Guam’s Animal Import Standards Announced in April Prove Hollow WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) have strongly criticized the Guam Department of Agriculture (GDOA) for allowing at least 132 fighting animals onto the island from Hawaii-based cockfighters between March and July of this year, according to AWA’s review of the territory’s latest live-animal shipping records. AWA have … Read more
Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the Walking Horse Owners Association (WHOA) and its International Grand Championship show on a successful all-flat shod event that saw a record-breaking number of entries and prize money in the new “maiden class” featuring three-year-old walking horses that … Read more
With “Tiger King” and other cub-petting enthusiasts in jail, the Congress takes action Washington, D.C. – With the support of the national law enforcement, animal welfare, and conservation and mainstream zoological communities, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, on Friday by a vote of 278 to 134. H.R. … Read more
Press Release Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation renewed their call for congressional oversight and reformation of the Bureau of Land Management’s wild horse and burro program in the wake of a new investigative report released by wild horse advocacy group American Wild Horse … Read more
Congress must enact the FDA Modernization Act. Our nation cannot rescue our way out of drug-approval system that runs through a million animals a year. Washington, D.C. — The news about the rescue of thousands of beagles abused in a breeding facility in Virginia underscores that Congress must eliminate the federal animal-testing mandate for new … Read more
Washington, D.C. – With the support of the national law enforcement, animal welfare, and conservation and mainstream zoological communities, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to take up the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, this week. Led by Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., the bill has 259 cosponsors, including about … Read more
Oklahoma City – Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action, issued comment about allegations from the animal-welfare group SHARK that Atoka County Sheriff Tony Head in southeast Oklahoma has been delinquent in not enforcing the state’s anti-cockfighting law. “Animal Wellness Action has acted on multiple tips on illegal cockfighting activities in Stringtown in Atoka County … Read more
New Campaign Contrasting “Innovation vs. Exploitation” Will Launch Seven-Figure TV and Digital Media Buy NEW YORK, NEW YORK – At a massive rally today at City Hall, over a hundred advocates, elected officials, and energized New Yorkers joined forces in support of a new campaign to replace horse carriages in New York City. The coalition … Read more
Rash of more deaths occurred Friday and Saturday at Quarter Horse racetrack Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico – Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA) executive director Marty Irby issued the following statement regarding the injury and probable death of eight more racehorses that occurred this weekend at Ruidoso Downs. These eight likely deaths come on the heels of … Read more
Last week I travelled to Romania, on behalf of the Center for a Humane Economy, to meet the extraordinary volunteers and staff working daily to help animals survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was an astounding and sad experience – astounding to watch the bravery of the people and so very sad to observe … Read more