Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Last week, Frederick Moorfield, who was a senior communications officer at the Department of Defense, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for running a dogfighting network in Maryland and Washington, D.C. It was a deeply disturbing revelation that a Pentagon official could be involved in this evil enterprise. Hats off to federal officials … Read more
Recently publicized grant to Hoopa Valley Tribe reveals that the cost of killing more than 450,000 barred owls, including in national parks and roadless areas, will eclipse a billion dollars — or 10 times the annual budget for all federal endangered species recovery programs Seattle, WA — Today the Center for a Humane Economy (“the … Read more
Douglas Moorfield Jr. was found with scarred dogs, execution tools, blood-stained carpets from decades-old fighting ring. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett for handing down an 18-month sentence in federal prison to former Pentagon official and Department of Defense senior communications … Read more
House can now take up and pass legislation directing FDA to implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and start the long-term wind down of inaccurate, expensive, animal testing in drug development WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans and Democrats have united to pass the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, S. 5046. The bill was introduced by Sens. Cory Booker, … Read more
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, S. 5046, to compel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to get on with the task of winding down the era of animal testing in drug development and boldly enter the era of screening drugs by methods grounded on human biology. The bill passed the … Read more
Arizona Sheriffs’ Association supports the FIGHT Act to step up enforcement and end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations Pima County, AZ — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Pima County sheriff’s deputies for identifying and immediately busting a large-scale cockfighting operation they discovered when … Read more
Incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Sacramento County, CA — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office for uncovering a large-scale cockfighting ring with 200 fighting … Read more
Press Release Cockfighting deserves more than home detention, owing to cruelty involved and inherent threats to nearby communities Louisville, KY — Two national animal welfare groups say a federal judge came up short when he declined to impose any prison time for a cockfighting pit operator in eastern Kentucky. Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. … Read more
Deputies found 20 people at cockfight, including children Hermiston, OR — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, today applauded deputies from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for arresting a man allegedly connected to a cockfighting ring in Hermiston. “We applaud Umatilla County Sheriff’s deputies who disrupted this barbaric and criminal cockfighting … Read more
EATS Act likely to be dead on arrival in 119th Congress as voters as voters oust Rep. John Duarte who tried to unwind a voter-approved farm-animal-welfare law in California that the U.S. Supreme Court declared as constitutionally sound Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action declared today that the defeat of U.S. Representative John Duarte, R-Calif., makes the effort … Read more