Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Independence Day approaches, Animal Wellness Action is calling on Americans to recognize the risks fireworks pose to companion animals and wildlife — and to take simple but critical steps to keep animals safe and calm during holiday celebrations. While fireworks have become synonymous with the Fourth of July, the booming explosions and … Read more
TULSA, Okla. – Animal Wellness Action is calling on federal, state and Cherokee Nation law enforcement authorities to bring criminal charges against the top officials of the Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission (OGC) and a cockfight pit owner following damning video evidence showing their participation in two illegal cockfighting events in McIntosh County in June 2025. Animal Wellness Action also sent … Read more
Government Accountability Office determines that lawmakers can use Congressional Review Act to nullify the ‘Barred Owl Management Strategy’ It’s an arresting image for the modern-day conservation and wildlife protection movements. Soldiers, clad in army fatigues, eyes alert, and clasping AK-47s tethered to shoulder straps, form a protective circle around a highly endangered white rhino grazing … Read more
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud high court’s refusal to undermine landmark animal welfare law, letting ruling in NPPC v. Ross stand WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to accept a petition for certiorari from the Iowa Pork Producers Council, marking the latest — and perhaps final — … Read more
U.S. Senators Duckworth and Booker, seeing momentum, introduce Kangaroo Protection Act to halt any imports or domestic trade in kangaroo parts I’ve alerted you to a drumbeat of announcements from major global athletic wear brands severing ties to the kangaroo-killing industry in Australia. Yet one more announcement may seem dull, or more of the same. … Read more
U.S. Senators join Umbro in saying “no” to the trade in kangaroo parts, aligning with Nike, New Balance, Puma, adidas, and other athletic shoe retailers on their sourcing practices WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action applauded U.S. Senators. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., for introducing the Kangaroo Protection … Read more
By Ted Williams You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: On June 18th, conservation groups urged Judge Donald Molloy of the U.S. District Court for Montana to overturn a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finding that western gray wolves do not merit listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Administrative … Read more
In the Northern Rockies, the war on wolves has spiraled into a state-sanctioned bloodbath. We’re leading the legal charge to restore protections before it’s too late. You can listen to an AI-generated reading of this story here: We consider it our duty to stand in the way of people possessed with hatred in their hearts … Read more
Blount County, AL — Federal, state, and local law enforcement raided a cockfighting pit on Saturday night where staged fights were in progress and rounded up 75 individuals in Blount County, Ala., including citizens illegally in the country and who were part of a cockfighting syndicate in the Yellowhammer State. Animal Wellness Action provided intelligence on … Read more
IBERIA PARISH, La. — A former Jeanerette police chief has charged with cock fighting in Beauregard Parish, according to Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office. Dusty Vallot, 39, of Lafayette, was arrested and charged with cockfighting and aggravated cruelty to animals, deputies said. There have been multiple cockfighting busts in Louisiana recently, underscoring the widespread underground animal fighting network … Read more