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Press Release Louisville, KY — Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) publicly endorsed SB 243, by Sen. Greg Elkins, R-Winchester, to make cockfighting a felony in Kentucky. “In addition to playing host to an extraordinary number of fighting arenas, Kentucky is at the center of the American and global cockfighting industry, with major … Read more
Animal welfare group urges voters in House District 94 to vote for ‘anyone but long-time dogfighting enthusiast Stoney Greene in the March 5th primary. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today urged Republican primary voters in North Carolina House District 94 to reject Wilkes County Commissioner Stoney Greene in his quest for that seat because of … Read more
HB 3136 fails to get a hearing in its first House Committee, killing that bill. Two bills that carried over from 2023 are stalled in the Senate. Oklahoma City, OK – The latest legislative measure to unwind the state law making cockfighting a felony died an early death, with its first key committee not taking up … Read more
Key lawmakers from both parties seek to build on FDA Modernization Act with 3.0 version to accelerate movement toward 21st-century human-biology-based testing methods. We will never forget the plight of the beagles mistreated by Envigo. It didn’t take an eagle eye or beagle nose to sniff out abuses at the Virginia-based dog breeding facility. After … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation thanked leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee for hearing testimony on “Legislative Proposals to Support Patients with Rare Diseases”, which included H.R. 7248, the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (H.R. 7248). Animal wellness groups submitted testimony for the hearing, further articulating the … Read more
Millions of hunters have already switched to copper, steel, and non-toxic metals for ammunition. Washington D.C. — Today, U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., introduced legislation to phase out the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. The legislation will reduce needless, incidental poisoning of millions of wild animals by lead … Read more
Press Release SHARK, Animal Wellness Action demand authorities act against staged shoots — this one featuring 15,000 imported, domesticated pigeons to be shot in competition in an orgy of killing. Okeechobee, Fla. — According to sources, there were about 15,000 pigeons shot at a “Swamp Shoot-Out” at the Quail Creek Hunting Ranch in Okeechobee, Fla., … Read more
78 fighting dogs rescued, indicating urgent need for federal law Washington D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauds the U.S. Department of Justice in its indictments this week of 14 men from Georgia, Florida and Alabama for participating in dogfighting. These arrests are the result … Read more
Our nation’s biggest border state is an extraordinary hotspot for cockfighting, illegal movement of fighting animals over the Mexico-Texas boundary Austin, TX — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office for seizing 35 roosters from what appears to have … Read more
Citizen report led to animal seizures; another indicator of the need for federal law Harris County, Texas — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office and the Houston SPCA for seizing more than 115 roosters and hens from … Read more