So you want to see glue traps taken off Home Depot’s shelves & website? Campaigns win when people proactively take action! Here are some ways to do so:
Take action online
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Sign & share our petition (Home Depot executives are notified by email when signatures go up)
2
Send an email to Home Depot’s CEO (Edward_decker@homedepot.com) with our automatic template using the button below
3
Private message Home Depot on any platform- including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, & Instagram
4
Call Home Depot’s headquarters: 770-433-8211 & pick option 4
Feel free to use this script:
“Hello, I am calling to ask Home Depot to stop selling glue traps & announce that you will be doing so. Glue traps are incredibly cruel & pose disease risks. Please listen to the tens of thousands of people who have signed the petition calling on you to make the right choice.”
5
Live chat with Home Depot on their website
The “live chat” button is found popping out on the right side of the screen.
Take action in person
1
Chalk outside a Home Depot store with the Scrap the Trap message
2
Speak to a store manager
Show them the petition of 60,000+ people calling on Home Depot decision makers to stop selling glue traps.
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Nervous about organizing? Email scrapthetraps@gmail.com for free mentoring.
Know your rights when protesting- (This isn’t legal advice)
- US guides:
- Canada guide:
Materials-
- Our campaign’s flyer templates
- To order FREE posters, leaflets, & human-sized “glue traps”- email SirrusL@Peta.org with your name/address/number of materials you request.
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Get creative!
There are so many other ways to take nonviolent action for glue trap victims, & we encourage you to try one that you feel passionate about.