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Press Release Oklahoma cockfighters lobby lawmakers during the week to decriminalize animal fights, and then participate in their felonious staged animal combat on weekends Tulsa, OK — Today, Animal Wellness Action and SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) released investigative footage of two cockfights that occurred on both sides of the Red River—one in Murray County, … Read more
Kangaroo Protection Act would bar imports of kangaroo parts into the world’s largest economy Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., for this week introducing the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 1992, to ban the sale of kangaroo body parts in the United States. The … Read more
U.S. Representatives Troy Nehls and Sydney Kamlager-Dove lead ideologically diverse group of lawmakers calling on the Interior Department to scuttle plan to kill more than 450,000 barred owls, including in national parks Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Troy E. Nehls, R-Tex., and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., penned a letter with 17 of their House colleagues to … Read more
Kentucky State Police have stepped up their work to combat numerous cockfighting rings, but even more enforcement action required to root out staged fighting Bourbon County, KY — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the Kentucky State Police (KSP) and Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department for its recent raid on an … Read more
Press Release The House is expected to dispense with bills offered by state representative and cockfighting enthusiast J.J. Humphrey this week Oklahoma City, OK — The latest effort to gut the state law establishing strong penalties for the crime of cockfighting was met with another defeat on Tuesday, with the Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee … Read more
Action shows ongoing need for FIGHT Act as response to animal fighting, spread of bird flu EL PASO, Texas — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud El Paso County’s Animal Welfare Unit for its recent raid on an alleged cockfighting operation in El Paso, Texas. Upon arrival at the scene, … Read more
State inaction is the primary reason that the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons (SAW) Act is needed at the federal level CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On the anniversary of the horrific running over of an adolescent female wolf by Cody Roberts in Sublette County, Wyo., Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy asked Wyoming residents … Read more
Ohio law enforcement, humane groups, and agricultural groups want the FIGHT Act to complement local and state efforts to crack down on animal fighting Lorain County, OH — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud The Friendship Animal Protective League (FAPL) for its recent raid on an alleged cockfighting operation in … Read more
Time for lawmakers to demand a vote on broadly popular, bipartisan legislation to end the decades-long era of slaughtering American horses for stew and steak in distant countries Washington, D.C. — A handful of Members of Congress should stop obstructing the passage of legislation to ban exports of live horses from the U.S. to Mexico … Read more
Cruel bloodsport continues despite link to bird flu, calling for passage of national FIGHT Act to stiffen penalties Mays Landing, NJ — A grand jury in Atlantic County indicted 48 individuals Wednesday in connection with an illegal cockfighting operation, in which dozens of injured roosters, and dogs in poor condition were seized. Defendants were charged with … Read more