Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
House can now take up and pass legislation directing FDA to implement the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and start the long-term wind down of inaccurate, expensive, animal testing in drug development WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Republicans and Democrats have united to pass the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, S. 5046. The bill was introduced by Sens. Cory Booker, … Read more
Today, the U.S. Senate passed the FDA Modernization Act 3.0, S. 5046, to compel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to get on with the task of winding down the era of animal testing in drug development and boldly enter the era of screening drugs by methods grounded on human biology. The bill passed the … Read more
Arizona Sheriffs’ Association supports the FIGHT Act to step up enforcement and end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations Pima County, AZ — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Pima County sheriff’s deputies for identifying and immediately busting a large-scale cockfighting operation they discovered when … Read more
Incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Sacramento County, CA — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office for uncovering a large-scale cockfighting ring with 200 fighting … Read more
Press Release Cockfighting deserves more than home detention, owing to cruelty involved and inherent threats to nearby communities Louisville, KY — Two national animal welfare groups say a federal judge came up short when he declined to impose any prison time for a cockfighting pit operator in eastern Kentucky. Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C. … Read more
Deputies found 20 people at cockfight, including children Hermiston, OR — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, today applauded deputies from the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office for arresting a man allegedly connected to a cockfighting ring in Hermiston. “We applaud Umatilla County Sheriff’s deputies who disrupted this barbaric and criminal cockfighting … Read more
EATS Act likely to be dead on arrival in 119th Congress as voters as voters oust Rep. John Duarte who tried to unwind a voter-approved farm-animal-welfare law in California that the U.S. Supreme Court declared as constitutionally sound Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action declared today that the defeat of U.S. Representative John Duarte, R-Calif., makes the effort … Read more
There’s something wrong with this picture. Or, rather, this video. In 2019, Arkansas cockfighter John Slavin spoke freely on camera to two hosts from BNTV, a Philippines-based cockfighting network, at his farm near the Oklahoma border in western Arkansas about the prowess of his fighting birds. “We got sold out last year,” clarifying that his … Read more
Press Release These cockfighting operators have hatched a plan to try to decriminalize cockfighting in Arkansas and have lined up legislators to carry their pro-cockfighting legislation Little Rock, AR — Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and its partner organizations released a damning investigation that reveals that illegal cockfighting is rampant in Arkansas, documenting that a … Read more
Trump plan to cut spending can unlock scientific potential and make drug development safer, better The intent of the new administration to create the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and reduce federal spending by more than a trillion dollars is an eye-catching goal. While it is not the first time that a new administration has … Read more