Press Release Animal Advocates Should Vote “No” on Amendment 4 Walton County, FL – Leading animal welfare groups urged a “No” vote on Amendment 4 on this year’s ballot, charging that the measure would make it all but impossible to pass statewide ballot measures by amending the state constitution to require two votes in two … Read more
Two years ago in November, voters in California approved a ballot measure to ban the sale of animal products that come from pigs, laying hens, and veal calves kept in cages or crates barely larger than their bodies. In Florida, the hub of the national greyhound racing industry, citizens voted to shut down the state’s … Read more
Press Release Hidden ingredient of stem cell measure is reliance on animal testing and sidestepping of more innovative, science-based alternatives Los Angeles, CA — The Los Angeles-based Animal Wellness Foundation, Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and PawPAC are urging all California to vote “No” vote on Proposition 14 as a massive expense … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy called on the Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a plan and execute a national buy-out of U.S. mink farmers, after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks among the small mammals in the two largest … Read more
The race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, with the runners sent down the wrong path by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) archaic animal-testing regulatory requirements, is putting wild animals through a sort of meat grinder in our laboratories. Researchers may kill upwards of 500,000 sharks for a single moon-shot vaccine, while hundreds of other … Read more
Guam-Based Federal Judge Rules the United States Has Properly Exercised Its Authority to Ban Animal Fighting Yesterday, a United States District Court judge on Guam swatted away a legal challenge to the national prohibition on dogfighting and cockfighting, just 10 months after this new provision became the law of the land. That amendment to the … Read more
Lawmaker is one of the top animal welfare advocates in Congress, with a perfect voting record WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Animal Wellness Action announced its endorsement of U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-PA-1st, because of his outstanding advocacy on animal welfare issues, including his efforts to crack down on puppy mills and the abuse of big … Read more
Ruling Upholds the Authority of the United States to Outlaw Animal Fighting in U.S. Territories and in the States HAGÅTÑA, GUAM — The United States District Court for the District of Guam today turned aside a legal challenge to a 2018 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 that made illegal the practice of pitting animals against … Read more
Press Release Campaign calls for enforcement of laws against cockfighting and live-lure training, urges new state policy against private ownership of dangerous exotic wildlife Oklahoma City, OK — Cruelty Isn’t OK, a statewide campaign to end the abuse of captive big cats, illegal cockfighting, and live-lure greyhound training, was launched today by a coalition of key … Read more
Legislation Mirrors McConnell Introduced Bill in the U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. — Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1754, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, led by U.S. Reps. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Andy Barr, R-Ky. by a voice vote. H.R. 1754 mirrors legislation recently introduced by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., … Read more