Film Made by Director of Disney’s “Black Beauty,” Along with Rally Led by Top D.C. Lobbyists and Advocates, are the Last Hope for the Onaqui horses Set to be Rounded Up by Helicopter on Sunday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Animal Wellness Action and The Wild Beauty Foundation released a short film produced by Ashley Avis, … Read more
Unproven, Untested Vaccination Program on Mink Farms Will Not Be Feasible or Effective Against an Evolving Virus (Washington, D.C.) — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and other partnering organizations unveiled a 96-page comprehensive scientific report detailing risks posed by mink farms to public health, native wildlife populations, and U.S. ecosystems … Read more
Press Release State Capitol Event Seeks to Prevent the Roundup of Onaqui Herd by Federal Bureau of Land Management SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Today, actress Katherine Heigl, joined by Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, Wild Horse Photo Safaris, the Red Birds Trust, and the Cloud Foundation … Read more
Center for a Humane Economy Releases Scientific Report Revealing How Intensive Mink Farms May Incubate New Virus and Also Threaten Animal Welfare and Wildlife Health (Washington, D.C.) – High-ranking U.S. House lawmakers, led by Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced legislation to ban mink farming, working with Animal Wellness … Read more
Animal Wellness and the Center for a Humane Economy release science-based report on the risks posed by mink farms to public health, native wildlife populations, and ecosystems Today, a remarkable set of U.S. Representatives, led by House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced legislation to ban mink farming in the … Read more
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), Animal Wellness Action (AWA), Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), and National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO) applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C. for introducing the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act, designed to reform and bring accountability and transparency to … Read more
Press Release Ending Transport of Horses Across State and National Lines Will Have the Effect of Banning the Trade, Notes Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, an amendment led by U.S. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and conceived by Animal Wellness Action … Read more
Puerto Rico, Guam political leaders abetting illegal cockfighting A key portion of the Animal Welfare Act (Act) has weathered multiple legal challenges from cockfighters and dogfighters who argued that the federal government lacks the authority to restrict animal fighting. Each of the five amendments to Section 26 of the Act (relating to “animal fighting ventures”) … Read more
Ending Transport of Horses Across State and National Lines Will Have the Effect of Banning the Trade, Notes Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, DC – Today, an amendment led by U.S. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and conceived by Animal Wellness Action to H.R. … Read more
The horror of horse slaughter may figure prominently in the debate over president Joe Biden’s signature legislation to rebuild our American infrastructure, H.R. 3684, which the House takes up this week. When the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee took up the INVEST Act two weeks ago, Animal Wellness Action worked with Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, … Read more