The Farm bill may be made in the USA, but key provisions of the 1,000-page legislation are built for corporations and elites in China If you want to see Washington at its worst, behold the hash of the current version of the 2026 Farm bill. “If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch … Read more
Press STATEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today praised the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office and federal agencies following a major law enforcement operation on Saturday that dismantled an alleged organized cockfighting enterprise tied to broader criminal activity. The coordinated operation was the result of a months-long investigation into a large-scale illegal network involving cockfighting, gambling, … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today commended the swift and decisive actions of the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office in dismantling an illegal cockfighting operation in southeastern New Mexico that drew more than 100 participants. New Mexico was the 49th state to ban cockfighting, only outlawing staged knife fights between birds in 2007, with the late Governor … Read more
From mass shoots to killing contests, a veteran hunter examines how the treatment of crows reveals a deeper moral failure in modern wildlife culture. by Ted Williams Bird hunting is one of my passions, so related and tangentially related articles trickle into my inbox from friends. Today, for example, I unearthed a piece from Wyoming’s … Read more
While other nations shutter mink farms because they spread cruelty and contagion, our U.S. House Agriculture Committee wants to spend your money for fur ads in China It’s hard to imagine that the Farm bill could be much worse for animals and the American public. The legislation, now starting to snake its way through Congress, … Read more
There is the stink of foreign influence in Congress as some lawmakers seek to boost international factory farm interests by overturning the will of American voters. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has shoveled a load of pig slop to a handful of farm-state lawmakers in Congress in promoting the Save Our Bacon (SOB) Act. … Read more
But the House Agriculture Committee chairman’s crusade in Congress to repeal restrictions on gestation crates may be headed to the U.S. House floor for a showdown Yesterday delivered one more loss for the crowd hellbent on overturning California’s common-sense laws that farm animals should not be kept in cages or crates so small they cannot … Read more
Incident involving a discarded monkey during quarantine highlights systemic failures, public health risks, and urgent need to modernize research Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action today condemned a second federal citation issued to a Florida-based primate import and quarantine facility, where a monkey was mistakenly discarded into a … Read more
Trump judge dismisses case for lack of standing, in latest setback by government entities and factory farming interests seeking to overturn states’ most consequential farm animal protection laws WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy celebrated a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruling tossing the … Read more
New policy signals major shift toward human-relevant science and away from outdated animal testing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released a sweeping new draft guidance, “General Considerations for the Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Drug Development,” marking a pivotal step toward replacing animal testing with more predictive, … Read more