Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Bill Would Halt the Trade in Bear Gallbladders, Paws and Bile, Align Vermont’s Wildlife Trafficking Policies with More than 40 Other States Montpelier, VT — Animal Wellness Action celebrated the successful passage of a provision in State Bill S.301 to prohibit the sale of bear bile and other internal organs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine … Read more
Press Release Massive pigeon shoot an orgy of killing condemned by animal welfare groups and hunters alike. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) have gleaned news from an informant of a massive planned live pigeon shoot in Georgia and are calling on the organizers to shut down the … Read more
STATEMENT FOR PRESS Acting on a tip from SHARK, KSP responded and made arrests, marking their latest action to enforce the state’s anti-cruelty law Louisville, KY — Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) are applauding the work of Kentucky State Police for their fast action in charging 14 men with animal … Read more
More intelligence on Cody Roberts’ savagery may help in prompting filing of animal cruelty charges by Sublette County Attorney’s Office Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action have doubled their reward — now totaling $30,000 — for information that leads to the arrest, conviction, and sentencing of Cody Roberts … Read more
Washington, D.C. — On April 30, the U.S. House of Representatives very narrowly passed H.R. 764 to eliminate federal protections under the Endangered Species Act for gray wolves across their range in the United States. The bill, led by U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., passed 209-205 (Roll Call #169), with four Democrats favoring it and … Read more
Her vote for animal fighting is one more past indicator of her contempt for animal welfare norms in our society. Washington, D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, offered further reaction to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s recent revelation that two decades ago she shot and … Read more
Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, reacted to news coverage of excerpts from South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s new book, in which she recounts her callous killing of a 14-month-old puppy named Cricket because she went “out of her mind with excitement, chasing all those birds and … Read more
More than 500 agencies and organizations endorse bill to eradicate animal fighting nationwide Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action is pleased to announce that the Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association has joined more than 500 organizations and agencies calling on Congress — with a specific appeal to Minnesota’s U.S. Senators and Representatives — to pass the FIGHT Act to eradicate … Read more
Wild horses within the national park bring ecological services and economic boon to western North Dakota Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy celebrated news that wild horses will not be rounded up and removed from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), according to an announcement made yesterday by U.S. … Read more
Press Release While a single arrest has been made so far, the whole cast of characters must be apprehended to deter rampant cockfighting in the Sooner State. Carter County, OK — Acting on a tip from Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) and Animal Wellness Action — with personnel on the scene of the crime … Read more