Causes leader Ian McIntyre remembers feeling disgust the first time he heard about bear-baiting, an exercise used to train hunting dogs to keep bears at bay. Feeling a tremendous urge to do something, Ian created a petition on Causes.com to end bear-baiting in South Carolina — a state where public bear-baiting events are organized by organizations ...
Causes leader Kellie Heckman remembers spending time volunteering for animal shelters but believing she could do more to educate people about spaying and neutering their pets. “I was a volunteer while doing graduate work; I have PhD in Biology. There is just a time when you hit a crossroads, where you either choose your career ...
Saving endangered species and building awareness about plastic pollution in the world are only two of the things on the minds of nine-year-old Olivia and 11-year-old Carter Ries. They are the cofounders of One More Generation (ONG) — a nonprofit organization working to help endangered species survive through education. Their goal is to keep these majestic ...
Sometimes a few images are enough to spark an individual to try to create change in the world. Cause leader Joanna Crinks found images on a Facebook page titled “I Hate Dogs” so horrific that she created a petition to force Facebook to ban the page and all of its contents. With the support of ...
Causes recently partnered with Heaven on Earth Society for Animals, a no kill shelter and sanctuary for cats in Los Angeles, on a terrific project. Their Founder and Executive Director, Eri Kriteman, is here today to tell us about Seth MacFarlane’s work with the sanctuary and their $50,000 fundraising project on Causes. Heaven on Earth ...