The brazen participation of the Ortiz brothers in illegal cockfighting underscores that animal fighters feel no need to conceal their criminal conduct from the indifferent feds There are a thousand good reasons for Congress to pass the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act — a bill with four core provisions to enhance enforcement … Read more
Animal Cruelty & Organized Crime Dimensions Stressed WASHINGTON, D.C.— Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today urged Major League Baseball (MLB) to investigate LA Dodgers pitcher Edwin Diaz for illegal cockfighting activity in Puerto Rico and to take speedy disciplinary action if the activity is proven true. Diaz has been repeatedly … Read more
Says Operation Demonstrates That Cockfighters Cannot Hide Criminal Activity and Calls on Congress to Pass FIGHT Act WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today applauded the coordinated law enforcement operation that dismantled an alleged large-scale cockfighting venture in Tolland, resulting in more than 50 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of birds. According to multiple … Read more
Groups urge HISA and federal authorities to investigate Jose and Irad Ortiz, Jr. following explosive USA Today report about extreme violence against animals Bethesda, Md.— Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today called on horse racing authorities and federal prosecutors to take immediate action against acclaimed jockeys Jose Ortiz and Irad Ortiz, … Read more
The rescue of 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms and congressional action on the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 are encouraging signs This week, we are completing the happy task of moving the last of the 1,500 beagles we obtained from Ridglan Farms to rescue and shelter groups, in accordance with our agreement with the Wisconsin-based lab-animal … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauds bipartisan momentum toward advanced human-relevant testing WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the ongoing transfer of 1,500 beagles from Ridglan Farms to animal care organizations, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee for … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issue appreciation and major cash payout to the individual to address act of savagery that sparked widespread revulsion Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action today announced that they have issued a payout of $15,000 as a reward to an … Read more
The Ridglan Farms Beagle Rescue isn’t over This moment decides what happens next! HELP FINISH THE RESCUE Your donation supports our work to release, transport, rehabilitate, and rehome these beagles. DONATE NOW Ridglan Farms Beagle Rescue 1,500 Beagles Are Leaving Ridglan. This historic rescue is underway, but the costs are enormous. We urgently need support … Read more
With just one slaughter plant remaining in Canada, and none in the U.S., we must mount a discharge petition to shut down live horse exports to Mexico for slaughter Bouvry Exports — the Alberta-based horse slaughter operation long fed a supply of kidnapped American horses to be butchered, with the cuts of meat then exported … Read more
The machinery of the animal testing complex is breaking down. Animal testing is unreliable and inferior to 21st-century drug-screening strategies I’ve done a lot of things during a long run in animal advocacy. As a young man, I ran out onto a field to free pigeons about to be shot at the Hegins pigeon shoot. … Read more