There are so many reasons to oppose the legislative scheme by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) to goad Congress into repealing the two most important state farm animal welfare laws in the nation — Prop 12 in California and Question 3 in Massachusetts. These policies restrict extreme confinement in the two states and also … Read more
Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar has introduced legislation in Congress to forbid shooting bears with their heads in trash cans on our federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C. — As bear hunting seasons open in Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, Animal Wellness Action strongly criticizes the states for permitting the unsporting, unsafe, and reckless practice of bear baiting — where … Read more
The federal government is contracting with USDA’s notorious and ruthless Wildlife Services’ program to orchestrate mass owl killing We’ve been working as fast and as hard as we can to stop the federal government’s plan to kill barred owls in California, Oregon, and Washington. But this week, we’ve learned two things: 1) as our legal team just … Read more
OKLAHOMA CITY– Animal Wellness Action announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person seen dragging a snapping turtle along a sidewalk in Oklahoma City on Aug. 25. After a video surfaced showing a man dragging a snapping turtle near the intersection of Southwest 25th Street and Western Avenue, the Oklahoma City … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Noting that cockfighting remains a pervasive form of organized criminal activity tied to gambling, narcotics, and weapons offenses, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today commended the Virginia Beach Police Department for executing a significant enforcement action that resulted in the seizure of 213 birds suspected of being bred … Read more
Press Release Bill Comes in Wake of Greyhound Track Closures Around the nation, Bans in 44 States, and Startling Reports of On-Track Injuries WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and GREY2K USA Worldwide applauded Reps. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., Randy Fine, R-Fla., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Don Davis, D-N.C., for introducing bipartisan legislation to phase out … Read more
Cruelty to a wolf may, in the end, get no pass Nearly eighteen months ago, we learned of an act of cruelty so outside the bounds of acceptable human behavior that it shook me to the core and shocked tens of millions of other Americans in the same way. A man named Cody Roberts chased … Read more
SUBLETTE COUNTY, WY — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today praised the Sublette County grand jury for indicting Cody Roberts on charges of animal cruelty for his barbaric and gleeful abuse of a young wolf in 2024. The indictment is the first key step toward the delivery of justice in this matter, … Read more
House and Senate may take up a resolution in September to scuttle a billion-dollar plan to kill half a million North American forest owls The handful of federal wildlife managers who proposed killing long-protected forest owls, year after year and for decades to come, cannot be surprised to learn that more than 400 animal welfare, … Read more
FRANKLIN, Texas — Animal Wellness Action just announced it is doubling its reward to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator responsible for a barbaric act of animal cruelty in Robertson County, Texas. The decision comes after receiving and reviewing disturbing photographs of the dog’s catastrophic injuries, which have heightened outrage among advocates … Read more