Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Organization calls for stronger laws to deter animal fighting and alleviate the burden on law enforcement Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement in response to news that six men were arraigned and charged with multiple violations of the Animal Welfare Act in the U.S. … Read more
The technocrats and scientists at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seem apathetic about the suffering of beagles, primates, and other animals used in drug testing experiments. The FDA was created to protect the public from dangerous drugs getting onto pharmacy shelves, but its leadership today exhibits such ossified thinking that it’s undermining that mission … Read more
Douglas Moorfield Jr. was found with scarred dogs, execution tools, blood-stained carpets from decades-old fighting ring. (Washington, D.C.) – Leaders of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the federal government for charging and securing a guilty plea from former Pentagon official and Department of Defense senior communications staffer Frederick Douglass … Read more
After nearly 60 dogs found in suspected large-scale operation, new laws needed to deal with the epidemic of dogfighting and cockfighting Tyler, TX — Animal welfare groups renewed their urgent appeal to Congress to pass the FIGHT Act after dozens of dogs were found in an alleged dogfighting operation, with many of them injured or … Read more
The defiant FDA is harming animals and delaying safer, more effective, more affordable new drugs from reaching patients. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation applauded Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., Rand Paul, R-Ky., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Angus King, I-Maine, John Kennedy, R-La., Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., … Read more
Bipartisan group of lawmakers address a sadistic form of cruelty to wildlife thrust into the spotlight by Wyoming rancher and trophy hunter Cody Roberts Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the introduction of new legislation to ban the use of motorized vehicles — mainly by use of … Read more
PRESS RELEASE Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum and an actor and a scientist of legendary repute endorse ballot measure to stop cruel killing of native cats for their heads and beautiful coats Grand Lake, CO — Native wild cats picked up support from two Colorado politicians known to occupy opposite ends of … Read more
Press Release Scientists say mountain lions self-regulate and benefit deer and elk by cleansing populations of Chronic Wasting Disease Grand Lake, CO — “Mountain lion trophy hunting is unnecessary to manage stable mountain lion populations,” noted 20 wildlife scientists in an open letter to Colorado voters set to decide Proposition 127 in the coming weeks. … Read more
Malicious acts of cruelty often an indicator that other acts of mass violence are in the waiting. Prunedale, CA — Animal advocates reacted with a blend of grief and outrage after learning of the details of a mass shooting in Northern California that left 81 animals dead, warning authorities to treat the outburst of violence … Read more
Killing beautiful animals for fur was, since dawn of Homo sapiens, a matter of animal sacrifice for human warmth. Fur-wearing, you could say, was coldly utilitarian. Over the last few centuries, the fur industry procured its commodity by killing free-roaming wild animals with deadly and indiscriminate body-gripping traps. Within the last century, it added to … Read more