More than 40 California cities passed resolutions against the proposed project and 15 mutual funds played a critical role in persuading Mitsubishi to cancel the plant. More than 30 leading scientists and a coalition of environmental organizations, including more than 50 in Mexico, have shown that a united effort can produce this sort of landmark result. As Reynolds said, that result was facilitated by online communication. Other animal welfare organizations are making use of the Internet to take action at international, as well as local levels. These changes would also encourage U.S. companies to relocate production to China to evade U.S. environmental, animal welfare, and labor laws.
China has few animal protection laws, and they are poorly enforced.
HSUS even invited protesters to reserve sea turtle costumes for the event, via e-mail. HSUS promotes activism for many animal-related causes online in several ways. Through I-CAAN, young people can share ideas and strategies, recruit members and carry out campaigns.