Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that 16 roosters were rescued during a cockfighting and animal cruelty investigation by Lorain County officers. The birds and other animal fighting paraphernalia were … Read more
Federal bills would overturn American elections based on series of false frames and assumptions, and aid the Chinese government’s infiltration of American agriculture Washington, D.C. – A new report issued today by the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action reveals that a diversified pig production sector already in place can meet the … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Riverside County — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that two Riverside County brothers are facing multiple felony charges after being caught with fighting birds and cockfighting equipment including “gaffs” which are razor-sharp steel … Read more
Organization says bust shows international trafficking in cockfighting paraphernalia, birds is ongoing concern Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action praised U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers who last Thursday seized nearly 100 illegal rooster blades used for cockfighting, in what is just the latest bust of cockfighting contraband at the U.S. border. The confiscation occurred on … Read more
Press Release Chance Campo, a district leader for the cockfighting front group that donated tens of thousands of dollars to Oklahoma lawmakers to decriminalize staged animal fights and associated crimes, arrested and charged by Carter County law enforcement. Oklahoma City — Carter County prosecutors charged seven men, including a leader of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission, … Read more
Oregon — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that Lane County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant related to an illegal large-scale marijuana growing operation that also turned out to a cockfighting venue. Springfield Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration assisted due to the substantial size of … Read more
Wishes of Massachusetts voters should no longer be thwarted, including by latest lawsuit filed by yet one more trade group working against animal welfare Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are responding to news that pork processors have once again asked a federal court to prevent the enforcement of … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that Miami-Dade police have arrested a 52-year-old man holding a bag filled with animal fighting equipment, including 56 knives or gaffs affixed to the birds’ legs to enhance the bloodletting. Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action, … Read more
Nike and Puma Made Public Pronouncements in March That They’d Halt Use of Kangaroo Skins in Their Supply Chains by the End of the Year WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leading a bipartisan group of three Republicans and three Democrats as sponsors, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 4995, … Read more
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and burden on law enforcement Washington — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that the Fauquier County Sherriff’s Office has seized 23 roosters and hens from a Summerduck home in connection with suspected cockfighting. The seizure followed earlier visits. … Read more