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Incumbents with a long history of animal advocacy have remarkable value in the State House Montpelier, VT — Animal Wellness Action revealed its first suite of endorsements in the Vermont 2024 election. It includes five Vermont legislators with experience serving both Vermont’s people and animals in the State House. “These candidates have not only talked … Read more

Congressman deserves support for being a champion on numerous animal welfare issues. Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Rep. Troy Nehls for re-election in the race for Texas’s 22nd congressional district. The group lauded him for being the … Read more

PRESS RELEASE​ Prop 127 offers real science, while opponents offer meaningless words. Campaign calls out opposition to “Show the Voters Your Science.’ Grand Lake, CO — Three-time Denver Broncos Super Bowl player Mark Jackson, along with southwest Colorado resident and acclaimed actress Daryl Hannah, and three current members and one former chairman of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife … Read more

Congresswoman deserves support for steadfast leadership on numerous animal welfare issues. Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Andrea Salinas for re-election in the race for Oregon’s 6th congressional district. The group lauded her leadership on numerous animal welfare … Read more

Congresswoman is rightly standing in the way of an effort by foreign-owned agricultural giants to gut key animal housing laws that Washington farmers support Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for re-election in the … Read more

PRESS RELEASE​ Grand Lake, CO — Opponents of Prop 127 are revealing their true colors on wildlife management as voters make their decisions on the measure to halt the killing of mountain lions and bobcats for their heads, hides, and beautiful fur coats. It is the proponents of Prop 127 that have an extraordinary array … Read more

PRESS RELEASE​ Campaign finance update shows NRA, political group fund opposition, while The Wild Animal Sanctuary is Prop 127’s largest funder Grand Lake, CO – Today 119 of Colorado’s veterinarians released a public letter to support a ‘YES’ vote on Proposition 127, a state ballot measure to protect mountain lions and bobcats from inhumane hound … Read more

Congresswoman deserves support for steadfast leadership on numerous animal welfare issues. Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán for re-election in the race for California’s 44th congressional district. The group lauded her work as the … Read more

Congressman deserves support for steadfast leadership on numerous animal welfare issues. Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Mike Garcia for re-election in the race for California’s 27th congressional district. The organization has endorsed him in his two prior … Read more

Candidate deserves support for her strong commitment to lead on animal welfare issues. Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Maggie Goodlander in the race for New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district. The group lauded her strong commitment to be … Read more