in captivity, rescue individual animals in need, protect wildlife — including highly endangered species — in their natural habitats, and encourage compassionate conservation globally. Our Action Alerts and Petitions offer you many important ways to work with us at the local, state, national, and global level to create a significant impact on how animals are treated in our society. Just click on any of the Alerts or Petitions below for specifics on how you can get involved. Our alerts are arranged with the newest call to action first. Using the search menu on the right, you can also go directly to the campaigns and issues that are most important to you, or that affect animals in your state. We're glad you're here and look forward to working with you to create positive changes. Thank you for all you do everyday to benefit animals!		Learn more » Spam Control Text:  Please leave this field empty Choose an Issue Animals in Entertainment Animals in the CircusAnimals in TransportCaptive Exotic Animals Captive Exotic Birds Exotic "Pets" Fur As Fashion Int'l Wildlife Trade Pet Shops Primate Sanctuary Trapping and Fur Trade Zoo Check Petitions Other Issues Choose a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

• Announcing the Publication of LUCKY

  Monica Engebretson's book gently awakens children to the plight of captive birds through the fictionalized story of Lucky, who is captured in the wild and eventually regains his freedom with the help of a young Indonesian boy.

• Ask Your Senators to Save a Chimpanzee, a Lion, and a Wolf

  Please write your two U.S. Senators and urge them to co-sponsor The Captive Primate Safety Act and Great Cats and Rare Canids Act right away.

• CA Residents: Help Protect Baby Animals Sold on Street Corners

  Your voice is urgently needed to help prevent the cruel treatment of baby animals sold on street corners and in parking lots.

• California Residents: Keep Animal Protection Ordinances Local

  Please contact your state Assemblymember TODAY to oppose AB 979. If this bill passes, the state Fish and Game agency will become the only entity with the power to adopt laws or regulations regarding the taking of fish and game in California.

• Massachusetts Residents: Speak Out for Elephants

  Urge your State Senator and Representative to suppoert S. 1870, which would prohibit the use of bullhooks or chains on elephants in traveling shows or circuses.

• Stop the Proliferation of Invasive Species and Protect Wildlife

  H.R. 669, the Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, will prevent the infiltration of non-native wildlife species that may negatively impact the economy, environment, human health, native wildlife or other animal species.

• You Can End the "Pet" Primate Trade

  On February 24, 2009, the United States House of Representatives passed the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 80). This legislation prohibits the import, export, and interstate commerce in nonhuman primates if they are going to be kept as "pets."

• Be a Voice for Animals in Circuses in Your Community

  Ever wish there was something more you could do to make a difference for animals in the circus and help end the suffering they are forced to endure?

• Born Free USA launches eco-friendly fur-free fashion competition

  Born Free USA united with Animal Protection Institute and leading environmental publication, E Magazine launch "fffashion," the fur-free fashion design competition.

• Circus Animals Need Your Help in 2009

  This year, Born Free USA united with API continues to work with concerned animal advocates across the country to bring an end to the cruelties that circus animals are forced to endure. We're counting on your help to ensure the success of our efforts.

• Do You Know Where Your Entertainment Dollars Go?

  Feld Entertainment owns Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Anyone who attends any of Feld's "family" of other shows indirectly supports Ringling's mistreatment of animals ... because the profits end up in the same place.

• Donna Salyers' Fabulous-Furs Joins Fur Free Retailer Program

  Donna Salyers' Fabulous-Furs, featuring faux furs, has joined our fur free retailer program.

• Esprit Joins Fur Free Retailer Program

  Esprit has signed on to the international fur free retailer program and joins a growing list of companies willing to take a stand against fur fashion.

• Hawaii Importer Vows to Stop Importing Live Pigs for Slaughter

  Thanks to the Handle with Care coalition, which includes Born Free USA, Hawaii Food Products will no longer import live pigs for slaughter.

• Help End Grueling Long Distance Transport of Cattle from Brazil

  Each week thousands of live cattle undertake a three-week journey from the Amazon port of Belem in Brazil to Beirut in Lebanon. Support the Public Prosecutor of Para State in his fight to ban live animal exports from Belem, Brazil.

• Help Us Hold Zoos Accountable

  With our Zoo Check Campaign, you can help us track abuses and substandard conditions suffered by animals in zoos, aquariums, circuses, or other places that exhibits animals.

• Help Us Keep Animals Like Indy from Being Caught in Cruel Traps

  In March, a dog named Indy was caught in a trap and died in his guardian's arms. Believe it or not, this happened outside the family's synagogue in Michigan. This was an unnecessary tragedy, but one that occurs all too frequently in the United States.

• Let TNT Know What You Think of Its Ringling Bros. Reality Show

  Turner Network Television (TNT) announced plans for a reality show featuring Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. It is likely that the reality of the suffering of animal performers will not be portrayed in the show.

• Make Your Community Coyote-Friendly

  Born Free USA united with API can help you make your city coyote-friendly too, and urges you to find out more about the resources available to you to take proactive steps for coyotes in your area.

• Primate Adoption Program Gets a Sparkling New Look

  With every monkey arriving at our Sanctuary there comes a sense of renewal and transformation -- a chance for that individual to begin a new and enriched life. With that in mind, we are excited to bring you our updated Primate Adoption Program.

• Urban Decay Joins Sponsorship of "fffashion"

  Premier cruelty-free cosmetic company Urban Decay joins us in helping to promote fffashion, our fur free fashion competition

• Become a Pet Shop Investigator This Summer

  You can help protect animals sold in pet shops by taking the time to investigate the conditions at your local pet shop and by reporting poor conditions and abuse to your local humane law enforcement.

• Petition: End the Use of Wild and Exotic Animals in Circuses

  The use of animals in the circus is an unnecessary and inhumane practice, harmful to both the animals and the public. Please tell Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to put a stop to such cruelty and cease using wild and exotic animals in its circuses.

• Petition: Help Stop Abuse of Farmed Animals during Transport

  Billions of farmed animals are transported to slaughter each year in the U.S., in a journey generally accompanied by the most severe welfare problems. Please urge Congress to enact a law regulating this transport in the U.S. and across our borders.