Voters For Animal Rights

08/31/2026

“We’re just mistreating Mother Nature… that’s like being ugly to your mama.” - Dolly Parton 💜

08/31/2026

TAKE ACTION NOW: https://buff.ly/Txb6swE

We just hit a huge milestone together: 10,000 emails sent to Congress demanding they prohibit horse slaughter and pass the SAFE Act! 🎉

Send your email now: vfar.org/SAFEAct

That's 10,000 messages from this community landing in Washington for horses. Real change for animals doesn't happen through good intentions alone — it happens when lawmakers know their constituents are watching and voting on these issues. Horses are still being shipped out of the U.S. to slaughter for meat abroad, and the SAFE Act would end that for good. But it only passes if Congress feels the pressure, and that pressure comes from YOU.

Now let's go even bigger. Our goal is 20,000 emails, and with this community, we know we can get there.

Will you send the next one? Take action now: vfar.org/SAFEAct

Every single email matters.

08/30/2026

🦉 84% of dead birds of prey found in NYC tested positive for anticoagulant rat poison, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Wildlife Unit.

Most bait boxes in NYC use poison that stops blood from clotting, causing a slow, painful death: rats bleed internally for several days before they die. During that time, a weakened rat is easy prey, so the poison — and the suffering it causes — moves straight up the chain.

Flaco, the beloved eagle-owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo, had four different rodenticides in his system when he died.

Meanwhile, NYC still has an estimated 3 million rats — this approach isn't even solving the problem it's meant to solve. It's just spreading a painful death further through the ecosystem.

The good news: there are ways to reduce rat populations that don't rely on poison. Rodent-proof trash containers, sealed composting, and blocking off burrows and food sources all reduce rat numbers by cutting off what rats need to survive — without harming the hawks, owls, and other wildlife that share our city.

Sign the petition and tell NYC lawmakers to invest in solutions that work for people and wildlife alike: 🔗 https://buff.ly/85TK4Pw

08/29/2026

SIGN THE PETITION: https://buff.ly/w6ZZYBF

58,000 wild horses are currently trapped in federal holding pens — and the Trump administration is selling them off for as little as $25 through a legal loophole that strips their protections and can funnel them straight into the slaughter pipeline. 🐴

We can't let this loophole stand. Sign the petition to permanently ban horse slaughter and pass the SAFE Act 👉 https://buff.ly/w6ZZYBF

Project 2025 explicitly called for this. And it's already happening: in 2025, the Bureau of Land Management more than doubled the number of wild horses it sold — to roughly 3,700. Some have already turned up at auctions known to be frequented by slaughter buyers.

Every signature adds pressure on Congress to act now — before more horses disappear into this pipeline. Sign here: https://buff.ly/w6ZZYBF

08/27/2026

TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition to stop extreme confinement for farmed animals → https://buff.ly/t5NgREp

Right now, mother pigs are locked in gestation crates so small they can't turn around. Egg-laying hens are crammed into battery cages, unable to even spread their wings. Baby calves are confined in veal crates that prevent basic movement — for their entire, short lives.

This isn't the exception. It's standard practice in industrial animal agriculture.

Animals raised for food, at the very minimum, deserve the ability to move, stretch, and engage in basic natural behaviors. Extreme confinement denies them that — for their entire lives, just to cut costs.

Add your name and help us end this practice. Sign the petition now → https://buff.ly/t5NgREp

08/26/2026

"It is time for cities across the United States to retire horse-drawn carriages and build traditions worthy of the animals we claim to love and protect." https://buff.ly/GmxG06J

The choice is not between carriage rides and vibrant city tourism. Cities can preserve beauty and storytelling without relying on animal suffering.

08/26/2026

New York City has never had a mayor adopt a cat from Animal Care Centers of NYC — and we think it's time that changed.

We're asking Mayor Zohran Mamdani to visit ACC, meet some of the cats currently up for adoption, and consider welcoming one home. A mayoral adoption would put a spotlight on the thousands of animals in ACC's care and send a great message to New Yorkers: when you're looking for a pet, local shelters come first.

Sign the petition and help us get Mayor Mamdani's attention: https://buff.ly/q2PXlYm

08/26/2026

SIGN THE PETITION: every NYC borough deserves access to affordable spay/neuter care. 🐾 → https://buff.ly/OqUhj7q

Right now, low-cost spay/neuter clinics in New York City have monthly-long waitlists — and whole neighborhoods, especially in the Bronx and Staten Island, don't have a nearby option at all. That gap doesn't just hurt pet owners on a budget — it means more unplanned litters, more animals ending up in an already overcrowded shelter system, and more strain on community cat caretakers doing TNR with no backup.

The City Council and Mayor Mamdani just took a real step forward by funding $750,000 for spay/neuter programs in the FY2027 budget. Now we need the Council to go further: one dedicated, high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter clinic in every single borough — funded year after year.

This is one of the most effective, common-sense tools a city has to reduce shelter intake and give every New Yorker's companion animal — no matter their zip code — a fair shot at basic care.

Add your name and tell the Council to build clinics in all five boroughs: https://buff.ly/OqUhj7q