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7 Times Petitions Saved Animals

7 Times Petitions Saved Animals

News / 7 Times Petitions Saved Animals
8 March 2017

Do you sign a few (gazillion) petitions every week?


If so, you’ve helped save countless animals—just by signing your name and clicking “Submit”.

Signing and circulating a petition is an easy and effective way to help animals. If you’ve signed any of these seven petitions, for instance, you’ve had a hand in stopping animal suffering:

1. Kym Ellery Drops Fur

After tens of thousands of PETA supporters signed a petition and bombarded Kym Ellery’s social media channels with anti-fur messages, the Perth-born fashionista announced that beginning in 2017, her label would no longer feature items made with fur.

BREAKING: WE DID IT!Thank you SO much for speaking out. Your voices have made a huge difference for animals.

Posted by PETA Australia on Wednesday, November 2, 2016

2. Melbourne Restaurant Stops Serving Foie Gras

Thousands of PETA supporters helped persuade Hell of the North to stop selling cruelly produced foie gras by signing a petition or writing on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The restaurant also told PETA that it would be introducing a vegetarian menu.

THANK YOU! We couldn't have done this without your support! Please sign the petition to ask 2 more restaurants to follow suit: http://goo.gl/tJSRSw

Posted by PETA Australia on Sunday, August 7, 2016

3. The Kooples Breaks Up With the Fur Industry

After receiving tens of thousands of e-mails, phone calls, and social media messages from PETA UK supporters, French fashion company The Kooples announced that it won’t use real fur in its future collections. The company, which had also met with a PETA France representative, even gave PETA France a 10,000 € ($14,000) cheque to help eradicate the cruel fur trade.

AMAZING news to wake up to! Yet ANOTHER retailer decides to stop selling fur after meeting with PETA UK & PETA France. Thank you, The Kooples, for choosing compassion. <3

Posted by PETA Australia on Thursday, September 22, 2016

4. Plans for a Chicken Factory Farm Are Scrapped

Just one day before the York Council was due to decide whether a Rufforth, North Yorkshire, farm should keep 288,000 chickens at a time in crowded, windowless sheds, the farmer withdrew his planning application – most likely because thousands of PETA UK supporters publicly opposed the farm and he knew the application was likely to be rejected.

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPETAUK/posts/994319273949513

5. Perth Fashion Festival Forbids Fur

The Telstra Perth Fashion Festival issued a no-fur policy after thousands of ethical fashionistas and animal advocates signed PETA’s petition targeting the festival’s organisers. The policy prohibits fur trim and other items with fur from any animal at the event.

BREAKING: Thank you to everyone who signed the petition – we did it!! 😀 😀 😀

Posted by PETA Australia on Sunday, July 17, 2016

6. Prominent US Circus Shuts Down Because of Opposition

Citing a public “mood shift”, US-based Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced in 2015 that it would pull elephants from the road by 2018. People everywhere were appalled that the circus would continue to haul elephants around the country for another three years. More than a quarter-million people signed a PETA US petition calling for the elephants to be taken off the road immediately. The circus then announced that it would end all elephant acts in May 2016. Now, Ringling Bros is set to shut down completely in May 2017.

BREAKING: After 36 YEARS of protests by PETA US, #RinglingBros Circus will shut down in May. SHARE if you think Lennon…

Posted by PETA Australia on Saturday, January 14, 2017

7. Sage Sydney Stops Designing With Fur

Thanks to thousands of PETA supporters who let Sage Sydney know that they wouldn’t be caught dead in fur, the Australian retailer dropped animal pelts from its collection.

THANK YOU to everyone who took action and wrote to this designer! Your voices MATTER – you have made a difference for rabbits.Thank you Sage Sydney, for choosing compassion. <3

Posted by PETA Australia on Sunday, May 15, 2016

These examples (and countless others) prove that we have the power to improve the world for animals.

Many of PETA’s campaigns include petitions—please visit the Action Centre and sign away to help animals.

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