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Bears Need Our Help! Pass the Bear Protection Act of 2008

Target: U.S. House of Representatives
Sponsored by: World Society for the Protection of Animals

Each year wild bears are killed so that their parts can be sold in Traditional Asian Medicine (TAM) shops in the United States and internationally. In a recent undercover investigation, the World Society for the Protection of Animals found that the trade in intact gallbladders had actually increased since their previous investigation in 2000.

Unfortunately, state laws pertaining to the trade in bear parts are inconsistent and, in some cases, non-existent. The solution is clear: a unifying federal law is the only viable solution for bears! U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) recently introduced H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act of 2008, to protect North American bears. The Act specifically bans the import, export and interstate trade of all bear parts and products, while closing loopholes in existing state laws.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 30,000

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Dear Representative [Name],

I was disturbed to learn that our North American bears are being killed for the illegal trade in bear parts and products used in Traditional Asian Medicine here and abroad. Already under threat, these beautiful animals deserve a unifying federal law that protects them from loopholes in state laws. I urge you to co-sponsor and pass H.R. 5534, the Bear Protection Act of 2008, to end this cruel and unnecessary trade for good.

North American bears poached for this cruel and unnecessary trade are frequently killed only for their gallbladders or paws. These American treasures, renowned the world over for their beauty and grace, deserve a federal law that protects them.

Thank you for supporting the Bear Protection Act of 2008. Together, we can protect these magnificent animals and end this cruel and unnecessary trade for good.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We took action on “Bears Need Our Help! Pass the Bear Protection Act of 2008”

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6:59 pm PDT, Jul 11, Jill Jones, North Carolina

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6:50 pm PDT, Jul 11, Laura Kowal, Michigan

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5:49 pm PDT, Jul 11, Steve Garron, Virginia

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4:49 pm PDT, Jul 11, Karen Radencic, Ohio

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9:40 am PDT, Jul 11, Jodi Middlebrook, Arizona

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9:59 pm PDT, Jul 10, Linda Emler, Michigan

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1:21 pm PDT, Jul 10, Roy Johnson, Michigan

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1:21 pm PDT, Jul 10, Aline Cortese, California

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10:45 am PDT, Jul 10, Paola Angeletti, Italy

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11:10 pm PDT, Jul 9, Antoni Uni, Thailand

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9:21 pm PDT, Jul 9, LUIS JARRIN, Georgia
Humans have no rights to take away the lives of creatures such as bears. People are the worst animals of all animals in this kingdom we live in.

# 31,288:

6:52 pm PDT, Jul 9, Siobhan Walker, Florida

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5:24 pm PDT, Jul 9, Devon Nelson, South Carolina

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1:59 pm PDT, Jul 9, K J MARTINEZ, Texas

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11:02 am PDT, Jul 9, Nicole Arms, Tennessee

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10:53 am PDT, Jul 9, Jennifer Wilson, Tennessee

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10:22 am PDT, Jul 9, Name not displayed, California

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3:49 pm PDT, Jul 8, Kristie Lyon, Missouri
No more illegal trade. Can't we put an end to that once and for all. We can do so many things, poaching, killing and slaughtering animals should be a priortity. I urge you to stop it.

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2:24 pm PDT, Jul 8, Brittaney Brown, Arizona

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1:50 pm PDT, Jul 8, Judi Doren, Wisconsin

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1:49 pm PDT, Jul 8, Emme Hones, New York

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1:32 pm PDT, Jul 8, Jennifer Green, Washington

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1:11 pm PDT, Jul 8, LILIAN BLUMENTHAL, Brazil
No more cruelty please!

# 31,276:

7:01 am PDT, Jul 8, Kathy Grafer, Florida

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9:10 pm PDT, Jul 7, Anni Mackin, Oregon

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7:40 pm PDT, Jul 7, Deborah Williams, Colorado

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4:14 pm PDT, Jul 7, Eric Tranter, United Kingdom

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2:50 pm PDT, Jul 7, D A Roy, Texas

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1:50 pm PDT, Jul 7, Nina Knowland, United Kingdom
Animals deserve to be treated respectfully. It is not for man to inflict pain and suffering on defenceless animals. It has got to stop now.

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1:28 pm PDT, Jul 7, Yaniv Glazer, New York

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12:25 pm PDT, Jul 7, Sherri Foster, Maryland
They're living creatures and they deserve our respect. Who are we to say that our lives are more valuable?

# 31,268:

12:15 pm PDT, Jul 7, Niarica Lubatti, Italy

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11:16 am PDT, Jul 7, Bridget Hopper, Kentucky

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10:04 am PDT, Jul 7, Whitney McClure, West Virginia

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8:54 am PDT, Jul 7, Sandy Helm, Georgia

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8:06 am PDT, Jul 7, Lucy Peixoto, Canada
I ask that you pass the Bear Protection ACT. It is cruel and unusual punishment to kill our North American Bears for black market hocus pocus potions. Our natural resources and our animals and our widlife are irreplaceable. There is no excuse. I demand that this ACT be passed, and be made law.

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6:24 am PDT, Jul 7, Suzanne Smithers, Texas

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5:19 am PDT, Jul 7, Francis Giles, United Kingdom
Dear Sir/Madam, My wife and I beg you to protect the USA bears from all harm, please? There is a glut of logical reasons why bears should not be harmed. Mankind should be the protectors of all sentient life, not its destroyer. We humans should not denaturalize Mother Nature's course of action/s. When we do interfere with nature, we are also doing immense damage to ourselves and this unique valuable planet we all share. Our most sincere thanks. Francis & Rosemary Giles (UK)

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10:03 pm PDT, Jul 6, ANNA ZISIMATOU, Greece

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9:16 pm PDT, Jul 6, Juliana Mujica, Louisiana
I care very deeply about animals and Earth

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9:01 pm PDT, Jul 6, Jeffrey Allen, Canada

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7:51 pm PDT, Jul 6, Larry Sheehy, California

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5:57 pm PDT, Jul 6, Carl Nylund, Missouri

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5:57 pm PDT, Jul 6, Silvya Garcia, Alabama

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5:23 pm PDT, Jul 6, Debbie Carson, Pennsylvania

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4:18 pm PDT, Jul 6, Laura Lassiter, Florida

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3:45 pm PDT, Jul 6, Mario Furtado, New Jersey

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3:45 pm PDT, Jul 6, Blue Koehl, Connecticut
These bears are treated inhumanely often being kept alive to suffer the torture of being continually strapped onto a table with viscera exposed and tubes drain the gall bladder of bile regularly. These animals are conscious and in pain. I appeal to your humanity to put an end to this abomination.

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2:20 pm PDT, Jul 6, Paula Barker, Florida
In my home state of Ky. we have very few bears. Some of the people there and in Tennessee have even gone in to denning mothers and killed them. Of course, their cubs starved to death. So they poached from two to four bears and I think they deserve prison time. Make it illegal and they won't have a market. No money, no bear hunt.

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