Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Due to a series of wrong-headed responses by a lax and inflexible federal agriculture agency, the bird flu crisis has become more acute as we approach the three-year mark for the epidemic in the homeland The U.S. bird flu H5N1 epidemic that began in February 2022 continues unabated and approaching a three-year run, with no … Read more
A group of four lawmakers — three Oregon State House Members and one Senator — have asked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The lawmakers’ press release can be seen below, along with a link to the letter from the four rural lawmakers. “Rural, range-state lawmakers are … Read more
Press Release 54 arrests for animal cruelty show Kentucky state police are taking animal fighting, related crimes seriously. Louisville, KY — Leaders of Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), Animal Wellness Action, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded Kentucky State Police for a weekend bust of a cockfight that resulted in the arrests of … Read more
Blocking EATS, banning bear baiting, and Nike and Puma kangaroo-free procurement policies are some top gains for the year Animal Wellness Action and its sister organizations conduct campaigns to help all animals. Whether we’re breathing life into Animal Fighting Is the Pits, Cage-Free Future, In the Stable, Not on the Table, or other campaigns, we … Read more
Sacramento, CA — Following the declaration of a state of emergency over bird flu in California, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action are raising alarms over the public health risks posed by rampant and widespread illegal cockfighting operations, which threaten to spread the disease to California’s enormous commercial poultry flocks and, … Read more
Press Release FIGHT Act now before Congress will strengthen tools for cops and citizens to further clamp down on a crime that too often goes uncharged, unprosecuted. Tulsa, OK — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the Grady County Sheriff’s Office for busting a cockfighting operation and large case of multi-species animal cruelty … Read more
Yet one more mass shooting at a cockfight — the third in Mexico in recent months — underscores violence associated with trafficking of fighting animals, as Congress dithers on the FIGHT Act Washington, D.C. — A handful of lawmakers in Congress blocked final action on the FIGHT Act, and just days after that unfortunate obstructionism, … Read more
Last week, Frederick Moorfield, who was a senior communications officer at the Department of Defense, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for running a dogfighting network in Maryland and Washington, D.C. It was a deeply disturbing revelation that a Pentagon official could be involved in this evil enterprise. Hats off to federal officials … Read more
Recently publicized grant to Hoopa Valley Tribe reveals that the cost of killing more than 450,000 barred owls, including in national parks and roadless areas, will eclipse a billion dollars — or 10 times the annual budget for all federal endangered species recovery programs Seattle, WA — Today the Center for a Humane Economy (“the … Read more
Douglas Moorfield Jr. was found with scarred dogs, execution tools, blood-stained carpets from decades-old fighting ring. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett for handing down an 18-month sentence in federal prison to former Pentagon official and Department of Defense senior communications … Read more