Seven Arrested; More Than 30 Live Birds Seized in Connecticut Illegal Animal-Fighting Bust WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, a native of New Haven and now president of Animal Wellness Action, today praised the West Haven Police Department for swiftly dismantling an illegal cockfighting operation over the weekend, calling the incident a stark reminder that animal-fighting trafficking networks … Read more
45 Arrested in Newton County’s “Operation Pitbull” – Cash, Narcotics, and Firearms Seized AUSTIN, Texas — Animal Wellness Action today applauded the collaborative work of law enforcement authorities in Newton County, Texas for dismantling a large-scale dog-fighting operation in Newton County, calling the raid one of the most consequential dog-fighting enforcement actions in the state in … Read more
Along with the new leaders of our public health agencies, we’ve been calling for a wind-down of testing on primates and dogs Last week, something extraordinary happened within the bowels of a key life sciences agency of the federal government. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has directed its scientists to end all … Read more
More than 100 species are victims of plumbism, as are hunting families WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Lead Endangers Animals Daily (LEAD) Act, H.R. 6268, to direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to phase out lead ammunition and lead fishing tackle on the country’s 573 National Wildlife Refuges. … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and its sister organization urging NIH and FDA to follow with a phaseout of the National Primate Research Centers WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today praised the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) directive to phase out invasive monkey testing and research, celebrating … Read more
Passage of this bill breaks an 80-year-long “cow’s milk mandate” in the National School Lunch Program and takes a step toward fixing a broken, wasteful program WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate today unanimously passed an amended version of S. 222, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, that reinstates whole and 2% milk into school lunches … Read more
Are prairie dogs endangered? Prairie dogs are not federally listed as endangered, but their numbers have collapsed across the West. More than 95% of black-tailed prairie dogs — the most widespread of the five species—have been eliminated by habitat loss, poisoning campaigns, recreational shooting, and sylvatic plague. In 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service … Read more
How myths, politics, and poisons like Rozol are pushing prairie dogs — and the wildlife that depend on them — toward collapse. by Ted Williams I have spent decades trying to understand America’s war on prairie dogs, a keystone species whose colonies support more than 150 other animals on the Great Plains. Varminters, who call themselves “hunters,” shoot … Read more
Reps. Simon, Costa, and McGovern lead a letter signed by 182 Democrats declaring the SOB Act a threat to family farmers and a welcome mat for foreign-owned factory farms WASHINGTON, D.C. — In defense of states’ rights, American agricultural sovereignty, and animal welfare, 182 Democrats in the U.S. House sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman … Read more
COOLIDGE, Ariz. — Animal Wellness Action today praised the Pinal County Attorney’s Office and its partners for securing 80 felony and misdemeanor indictments against two men charged in a widespread cockfighting operation uncovered by the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement (GIITE). A Grand Jury indicted 60-year-old Samuel Felix and 61-year-old Gerald … Read more