Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Research shows “smart grazing” and non-lethal methods will reduce depredation incidents and allow wolves to live in habitats well suited for them Washington, DC — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action launched an advertising campaign that began yesterday in Washington to protect wolves, with a full-page ad appearing in Sunday’s Seattle … Read more
Many animal advocates know that cattle production is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Methane and other gases from cattle are adding fuel to the warming crisis, threatening the economy and ecology of the planet in ways small and large. There’s also the more specific set of impacts of cattle grazing on … Read more
Agency logged 700,000 comments, but final total may be as high as 1.8 millionAnimal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in opposition to the agency’s March 15th proposed rule to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across most of their range in … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act, H.R. 97 – the first stand-alone animal protection measures to pass the House in the 116th Congress. The legislation would amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to terrorism and … Read more
In 1955, my grandfather, veterinarian Dr. Leonidas Euclid Irby, took a Tennessee Walking Horse named Sunset Sue E. in a trade for a bill owed to him for doctoring a friend’s horses. Had it not been for that particular event I doubt that I’d have ever been born because my father, a Tennessee Walking Horse … Read more
The Golden State is the nation’s first to adopt a ban on toxic and deadly hunting hardware Bullets should not keep killing long after they’ve left the barrel of a firearm. Starting today in California, they won’t. I worked with other advocates on a series of California bills starting more than a decade ago to … Read more
As deaths mount at Santa Anita Racetrack and at other tracks throughout the United States, it is clear that Congress must act to address fundamental problems with the sport. Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and high-profile Republican Senator Martha McSally (R-AZ), have signaled that they want to lead the charge to pass … Read more
This week, the U.S. House passed a multi-agency spending bill, including the Agriculture, Interior, Justice, and Veterans Affairs departments. At Animal Wellness Action, we worked on a wide range of issues across the agencies that affect animals. We had some great outcomes, but now it’s time to pivot to the U.S. Senate where we need … Read more
House approves Interior and Agriculture spending bills free of anti-animal riders, bars U.S. horse slaughter plants from operating, and directs USDA to restore inspection and animal welfare violation notices on searchable database Washington, D.C. — The passage of a multi-agency spending bill that includes funding for the Agriculture, Interior, and Justice departments improved substantially after lawmakers … Read more
Animal Wellness Launches Ad Campaign Urging President Trump to Direct the Interior Dept. Not to Strip Federal Protections for Wolves WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy released a full-page ad in today’s print edition of The New York Times, calling on President Trump … Read more