Take Action for Animals in MN
Take Action for Animals in MN
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GO HUMANE, BLAINE
GO HUMANE, BLAINE
Sign the petition: Tell the Blaine City Council to Stop the Puppy Mill Pipeline in Blaine, Minnesota
If you live in the city of Blaine, please contact the Blaine City Council members and ask that they support a humane pet store ordinance to end the sale of puppy mill puppies in Blaine pet stores.
If possible, contact your specific council member directly (find your ward and council member on the Go Humane Blaine website.
Or email the council: citycouncil@blaine.mn.gov
It's important to customize your email or letter in your own words. Please include in your message:
- Your name and address (state you are a resident of Blaine; council members want to hear from residents)
- Your opposition to puppy mills and the link to pet stores
- Your support of a humane pet store ordinance
- Your own personal story, if you have one
- Important: ask the council member for their support of the humane pet store ordinance and the protection of these animalsKeep us informed: If you can, please send us an email and tell us if you receive a response.
Do you live in Blaine? Order a Go Humane, Blaine! yard sign for your front lawn. It's free!
Email us at gohumaneblaine@gmail.com and give your name and address. We'll drop it off at your house. Please give us any special instructions about where and when to drop it off.
Help share the message about the Humane Pet Store Ordinance through your social media. Direct people to our website to learn more and take action. To download the Go Humane, Blaine! image, click here.
Post: Go Humane, Blaine! Adopt a Humane Pet Store Ordinance.
A humane pet store ordinance is needed in the city of Blaine to stop the sale of puppy mill puppies in pet stores. Ask your Blaine City Council member to support a humane pet store ordinance. For further information on how to take action, please visit: www.gohumaneblaine.com/take-action.html.
Post: Blaine: Go Humane! Adopt a Humane Pet Store Ordinance
Hometown hockey hero David Backes and wife Kelly are speaking up! Watch: David and Kelly Backes ask Blaine to ‘Go Humane’
A humane pet store ordinance is needed in the city of Blaine to stop the sale of puppy mill puppies in pet stores. If you live in Blaine, contact the Blaine City Council and ask for their support. Learn more and how you can take action at the Go Humane, Blaine! website: www.gohumaneblaine.com.
Osman Shrine Circus
Osman Shrine Circus
Easy Action - Sign the Petition: End the Use of Animals at the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus
Breaking Up with Brad: Contact Brad Batdorf, Circus Manager at the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus. Let him know that you can’t go to the circus until they stop using animal acts.
St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus
Brad Batdorf
2750 Sibley Memorial Hwy
Eagan, MN 55121
(651) 452-5662
St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus (osmancircus.com)
Be a Social Butterfly: Post on social media (X-Twitter, Meta, Instagram, TikTok) about the circus protests, demanding animal free circuses, and tag the Animal Rights Coalition, St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus, and Shriners International.
Hear All About It - News Flash! Tell your local newspaper, TV news station, and radio station about the protests and or write an opinion piece:
MPR tip page - Submit a news tip to newsroom@mpr.org - (651)-290-1424
No Stars for Elephant Exploitation: Leave Yelp and Google reviews for the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus, ensuring the public knows that the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus needs to get out of the business of exploiting animals.
Review sample 1: “Wow, the St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus is still using animals at their events, and resorting to bull hooks in this day and age. Outdated! Even if these amazing animals were treated well, fed well, and cared for it is NOT our place as civilized people to use them for our entertainment & amusement. The Shriners are a terrific organization but they can't lay claim to the building of character while they continue the use of animals.”
Review Sample 2: “The St. Paul Osman Shrine Circus has exploited animals in their circuses for over 100 years. That’s not something to be proud of. Evolve! The only humane circus is one that offers only human feats!”
Donate to Compassion Works International (CWI) to help pay for the circus billboards put up in St. Paul.
MN State Fair
MN State Fair
Shut Down the Miracle of Birth Center
The Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair exploits animals by turning birth into a public spectacle. Each year, nearly 200 piglets, lambs, calves, and other animals are born before crowds. Many births are scheduled and induced to fit the fair schedule, and mothers and babies are often separated soon afterward.
This isn't meaningful education—it's entertainment at the expense of vulnerable animals. Join us in calling for the permanent closure of the Miracle of Birth Center.
Visit MNFairWatch.org to learn more.
Call to Action:
Contact the Minnesota State Fair General Manager and share your thoughts:
Renee Alexander,
SF General Manager
renee.alexander@mnstatefair.org
651-288-4400
Sample comment:
Please shut down the Miracle of Birth Center at the Minnesota State Fair. Vulnerable animals are forced to give birth in crowded, noisy public settings and are often separated from their babies. Then, many of these animals are ultimately slaughtered after they’ve been used as spectacles. The MOBC is not education. It's exploitation.
These displays normalize the use of animals as entertainment, present an incomplete picture of animal agriculture, and raise concerns about animal welfare and public health, especially with ongoing risks such as avian influenza. Please end this exhibit.
Join us in-person to advocate for the animals:
State Fair Banner Drop and Chalk
Saturday, August 22, 3:00-5:00 PM
State Fair Banner Drop and Chalk
Sunday, August 23, 3:00- 5:00 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 7:00-9:00 PM
Thursday, August 27, 6:30- 8:00 PM
Saturday, August 29, 6:30- 7:30 PM
State Fair Banner Drop and J. Selby's
Sunday, August 30, 3:00- 5:00 PM
Thursday, September 3, 6:30- 8:00 PM
Monday, September 7, 6:30- 8:00 PM
MN Renaissance Festival
MN Renaissance Festival
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Call to Compassion
Good folk of the realm,
The Minnesota Renaissance Festival celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and the wonder of a bygone age. Yet one tradition deserves to be left in the past: using elephants and camels as entertainment.
We are calling on Jim, owner of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, to end the use of elephants and camels at the festival and embrace entertainment that celebrates human talent instead of exploiting animals.
Here's how you can help:
Sign the Petition
Add your name to our petition urging Jim to retire the elephants and camels from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival once and for all.
Send a Postcard, Email, or Leave a Message
Create your own, OR, visit Ethique Nouveau in Mpls, MN to pick up a postcard addressed to the owner of Mid-America Festivals/MN RenFest. A handwritten message can make a powerful difference. Together, our voices can encourage the festival to choose compassion.
Mr. Jim Peterson
1244 S Canterbury Rd Suite 306
Shakopee MN 55379-8944
https://www.mafestivals.com/contact.html
Phone: 952.445.7361
Email: info@renaissancefest.com
If You Attend the Festival:
Make a brief stop at the King's Gate Information Booth and respectfully share your concerns. A little medieval courtesy goes a long way:
"Good morrow, Fair Gentles. I pray thee deliver this humble message unto the Festival's keeper: Though the Renfest brings joy, my heart is heavy to witness elephants and camels kept for our amusement. May future fairs honor these noble beasts by allowing them to live in peace, free from such labors. I thank thee for thine audience."
Every signature, every postcard, and every respectful conversation helps show that festival goers want the MN Renaissance Festival to be filled with magic, music, merriment, and compassion for all creatures.
Join us in helping write a kinder future for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
ARC Protests the use of Animals at the MN Renaissance Festival. Join us:
September 5th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586325/
September 12th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586356
September 27th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586430
October 4th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Extreme Race Day
Extreme Race Day
Sign the petition: End Extreme Race Day at Canterbury Park in Minnesota
Contact Canterbury Park. Demand transparency and an end to “Extreme Race Day” and all animal exploitation.
Tell Randall Sampson, CEO and President of Canterbury Park, that there is a growing public pushback against cruel animal displays. Businesses that fail to recognize that attitudes have changed are likely to lose customers. Concern about the cruelty in horse racing continues to mount, and gimmicky sideshows just add to the public’s indignation. Please stop racing exotic, and domesticated animals.
Call: 952-445-7223
Email: cby@canterburypark.com
By the Yard, an outdoor furniture company based in Jordan, Minnesota, is listed as a partner of Canterbury Park, sponsoring races that put exotic animals at risk for injuries and death. Respectfully ask By the Yard to reconsider their partnership with this venue. As a reputable business, they have the power to take a stand against cruelty and make a meaningful difference.
Call: 952-492-2777
Email: info@bytheyard.net
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