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
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 million Animal 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 … 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
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