Most states adopted anti-cruelty statutes in the 19th century. Now knee-deep into the 21st century, the federal government still has no anti-cruelty statute. But yesterday the U.S. House took an unhesitating step toward remedying this gross deficiency in our legal framework by passing H.R. 724, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act. Sponsored by Reps. … Read more
Senate passed PACT in prior Congresses, so Animal Wellness and law enforcement agencies optimistic about enactment WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, H.R. 724, by a voice vote. The measure would establish a federal anti-cruelty statute, filling a hole in our legal framework … Read more
The animal protection movement is likely to soon finish off greyhound racing. A decisive step toward that goal occurred last week when Delaware North announced that its Southland Casino Racing facility in Arkansas will cease live dog races by the end of 2022. It is exceedingly difficult and rare to close out any major animal-use … Read more
U.S. Department of Justice Argues that Cockfighting is Unambiguously Outlawed in all Five U.S. Territories Washington, D.C. — Top officials at Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation urged the governors and other top elected leaders of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands to signal to the community … Read more
AWA had been urging Delaware North, the parent company to Southland Casino Racing in Arkansas, to get out of the business of running dogs Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action, a national organization promoting legal standards against cruelty, applauded an announcement made today by key stakeholders that live greyhound racing will end in Arkansas, one … Read more
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — Today, on the heels of the California Horse Racing Board’s decision Tuesday to deny further investigation into the controversial doping scandal related to 2018 Triple Crown Winner, Justify and the Santa Anita Derby, the Animal Wellness Foundation and Animal Wellness Action issued the following statement from Animal Wellness Action executive director Marty … Read more
Signed into law on Saturday by Governor Gavin Newsom and authored by Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, California’s ban on the sale of fur – taking effect in 2023 – is a first in the nation. That means 49 to go. But let’s remember that California is not just any state. It is the fifth-largest economy in the world … Read more
Press Release Animal Wellness team preparing for action upon landing in The Bahamas FREEPORT, BAHAMAS — The Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), in its latest set of actions on disaster response efforts, is providing hay to surviving horses on the island of Grand Bahama. Large animals are often not a central focus of animal disaster response efforts … Read more
Even Foresighted Politicians Face Pushback from State Wildlife Agencies Rigged in Favor of Trophy Hunters and Ranchers Washington Governor Jay Inslee flashed his animal-protection credentials in wading into the ongoing battle over wolf management, signaling to his state Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department), in not so many words, that it’s killing too many wolves … Read more
Wild horses and burros face unprecedented mass removal from our public lands in the West, after a key Senate committee appropriated tens of millions in new monies to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to carry out a plan cooked up by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the Humane Society of the United States … Read more
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