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10 Easy Things You Can Do to Help Animals!
1. UPS refuses to stop shipping wildlife trophies, despite international outrage following Cecil the lion’s death in 2015 and the recent killing of his son, Xanda. Urge the company to end the transport of animals’ bodies today.
2. Tell Century 21 Department Store to join the 21st century and stop selling fur!
3. PetSmart showed its disregard for animals once again when a Great Dane boarded at the store’s PetsHotel allegedly lost 28 pounds in nine days. Pledge never to support retailers that sell animals.
4. Boycott SeaWorld Day was a disaster for the failing abusement park. Share this post on Twitter, and keep the pressure on the company every day. Be sure to use #BoycottSeaWorld and tag @peta in your tweets.
5. PETA has requested an investigation of Maple Lane Wildlife Farm in Indiana after an eyewitness documented multiple animal-welfare concerns. Keep your vacations compassionate by never stopping at roadside zoos or other cruel tourist traps that exploit animals.
6. Read this article by PETA President Ingrid Newkirk, and be careful to avoid language that denies animals the respect that they deserve.
7. Help make every day National Mutt Day (officially on Monday, July 31) by regularly volunteering at your local shelter.
8. Know someone who gave up meat but doesn’t think eating dairy foods is cruel? Show them these 18 images that will make them think twice before drinking milk.
9. Check out PETA’s list of stylish, vegan backpacks to take on your summer adventures.
10. A cat named Girlfriend is ready to settle down in a lifelong relationship. E-mail [email protected] for more information, and keep checking our “Adoptable” section of the blog for more animals looking for homes.