Your Signature is Needed: Stop Congress from reversing animal welfare laws

 

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Animals enduring HORRIFIC ABUSE in factory farms! Stop Congress from REVERSING hard-won farmed animal protections!    Picture this: pigs and chickens crammed into filthy crates, some so small they can’t even turn around. They’re raised in dark and dreary warehouses. Some may never feel the sun before they’re killed. It’s gruesome,  but it’s reality. Some states have animal welfare laws that prohibit some of the cruelest practices on factory farms, but extremists in Congress are trying to REPEAL these laws! It gets worse. In addition to repealing animal welfare laws, this year’s proposed Farm Bill would restrict the ability of states and localities to protect people and pollinators from toxic pesticides.  This is a nightmare waiting to happen – but we’re running out of time to STOP these provisions before the Farm Bill advances.  please tell your Representative to OPPOSE these terrible roll-backs of our right to protect our communities, endangered pollinators and farmed animals from Big Ag’s abuse!    SIGN THE PETITION I cannot understate the danger of taking away states' and local governments’ ability to protect people, pollinators, and the planet from toxic pesticides. Pollinators are in crisis – which means our food system is seriously threatened. Many of these pesticides are linked to cancer, reproductive harm and learning disabilities. We need to do everything we can to increase protection from harmful pesticides, not strip them away. The extremists in Congress have a simple goal: boost factory farming and toxic, chemical-intensive agriculture that maximizes profits for Big Ag and STEAL our right to push for strong protections for our families, bees and animals in the states and cities where we live. To make matters worse, this Farm Bill would also SLASH FUNDING for nutrition programs and climate-friendly agriculture. It might pass without your help! Please, will you take immediate action to STOP the House of Representatives from passing a toxic Farm Bill loaded with Big Ag handouts? We need 2,287 more signatures by 11:59pm TONIGHT!  SIGN THE PETITION Standing with you, Molly Armus Animal Agriculture Policy Program Manager, Friends of the Earth   Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA PO Box 7010 Merrifield, VA 22116-7010 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org

Your Signature is Needed: This toxic pesticide can be harmful for both butterflies and human health

 

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Roundup is DESTROYING the only plant monarch babies can survive on! Take action now >> This toxic weedkiller has virtually WIPED OUT milkweed -- the only food source for young monarchs -- across the U.S.  And Roundup can be LETHAL to bees.  Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, destroys beneficial gut bacteria that protects bees from diseases, and exposure to this harmful chemical can interfere with their reproduction abilities -- meaning fewer baby wild bees!   Wild bees are already dying at an alarming rate -- and the pesticide industry’s greed is a driving factor.  Despite what you just read, Roundup is still available to purchase by unsuspecting customers. That’s why it is important for us to hold mega-retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s accountable.  if just 46 more people from Taunton take immediate action, we can help push Home Depot and Lowe’s to help protect pollinators and our planet from Roundup! Sign now by 11:59pm TONIGHT!    SIGN THE PETITION When people use Roundup on their gardens and lawns at home, they could be unknowingly putting themselves at risk, too! Research points to alarming health risks linked to glyphosate: cancer, hormone disruption, shortened pregnancy, and fatty liver disease.  A study found that 80% of U.S. children and adults had traces of glyphosate in their bodies. Children are especially susceptible to the health impacts of toxic pesticides. It’s critical that corporations like Home Depot and Lowe’s stop selling Roundup to protect children and our communities.   It will take each and every one of us to get Roundup off of Home Depot and Lowe’s shelves.  Please, tell Home Depot and Lowe’s to prioritize our health over corporate profits—add your name to our petition now! >>  SIGN THE PETITION Standing with you,  Kendra Klein  Deputy Director of Science,  Friends of the Earth  Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect:

TOP NEWS: 'Scary Stuff': GOP Election Deniers Surge to Victory in 2024 Battlegrounds

 

August 15, 2022

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