Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Animal Wellness Action has been leading the charge to end the scourge of soring since we opened our doors last year, and prior to that, our leadership team worked together in many capacities over the past decade to eradicate soring from the equine world — it’s an issue that continues to command my attention, and … Read more
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Says She’s a Vegan, Condemning Factory Farming Announcing that “we have a responsibility to protect and care for them,” former San Antonio Mayor and U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro announced on his website a wide-ranging and sound platform on animal protection, calling for a national anti-cruelty law, a … Read more
During proceeding that resulted in a preliminary injunction on killing more OPT wolves, attorneys for the state yesterday told a Superior Court judge that there was a lone surviving wolf KING COUNTY — A judicial proceeding yesterday morning before a King County Superior Court Judge produced a temporary injunction to spare a single Old Profanity … Read more
State has now killed 25 wolves in the Colville National Forest on behalf of Diamond M Ranch KING COUNTY — A King County Superior Court Judge granted a preliminary injunction ordering the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to stop killing members of the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) pack Friday, just hours after the state … Read more
Council Passes Resolution 1868 Urging Senators Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn to Cosponsor and #PassthePASTAct The PAST Act, led by U.S. Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Ted Yoho (R-FL), cochairs of the Congressional Veterinary Medicine Caucus, was cosponsored by 308 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, including Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Memphis), and its Senate … Read more
For the first time in American political history, the race for President in its early stages has two serious Democratic candidates – Senator Cory Booker and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard – who are vegan or vegetarian for animal-welfare-related reasons. And more broadly, no prior race has ever had more candidates with stronger records on animal protection … Read more
Department of Fish and Wildlife Officials Have Killed 18 Wolves in the Colville National Forest on Behalf of a Single Rancher KING COUNTY — This morning, two Washington residents, with the support of the Center for a Humane Economy, filed a legal action in Washington Superior Court in King County to stop Washington Department of … Read more
For the last two nights, Democrats debated on a national stage in a crowded, competitive primary that will ultimately produce a challenger to President Donald Trump, with the election just 15 months away. Never before has the U.S. Presidency been infused with more power, guiding the work of millions of federal employees (including the most … Read more
House passage of anti-soring bill a personal and movement milestoneThe House voted 333 to 96 today – a landslide vote – in favor of strengthening the federal law against horse soring. It’s a joyous moment for me and all animal advocates, horse lovers, and other people of conscience. Almost exactly seven years ago, I was … Read more
Measure to Stop Animal Cruelty Builds on Law Led by the Late U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings (D-MD) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act by a vote of 333 to 96. The measure seeks to strengthen the Horse … Read more