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Press Release Rules are a ‘de facto’ ban, cruelly dividing humans from their beloved pets when American pet owners wish to travel home, animal wellness groups say Washington, D.C. — Animal wellness groups say new dog importation rules by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are unjustified and cruel, as eight airlines have responded with … Read more
Voter-approved ballot measure to restrict sales of pork from sows kept in gestation crates remains in effect at all food sales outlets in Massachusetts Boston—Today, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rejected claims from a Missouri-based factory farming corporation that Question 3, a 2016 voter-approved law that prohibited statewide the sale … Read more
Colorado District Attorneys’ Association has swung behind a national bill, called the FIGHT Act, to provide more tools for law enforcement to crack down on animal-fighting crimes. Denver—The weekend arrest of an Adams County man on cockfighting-related charges underscores the persistence of cockfighting and highlights the need for robust enforcement and perfection of federal and … Read more
Three-time U.S. Olympian Kendrick Farris connected with Louisiana lawmakers Rep. Troy Carter and Sen. John Kennedy, leaders of effort to help millions of lactose-intolerant kids. (Washington D.C.)—Three-time Olympic weightlifter Kendrick Farris came to Washington D.C. last week to appeal to leaders in both houses of Congress to drop a “milk mandate” in the National School … Read more
Press Release Trophy hunting not only is unnecessary for lion population control but interrupts the beneficial ecological services provided by lions, including cleansing herds of infected elk and deer (Denver)—“There’s no doubt that mountain lion hunting is not needed for broad-scale population control,” said Jim Keen, D.V.M., Ph.D., a former U.S. Department of Agriculture scientist … Read more
Where does it end for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service if it starts to manage competition and social relationships among native species? Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally approved its unprecedented plan to deputize hunters to kill nearly half a million barred owls to reduce social competition with threatened spotted owls. … Read more
Gruesome incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Santa Cruz County, California — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office for uncovering a cockfighting ring with … Read more
Press Release Last-minute amendment to Senate Fiscal Code overturns 30-plus-year ban, threatens local Law autonomy Pittsburgh, PA — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, along with Humane Action Pittsburgh, expressed profound disappointment and outrage over a last-second addition to Pennsylvania’s fiscal code that will undo the state’s long-standing ban on rodeos. … Read more
Press Release Federal government allows ruthless exploitation of wolves, fails to prevent assault Washington, D.C. — Following an earlier Notice of Intent to Sue, a coalition of organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for its refusal to give Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to the gray wolves in … Read more
Fifth Circuit strikes down HISA, countermanding Sixth Circuit conclusions and creating a legal tangle that may require U.S. Supreme Court review. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy reacted with dismay after a federal court struck down a key provision of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), contradicting … Read more