Raleigh, NC — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) announced a $5,000 reward for information resulting in successful prosecution of any individual for violating state or federal law (7 U.S.C. § 2156) against animal fighting. The announcement follows an extensive cockfighting investigation released last month by the organizations that revealed widespread trafficking … Read more
Film to shine line on midnight massacre of two million animals for soccer cleats Hollywood — An innovative and disturbing short film by Hollywood producer Gavin Polone and director Derek Ambrosi, set for release February 4th, exposes the hidden truth behind Nike soccer shoes made from kangaroo skins, according to the Center for a Humane Economy. … Read more
America was built on the backs of horses and in the coming weeks U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) plan to re-introduce the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act that would end the slaughter of American horses. The measure would prevent horse slaughter plants from operating in the U.S. and stop the … Read more
There’s been progress against animal cruelty in Guam and Puerto Rico, but there are still troubling actions by some political leaders in both U.S. territories. It’s past due for them, including Puerto Rico’s newly elected governor, to show leadership and make it plain that illegal animal fighting must stop on the islands. Earlier this month, … Read more
Animals are at the center of agriculture, yet their welfare is typically given lip service by this massive bureaucracy In selecting Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary, Biden has turned to an experienced hand to run the $135 billion agency. The former Iowa Governor served for all eight years in that role for the Obama-Biden team … Read more
Madison, Wis. — Today, Scott Edwards, general counsel of Animal Wellness Action, issued the following statement in response to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board narrowly rejecting an unprecedented and reckless February trophy hunt and commercial trapping season for wolves. The effort was mounted by Republican state lawmakers in response to a November 3rd Trump Administration action removing … Read more
January delivered the transfer of power to a new President, but also a re-set on Capitol Hill with the swearing-in of the 117th Congress. Among 534 lawmakers on Capitol Hill — with a few to depart to serve in the Biden Administration — there are 69 freshmen U.S. Representatives and eight newly elected or appointed U.S. … Read more
Animal Wellness Action Leaders React to U.S. District Court Order Directing Seizure of Tiger Cubs from Jeff Lowe’s Unlicensed “Tiger King Park” in Thackerville, Okla. Oklahoma City, OK — Last night, U.S. District Court Judge F. Heil III, based in the Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued a devastating decision in favor of the United States and … Read more
Oklahoma City – Today, U.S. law enforcement agents, led by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seized dozens of animals from Jeff Lowe and his Thackerville menagerie today, all but closing out the plans of Mr. Lowe to resume public exhibition of the animals in Oklahoma after he took control of them in the wake … Read more
Court Ruling Recognizes Animal Wellness Action and Invokes Language and Facts from our Pleadings in the Case It’s just about the end of the line for America’s cockfighting industry in the states and territories. Yesterday, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the constitutionality of the federal law … Read more