Press Release Major bust in Granville County may lead to unraveling a larger cockfighting network providing fighting birds to illegal pits throughout North Carolina and trafficking of fighting animals to Mexico and to other far-off outposts Granville County, NC — The cockfighting bust led by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office has produced evidence of involvement … Read more
Franz is a strong, proven leader in managing public lands and is dedicated to wildlife Washington, D.C. —± Animal Wellness Action endorses Democrat Hilary Franz to win her primary election, in her bid to represent the 6th Congressional District in Washington State. Franz is Commissioner of Public Lands for Washington state, and the Democratic primary takes place … Read more
Granville County bust this weekend offers a window into the ongoing lawlessness of illegal animal fighters, who are often tied to other crimes Granville County, NC — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy report that a major cockfighting bust over the weekend with dozens of arrests, 200 roosters removed, buckets of … Read more
Case offers another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say Wausau, WI — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, offered this statement on news that a Wausau man convicted in a cockfighting scheme is now facing federal … Read more
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
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