President Biden indicated, in an appearance last week on the YouTube program “Brave Wilderness” that focuses on connecting young people to the great outdoors, that he’s alert to the plight of wolves in the United States. He pledged that he’s deeply connected to animals and the natural world and his Administration may do something to remedy the … Read more
Known by some as Gandalf, Old Man is the elder statesman of the Onaqui herd living in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah. Nearing 30 years, the iconic white stallion with the long, windswept mane and tail has triumphed in countless battles with other stallions for dominance, endured searing hot summers, and survived some … Read more
Effort Follows Interior Secretary’s House Testimony Indicating Helicopter Roundups to Continue Washington, D.C. – Today, a diverse coalition of more than 90 groups and 1,100 individuals joined together in a letter calling on President Joe Biden to impose an immediate moratorium on helicopter roundups of the nation’s beleaguered wild horses and burros living on federal lands across … Read more
Salt Lake City, Utah – Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy and actress Katherine Heigl are appealing to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop the mass round-up and removal of perhaps 80 percent of the famed and beloved Onaqui wild horses of western Utah. The Center for … Read more
Press Release Bill Comes in Wake of Track Closures, Investigation Exposing Extreme Cruelty Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and GREY2K USA Worldwide applauded Reps. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Elvira Salazar, R-Fla, Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., for introducing legislation to phase out commercial greyhound racing and simulcasting … Read more
When the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), ASPCA, and Return To Freedom announced their support for the so-called “Path Forward” – in a “deal” with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and other pro-slaugher organizations — they heralded it as a boon for horses. It’s turned out, so far, just as we’ve said: a … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act, H.R. 1448, led by U.S. Reps. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, and Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y. by an overwhelming majority vote. The measure garnered an astounding 317 Members of the House as cosponsors and will now be considered … Read more
Leaders of New Jersey Senate introduce legislation to ban sale of kangaroo parts, while animal welfare groups in EU promote parallel legislation to federal Kangaroo Protection Act Washington, D.C. – Nike has not made any public declarations about its use of kangaroo skins in some athletic shoe models, despite mounting pressure on the company to … Read more
Senators Kean and Weinberg introduce legislation to stop sale of soccer cleats made from kangaroo skins by Nike, Adidas (TRENTON, NJ) – Veteran state senators are seeking to make the Garden State the second state in the nation to ban the trade in kangaroo skins for soccer shoes or cleats, and other purposes. Commercial shooters … Read more
45,000 hunters apply for opportunity to shoot tame bison in national park (Washington, D.C.) – Animal Wellness Action and partner organizations called on Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to halt plans for the National Park Service (NPS) to open up a hunting season in the coming months for bison in the northern part of Grand Canyon … Read more