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
The FIGHT Act is one major remedy for rampant animal fighting and the cluster crimes commingled with it. You can listen to this article here: Cockfighting is a multi-billion global crime network, with U.S.-based cockfighters at the center of the whole enterprise, feeding birds to fighting arenas in our homeland and around the world. Mexico … Read more
PRESS RELEASE Measure designed to stop the use of packs of dogs and traps to kill mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx for their heads and their fur. Measure allows lethal control of any nuisance cats when warranted Colorado — Volunteers with Cats Aren’t Trophies, a statewide political committee and coalition seeking to qualify and pass … Read more
There is no way for the Fish and Wildlife Service to prevent in-migration of barred owls from the control area or adjacent areas where the forest owls are established. Washington, D.C. — Key animal welfare groups today charged that the Biden Administration plan to kill upwards of 450,00 barred owls, a species native to North … Read more
We can all celebrate Independence Day without causing terror for animals, humane groups assert Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation are broadening public awareness about the potential hazardous effects of live fireworks displays — even just once a year — on local habitat and … Read more
But groups decry National Park Service, in a final rule, jettisoning other key provisions to reduce the state’s intensive management of bears, wolves on its lands Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded a provision in a final rulemaking action issued last week by the National Park Service … Read more
National Sheriffs’ Association, National District Attorneys Association, American Gaming Association, and United Egg Producers are among nearly 600 endorsers of bipartisan FIGHT Act (Washington D.C.) — The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) this week endorsed federal legislation designed to strengthen enforcement of our nation’s anti-dogfighting and anti-cockfighting laws and to crack down on related offenses. The association, on behalf … Read more
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