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Once hunted to near extinction in one of the most shameful episodes in American history, only the bison of Yellowstone National Park survived in the American wild. Today this wild herd still numbers only around 3,500.

But each winter, when they descend from the park to lower elevations in search of forage, these magnificent animals are hazed back into the park, rounded up in holding pens or shipped to slaughter, all out of exaggerated fears that they could spread disease to cattle.

Your tax-deductible contribution now will help prepare new habitat on tribal lands for 68 genetically pure bison, support work to expand bison habitat around Yellowstone National Park, oppose the annual hazing and slaughter of Yellowstone’s wild bison, increase human tolerance and advocate for other wildlife-saving initiatives.

Defenders of Wildlife needs to raise at least $40,000 by Jan. 26th to support our bison-saving work.

Progress: 80% Raised: $ 32,132 Goal: $ 40,000

Royal Dutch Shell plans to drill offshore in the Chukchi Sea next summer. However, the energy corporation not only doesn’t have a viable plan to deal with an oil spill, but the area where they intend to drill is highly ecologically sensitive. A spill would spell doom for the region’s polar bears, walruses, and ribbon seals.

Keep Big Oil out of North America’s Arctic Ocean! »

Lawsuite and advocacy have so far held Shell back from invading this pristine, sensitive corner of the world. However, the Interior Department is moving forward with the permitting process, and we need to keep fighting!

Sign this petition to urge President Obama to do everything in his power to protect the Chukchi Sea from Shell! »

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The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is becoming a killing ground.

As you read this, a Japanese whaling ship is heading for these protected waters, where it will ready its harpoons and rifles and begin to hunt the easiest prey: a mother whale and her calf.

It’s a brutal scene. Harpoons pierce the whales 12 inches deep before exploding; more harpoons fly as the mother and her calf desperately thrash; rifles are shot, intended to finish the killing. Then the whales are winched onto the side of the boat, blood trailing behind — and they may still be alive, left to drown to death.

With your financial support, we can pressure President Obama and the International Whaling Commission to stop whaling once and for all.

Please help stop the killing with your urgent gift. Will you step up and join Greenpeace now in fighting to stop this slaughter? We can’t do it without you. We need 28 supporters like you from Nevada to reach our $75,000 goal by December 31.

Given what the Japanese whale hunt season looked like just two years ago, the Japanese government could give the go-ahead to the Japanese whaling fleet to haul in nearly 1,000 minke whales, 50 humpback whales, and 50 endangered fin whales — if not more — this season.

They defend this tragedy by calling it “scientific whaling.” But meat from these hunts is sold in supermarkets! Worse yet, Japan’s senior vice-minister openly declares that Japan is “determined to continue the program until it leads to the resumption of commercial whaling.”

Christine, if you have been waiting for the best time to donate to Greenpeace — now’s the time. We need you in this fight to save these whales — and every donation counts, no matter how large or small the amount!

Thanks to the hard work of supporters like you, Greenpeace already has a seat at the table with President Obama’s key staff. We’re already leading a coalition of 26 nonprofit organizations to ensure that the IWC actually protects whales. But we can’t win this fight without your support.

Help save whales and protect our planet — please help us reach our $75,000 goal. Be one of the 28 people from Nevada we need by December 31.

Since Greenpeace takes no money from corporations or governments, we depend entirely on you to power our independent, hard-hitting campaigns.

Please, give as generously as you can with your year-end gift.

And thanks.

For the whales,
Philip Radford, Greenpeace

P.S. Please donate now through our secure website or at 1-800-722-6995 to help us reach our $75,000 year-end goal and save the lives of these whales.

I wanted to make sure you saw my email from Tuesday.

We need just 2,500 more activists like you from Nevada to take action and reach our goal of sending 50,000 letters to President Obama by midnight tomorrow.

Did you know that Japan has more than two years’ worth of whale meat just sitting in freezers? But they continue to kill innocent whales under an IWC loophole for scientific research.

Now they’ve even announced their intentions to resume commercial whaling!

We have to stop it.

Please take action now to save the whales – the President needs to hear from you.

Thank you for all you do,
Philip

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Draft horses are known for being tough — but even they aren’t tough enough to survive New York’s abusive horse-drawn carriage industry.

Carriage horses work for an average of only 4 years. (Horses for the mounted police can work for 15) The short lifespan is due to medical neglect, inadequate diet, long work hours in every kind of weather, and paltry living conditions while working in stressful city environments they’re just not meant for.

And once they’ve outlived their usefulness to the industry, “retiring” carriage horses can be auctioned for slaughter.

The Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages is an advocacy group working to end this cruelty, and has started a petition on Change.org to support a ban being proposed by New York state Senator Tony Avella. Will you sign the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages’ petition calling on the New York state Senate to shut down NYC’s abusive horse-drawn carriage industry?

Public outcry has peaked after the collapse and death of a New York City carriage horse named Charlie last month. Six other horses have been involved in traffic accidents or collapsed in the street since July. Now is the time to shut the horse-drawn carriage industry down.

Please sign the petition telling the New York state Senate to outlaw horse-drawn carriages now:

http://www.change.org/petitions/ban-horse-drawn-carriages-in-new-york-city-new-bill-needs-support

Thanks for being a change-maker,

- Stephanie and the Change.org team

P.S. People are using Change.org to fight for animals every day. Here are some top animals petitions that need your support right now:

• Students at the University of Delaware want their school to join hundreds of other universities in switching to cage-free eggs in its dining services. They started a petition to pressure the university administration to make the switch asap.

Ohio’s legislated breed discrimination against pit bulls could be repealed soon, but the bill is being held up in the state Senate. The Ohio Coalition of Dog Advocates started a petition to make it a priority to pass H. B. 14 that would end statewide breed discrimination.