Driven by ideology rather than genuine economic concerns, the National Pork Producers Council is increasingly isolated in its quest to overturn state farm animal welfare laws The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is seeing massive defections within its ranks on its 15-year campaign to overturn Prop 12 and other state farm animal welfare laws. Drubbed … Read more
And Northern Rockies states also in denial about their cruel policies to wolves Cody Roberts has been arraigned in a Wyoming state court on a felony charge of animal cruelty for his horrific abuse of a young female wolf in early 2024. It’s about time. And it’s no surprise he’s pleading not guilty. The man … Read more
Leading animal welfare groups ask lawmakers to restore original design of the legislation and to help dogs get out of labs after they’ve been used in tests MADISON, Wis. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Dane4Dogs, and allied organizations are calling on members of the Wisconsin Legislature to reject or remove the harmful Senate Amendment … Read more
“Penelope: The World of Each Other,” Compass Rose Publishing By Paul BochnerRelease Date: October 28, 2025 Review by Wayne Pacelle If you love animals, you’re neither unusual nor eccentric. You’re in good company — firmly in the mainstream of social behavior and thought. Human beings need others for emotional well-being. Animals, as it turns out, … Read more
Press Release Association representing all 77 sheriffs says it’s time to eradicate cockfighting in Oklahoma and has urged Oklahoma federal lawmakers to help pass FIGHT Act TULSA — Declaring that the FIGHT Act “provides urgently needed tools to combat the widespread and highly organized animal fighting that continues to threaten public safety, law and order, and … Read more
Animal protection groups say the platform is flouting federal law by hosting sales of deadly gaffs and knives used in illegal animal fights. By the Editors The online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) is facing accusations from leading animal welfare groups that it is facilitating the illegal sale of cockfighting weapons, including razor-sharp gaffs and knives … Read more
Ridglan Farms’ abuses highlight yet one more example that beagle procurement leads to inhumane treatment, poor testing results Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Rise for Animals, and other advocacy groups are urging the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. … Read more
If we give up now, there’ll be no stopping the timber industry and federal bureaucrats from attacks on forest owls and old-growth forests Senate Democrats voted last week not only to kill a half a million North American barred owls, but also to give Trump’s Department of the Interior the green light to start taking … Read more
SPENCER COUNTY — Animal Wellness Action today announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing of a dog in Spencer County, Indiana. The case, under investigation by the Spencer County Sheriff’s Office, involves a Doberman pinscher found tied to a pipeline marker and shot in … Read more
The action is one more reverberation from the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 There’s some major movement on the front end of the trade in dogs for use in laboratories. Ridglan Farms, the nation’s second-largest supplier of beagles for laboratory experiments, has agreed to surrender its license to breed and sell dogs for experimentation. This comes … Read more