Friends of Animals

08/29/2025

Exciting news! FoA is teaming up with veterinarians in Raleigh, NC to offer 50 FREE spay/neuter certificates to pet owners in need. Raleigh pet owners can claim theirs starting September 15th. See here for more information: https://friendsofanimals.org/raleigh-veterinarians-foa-team-up-to-gift-50-free-spay-neuter-certificates-to-residents-in-need/

08/28/2025

Take action! We need your help to stop the Bureau of Land Management’s reckless, misguided wild horse management plan for Nevada’s Callaghan Complex that would rip 4,837 wild horses from their families and 1.1 million-acre home on the range. This crime against nature would be the largest wild horse roundup in history.

P***c comments are open until Sept. 3, 2025. Additional information is available at the https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2037072/570, where comments may be submitted through the “Participate Now” option (preferred). Comments may also be delivered to BLM Mount Lewis Field Office, Attn: Wild Horse and B***o Specialist, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain NV, 89820. The comment period will close on Sept. 3, 2025.

More information is available here: https://friendsofanimals.org/foa-to-blm-wild-horses-shouldnt-have-a-quota-halt-plans-for-largest-wild-horse-roundup/

08/27/2025

Over the weekend the Administration halted work on a nearly completed off-shore wind farm under assembly in New London, Connecticut, leaving state officials and the developers scrambling to find a way to convince federal authorities to reverse course — and keep the multibillion-dollar project afloat. Governors of both Connecticut and Rhode Island are prompted to consider a lawsuit. The project already has hundreds of employees.

At a press conference Aug. 25, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who formerly served as Connecticut’s attorney general, called the administration’s decision to halt work on a fully-permitted project “insane,” and FoA agrees. It’s crazy to stop the 80% complete Revolution Wind project. Read more about the importance of this project and its disruption here: https://friendsofanimals.org/jeers-to-the-administration-for-halting-another-off-shore-wind-project/

08/26/2025

Today is National Dog Day, a celebration of our four-legged family members and another excuse to shower them with love and affection…and treats. If you need some inspiration, you can purchase a copy of Friends of Animals For the Love of Dog Biscuits, plant-based recipes for healthy, all natural, nutritional and delicious dog treats at friendsofanimals.org. Click here for the August recipe— “Bullet’s Apple Biscuit a Day Keeps Blues Away!” (Bullet was rescued by our director of marketing and campaigns, Jane Seymour.)
https://friendsofanimals.org/bullets-apple-biscuit-a-day-keeps-blues-away/

INGREDIENTS (makes approximately 2 ½ dozen 3-inch cookies) 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup Light Rye Flour 1 apple, diced into small pieces 1/3 cup organic, virgin coconut oil, melted ¼ cup Golden Flaxseed Meal ½ cup water plus 4 teaspoons more 1/3 cup natural applesauce INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven ...

08/25/2025

Denver resident Aribela Arreta, founder of the nonprofit We Matter 2 Pet Rescue, recalls a Columbian family reaching out to her for help in the spring. As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ramped up, family members made the decision to self-deport on June 10 but could not take their two seven-year-old English bulldogs—Mimi and Rambo—with them.

Since the Administration’s aggressive attacks on immigrants began, Arreta has helped more than 85 pets after their families were deported or self-deported.

Read more about this homeless pet crisis here: https://friendsofanimals.org/reckless-immigration-raids-land-homeless-pets-in-an-already-stressed-system/

08/22/2025

Animals deserve justice- cheers to the Wyoming grand jury that indicted Cody Roberts for a felony charge of cruelty to animals!

https://friendsofanimals.org/cheers/

08/21/2025

Take action today!

Recently, in the face of strong public opposition—and despite only five commissioners being present—the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) snuck a vote approving a black bear hunt for the first time since 2015. Without data to support any “wildlife management” arguments, this hunt caters to none other than the fearmongers and blood thirsty.

Read more and see how you can help here: https://friendsofanimals.org/floridas-bears-need-your-help/

08/19/2025

URGENT!! Oppose legislation that would allow the killing of California’s mute swans- help us save their lives❤️

https://friendsofanimals.org/oppose-legislation-that-would-allow-the-killing-of-californias-mute-swans/

08/18/2025

Last week, the Denver Post ran a cover story stating that Colorado has a "wild horse problem" and highlighted current efforts to expand its birth control darting program...we were not going to stand by and allow harmful (and incorrect) information to be spread! FoA's Wildlife Law Program director, Jennifer Best submitted a response to share the dangers of the BLM's intentions and actions. Read it on Denver Post or on our website here:

OpEd as seen in The Denver Post Colorado does not have a wild horse problem as a recent Denver Post headline states. The real issue lies with the meat industry’s grip on our public lands. The federal government authorizes ranchers to graze an exorbitant amount of cattle in wild horse herd manageme...

08/14/2025

Kudos to the Central Park Conservancy for throwing its weight behind banning carriage horses in NYC, which Friends of Animals has supported for decades.

The Conservancy has maintained a neutral stance for many years, but in a letter addressed to Mayor Eric Adams and Common Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, the Conservancy said it supports passage of Ryder’s law, which was introduced by Council Member Bob Holden in 2022 and 2024, and would replace the industry with horseless electric carriages, like in Guadalajara, Mexico. It currently has 19 sponsors.

Read more here! https://friendsofanimals.org/cheers-central-park-conservancy-backs-carriage-horse-ban/

08/13/2025

We're disappointed to see this news from Eleven Madison Park and Daniel Humm. Jeers all around. Read more here: https://friendsofanimals.org/jeers-to-daniel-humm/

08/12/2025

In case you needed some good news today:

CHEERS to a federal district court for striking down the free pass given to commercial fishers in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument in Hawaii by the Administration in April.

It was another horrible example of the Administration threatening to destroy a unique and fragile web of life because it is wedded to commercial interests.

https://friendsofanimals.org/pacific-islands-heritage-marine-national-monument-protected-from-fishing/