The fate of these raptors hangs not just on the actions of 100 U.S. senators, but the constituents who make their voices heard If Congress does not put the kibosh on the scheme to kill nearly half a million North American barred owls — purportedly to ease competition between them and spotted owls, who are … Read more
How online rodent-killer sales are killing America’s wildlife by Ted Williams Dr. Maureen Murray of Tufts Wildlife Clinic in North Grafton, Massachusetts, was trying and failing to maintain a clinical countenance. She was clicking through X-rays from necropsies she’d done on raptors killed by second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs), and the images were depressing both of … Read more
New investigative report ties rural cockfighting empire to felons and international crime rings WASHINGTON, D.C. — A blistering new report released today by Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) exposes a vast criminal enterprise spanning from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Dallas, Texas, centered around cockfighting but bound together with illegal gambling, narcotics trafficking, … Read more
Court affirms legality of landmark farm animal protection law modeled on California’s Proposition 12 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applaud the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for upholding the dismissal of Triumph Foods’ challenge to Massachusetts’ Question 3, a voter-approved law that prohibits the … Read more
Heather King has an extraordinary bond and a special understanding of owls. It is a derivative of her immersion in owl societies I’ve made a public case that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plan to orchestrate the killing of 450,000+ North American barred owls is costly, unworkable, and inhumane, and I am asking Congress … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action today thanked the Maine Prosecutors’ Association and Maine Sheriffs’ Association for endorsing the bipartisan FIGHT Act (Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Animal Trafficking Act, H.R. 3946 / S.1454) — landmark legislation designed to give federal, state, and local authorities the tools they need to dismantle organized dogfighting and cockfighting operations nationwide. In … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy expressed deep sadness over the loss of one of history’s greatest moral voices for animals. Dr. Jane Goodall passed away at age 91 after a lifetime devoted to promoting better understanding of animals. “Jane Goodall taught us first to understand animals,” … Read more
At a time when FDA and NIH are seeking to phase out testing on beagles and other animals, the Ridglan Farm operation is archaic, supplying beagles to laboratories BLUE MOUNDS, Wis. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today commended the Wisconsin State Veterinary Examining Board for unanimously voting to suspend the … Read more
Press Statement EXPERT INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE KENDALL COUNTY, Ill. — Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) commended the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office for executing a major operation that resulted in the recovery of more than 400 fighting birds and the arrest of three individuals in connection with an alleged cockfighting enterprise in Little … Read more
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. — Animal Wellness Action, along with the Center for a Humane Economy, today applauds the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office and its partners for successfully dismantling a criminal cockfighting operation in Piñon Hills, seizing dozens of birds, weapons, and other evidence of illegal activity. This enforcement action underscores the continuing commitment of … Read more