Press Release Veterinarians Pledge to Participate In an important national announcement for a major African nation, the Kingdom of Morocco will move to eradicate rabies with an initiative to Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (TNVR) its street dog population. The move was initiated in 2019 with a proclamation by the Minister of the Interior but until … Read more
Press Release Groups Demand Soccer Shop USA Cease Illegal Sales of Kangaroo-based Soccer Cleats Los Angeles – The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action filed a second lawsuit today to compel compliance with California law barring the sale of kangaroo parts – this one against a second California-based sportwear retailer, alleging that the company … Read more
Lack of oversight raises concerns about care for all horses in commercial carriage industry New York City—Jim Keen, D.V.M., director of veterinary services for the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action, issued a veterinary review and analysis of the condition of Ryder, an elderly gelding who went down during the workday on … Read more
Hyperventilated Response to Minuscule Rabies Threat, Dismissal of Mink Threat Among Problems Cited Today, Animal Wellness Action and its sister organization, the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for agreeing to reorganize and re-energize the agency, admitting failures in its COVID-19 … Read more
Justices provided with compelling testimony about mistruths and exaggerations Washington, D.C. — The pork industry today can meet California’s humane treatment standards with existing sow housing systems, according to pleadings filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by two leading agricultural veterinarians and a set of organizations led by the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness … Read more
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civil rights, social justice, and health organizations are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to address an unfair and discriminatory food policy embedded in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).The dairy industry has a monopoly on distributing nutritious beverages in our federal food assistance programs to 30 million kids even … Read more
Federal Judge and Prosecutors to Make Key Sentencing Decisions and Recommendations Now that Brent Easterling and other Family Members Offer Guilty Pleas in Major Cockfighting Case in Central Alabama (Montgomery, Alabama) — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) urged the federal court considering the United States’ criminal case against Brent Easterling, … Read more
Only Congress may be able to stop the carnage BLM wranglers have been documented beating and poking captured burros and keeping mares and foals separated for too long, posing a serious threat to the health of the foals. The Bureau of Land Management’s helicopter roundup of wild horses in Colorado’s Piceance Basin ended on August … Read more
by Joe Gorajec The new Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), despite repeated pledges of transparency, has failed to disclose even the most basic information about its own manner of governance. This failure is well below the standards and practices of state racing commissions. Background On July 5, 2022, Marty Irby, executive director of the … Read more
Final Rule Should Be Implemented With One-Year Phase-In; Option for a 15-Year Phase-In for Laying-Hen Welfare Is Absurd and Unacceptable Washington, D.C. – The Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release last week of the proposed Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule, … Read more