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California’s Bird Flu Emergency Requires Close Attention to Rampant Cockfighting and Threat of Ill Fighting Birds Acting as Superspreaders
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Read hereIn a Major New Investigation, Animal Wellness Action Uncovers and Documents Rampant Illegal Cockfighting Syndicates in Arkansas
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We’ll never know how many animals have been lost since the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire began their scorching march across the LA area. One national disaster response study by the ASPCA found that almost 50% of survey-takers had left at least one pet home when evacuating, and that about 4 in 10 of them didn’t return home to those animals for at least four days.
Dr. Annie Harvilicz, founder of the Animal Wellness Foundation, a sister organization to Animal Wellness Action, is on the ground, using her veterinary skills to treat impacted animals and coordinate placements for imperiled ones. Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and a veteran of helping animals in natural disasters, is working behind the scenes to procure resources and to make long-term plans for the rehab of wildlife.
Why and How to Support the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act
New bipartisan legislation was introduced to ban the use of any motorized vehicle — mainly snowmobiles — to kill wolves or coyotes on federal lands. It’s a barbaric and senseless and needs to end. We need your help to criminalize this bizarre behavior!
Trophy hunting is not conservation
“This is not a hunt. All the high-tech gadgetry, the GPS collars with dogs doing all the work while the ‘hunter’ sits in his truck drinking coffee until the cat is treed … you might as well call the dogs off and go home because this is not a hunt.”
— from Harley G. Shaw for Cats Aren’t Trophies campaign
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