Legislation Would Also Renew Ban on Horse Slaughter in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the Washington-based non-profit political advocacy group that worked diligently to pass the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act through the U.S. House in 2019, applauded U.S. House Appropriations leaders for their inclusion of … Read more
Mace has quickly become one of the top Members of Congress on mainstream animal welfare issues since elected CHARLESTON, S.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, a Washington, D.C. non-profit focused on passing legislation to better protect animals across the country, formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. for Congress in the Republican primary against Katie … Read more
Changes will further mission to better the treatment of animals in Congress, state legislatures, and business Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy have announced three key hires. New to the organizations are Natalie Ahwesh, director of grass roots advocacy; Julie Marshall, national communications coordinator and Colorado state director; and … Read more
FDA Modernization Act rider will spare animals, drive down drug prices, and produce safer treatments and cures WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a legislative action that has the potential in the coming years to prevent the use of millions of animals and to deliver safer, more effective drugs to countless patients in need of treatments, the U.S. House … Read more
By Kate Schultz Senior Attorney, Animal Wellness Action Ever since the people of the state of California passed Proposition 12 in 2018 by an overwhelming margin, the commercial pork industry has been trying to undo this clear expression of voter will through legal maneuvering. Prop 12 bans the sale in California of pork and eggs from … Read more
By Marty Irby Executive Director, Animal Wellness Action and Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Communications, Center for a Humane Economy Following Animal Wellness Action’s successful campaign to prevent notorious horse trainer Bob Baffert — the only trainer to win the Triple Crown in Thoroughbred racing in 42 years —from running horses and competing in … Read more
By Kate Schultz Senior Attorney, Animal Wellness Action The commercial kangaroo industry in Australia is the largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals in the world The Australian government says that the industry is regulated, but real enforcement of humane killing practices is sparse, and compliance reviews have more to do with checking the completion of … Read more
By Tamara Drake Director of Research and Regulatory Policy, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy The beginning of the end to animal testing for new drugs is within our grasp. With a remarkable assist from PETA and a long-term investigation of a contract-breeding facility, the U.S. Department of Justice deserves our … Read more
Let’s Give Law Enforcement What it Needs to Ferret Out Would-be Killers By Josh Marquis Director of Legal Affairs, Animal Wellness Action Mass shootings last month in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, have claimed nearly three dozen lives and left our nation struggling for solutions. The causes of these crimes are as multi-dimensional as … Read more
Press Release Agency Modifies “Temporary Suspension” After Barring Imports Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is relaxing its strict ban on imports of dogs from more than 100 countries after the agency has faced rightful and withering criticism from animal welfare groups, U.S. foreign and uniformed services, lawmakers from both parties, … Read more