Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Legislation is critical and timely as federal lawmakers work on legislation to ban any slaughter of American horses anywhere in North America Albany, NY — Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation applauded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for signing into law S2163B/A06109, a bill to ban horse slaughter in New York. The … Read more
Press Release Rules Committee denies a vote on ADD SOY Act even though leaders of Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus Were Leaders of Bipartisan Amendment. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and Switch4Good criticized the House Rules Committee for denying consideration … Read more
Vicious Cockfighting Crimes Produce Fines Equivalent to a Parking Ticket Mobile, AL — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) applauded Mobile County Sheriff’s Office for busting a cockfighting derby in Grand Bay last week, where authorities reported stadium seating, a pit for fighting, and even concessions. But the perpetrators of this crime got the equivalent of a … Read more
Press Release Footwear Giant Called Out for Cruelly Killing Native Wildlife (Sydney, Australia)— Animal activists throughout the world joined forces over the weekend, disrupting Adidas stores and alerting customers to the corporation’s involvement in the largest mass slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world — on kangaroos. Led by the Animal Justice Party and as … Read more
Press Release Center For A Humane Economy Helping Lead U.S. Actions Because Adidas Is An Outlier In Still Sourcing Kangaroo Parts For Soccer Cleats Sydney, Australia — Animal advocates, including the Center for a Humane Economy, are taking to the streets in a global day of protest against Adidas over its financing of the largest … Read more
Press Release CARGO Act Would Halt Flow of Americans’ Tax Dollars to Fund Unaccountable, Often Illegal Animal Tests in Foreign Labs. Washington, D.C. — Animal welfare groups have called on Congress to pass the CARGO Act, a new bill that would redirect funds from unaccountable, often illegal animal tests in foreign labs to human-relevant nonanimal … Read more
Biden Administration can speak with one voice to ban insidious explosive devices that kill indiscriminately Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action lauded the Department of the Interior for its move to ban the use of M-44 “cyanide bombs” on Bureau of Land Management lands but questioned why the U.S. Department of Agriculture is still deploying them anywhere … Read more
Press Release Football legend is latest public figure in Oklahoma to express concerns about the governor’s embrace of a cockfighting group whose members are engaging in ongoing criminal activities. Oklahoma City, OK — Former University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys head coach Barry Switzer has weighed in on the cockfighting scandal in Oklahoma. The legendary football … Read more
U.S. Senators, in a letter, reminded the FDA Commissioner of his duty to apply new federal law in drug development and embrace 21st-century human-based biological tests “FDA’s regulations related to animal testing no longer fully conform to applicable law,” wrote five Republicans and four Democrats in the U.S. Senate in a letter to FDA Commissioner … Read more
This operation, like all dog fighting operations, produces unthinkable cruelty and other criminal activities Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud the Muskegon Heights Police Department following the recent arrests made in connection to a dogfighting ring in Muskegon County in Michigan. The Muskegon Heights Police Department, along … Read more