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    Victory! Washington University Ends Cruel Cat Lab

    Following some heavy campaigning against the practice, Washington University has announced that it will no longer be using cats to teach students in its Pediatrics Advanced Life Support (PALS) course how to perform tracheal intubation.

    The procedure, which is intended to teach students how to place a tube down a newborn's windpipe, involves placing a hard plastic tube down cats’ throats, which can cause them to suffer from a number of issues from bruising, bleeding, swelling and scarring...

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    Success! Police Drop Charges Against Teen Arrested For Science Experiment

    Florida police have dropped all charges against Kiera Wilmot, the teenager whose science experiment harmlessly exploded on school grounds. Initially, she was expelled from school and charged with two felonies: "possession/discharge of a weapon on school grounds" and "discharging a destructive device."

    Thank you, Care2 activists, for helping to make this happen. Almost 23,000 of you signed our petition requesting that the felony charges against Kiera be dropped. Great work!

    It was on April...

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    Success! India Takes Progressive Stand Against Captive Dolphins

    Jayanthi Natarajan, the Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, has announced that captive dolphin facilities will not be allowed in India, leaving dolphin advocates hopeful that an official ban will be put in place.

    There are currently no facilities in India that house captive dolphins, but there are there are several proposals to establish facilities for marine mammals from Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, Goa, Gujarat, Andamans and Lakshadweep that won't just promote animal cruelty, but...

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  • success! 17,000 signatures
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    Hong Kong Trans Woman Wins Right to (Straight) Marry

    On Monday, a transgender woman in Hong Kong won the right to marry her boyfriend, changing her city's marriage laws. And over 17,000 Care2 members signed a petition that helped make this success story possible.

    The (now) bride to be, who is in her 30's and referred to as "W" under anonymity rules, underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2008. Her passport and identity card recognize her as a woman. She is required, in fact, to use women's bathrooms. Her operation was even subsidized by the...

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    Success! Europe Votes to Save Bees from Deadly Pesticides

    The European Union has decided to ban pesticides that have been linked to bee deaths, although not all 27 countries are in agreement.

    Perhaps you've heard of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)? This is a deadly bee blight caused by a toxic mix of pesticides, fungicides and invasive species, and it's responsible for the demise of over a third of commercial colonies annually since 2006.

    Neonicotinoid chemicals in pesticides are believed to be the chief cause of CCD, and the European Commission...

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    Success! U.K. Saves Wild Animals from Kidnapping and Circus Life

    The United Kingdom has finally banned circuses from using wild animals in their shows. Over 13,500 Care2 members urged them to do so.

    Many people thought the government would take this step long ago. In June 2011 Members of Parliament voted in force for a ban, but government ministers sat on their hands.

    Though the ministers have finally endorsed the ban, they have postdated their check to suffering circus animals until December 1, 2015. The agriculture minister explained the almost...

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    Success! New York Wildlife Rehab Center Will Remain Open

    This is a guest blog post from Robin Lynn, creator of the petition "Save WINORR From Being Shut Down."

    Just days ago, a critically important wildlife rehabilitation operation in Long Island called Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehabilitation (WINORR) was in danger of losing their animals. I created this petition on Care2 to try to keep them open because there are so few wildlife rehabilitators in the Greater New York City area. There are literally only a handful so the loss of just one...

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    Success! Humpback Whale Nursery and the Kimberley Saved!

    Why would anyone want to build a liquid natural gas processing plant in a region that houses the world's largest humpback whale nursery?

    Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority put industrial interests before the whales and other wildlife when, back in July 2012, it gave approval to Woodside Petroleum to build such a plant at James Price Point. As of April 12, the company has done an about-face and said it is dropping plans for the $4.5 billion project that would have...

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