Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
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
Saying it promotes animal cruelty, the social media giant takes down Governor’s statement from Animal Wellness Action channel, denies appeal. Oklahoma City, OK — YouTube has removed a video of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt because it violates the company’s community guidelines by promoting cruelty to animals. In a tribute video to cockfighters, Governor Stitt apologizes … Read more
Press Release Proper implementation of unanimously adopted law impossible without adjusting FDA regulations Washington, D.C. – Five Republicans and four Democrats in the U.S. Senate urged FDA Commissioner Robert Califf to revise its animal testing regulations so that the agency follows the dictates of an enormously popular new law to reduce animal testing. Congress enacted the … Read more
Press Release Stitt sent a videotaped message to cockfighters at a fundraising rally this past weekend in McAlester, as the illicit cockfight season is set to resume next week and the Legislature may re-examine pro-cockfighting legislation in the new year. Oklahoma City, OK — Former Governor Frank Keating, former Attorney General Drew Edmondson, and leaders of … Read more
Addition of state director upgrades animal welfare advocacy and capacity in Ohio Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy announce the hiring of Rachel Stupek as Ohio State Director. Animal Wellness Action focuses on passing state and federal legislation to better protect animals, while the Center for a Humane Economy urges corporations to include animal welfare … Read more
Animal Welfare Groups Tell Minnesota DNR About the Mountain of Evidence About Zoonotic Disease Threats as the Agency Examines Mink Farm Threats Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy said that “the scientific jury has reached a verdict, and it is that overcrowded, highly stressed mink kept on factory farms … Read more
Cockfighting is a known super-spreader of avian diseases, threatening human health and state’s poultry industry Washington, D.C. — Cockfighters are set to start the new cockfighting season around Thanksgiving, according to intelligence gathered by Animal Wellness Action, and that illegal criminal activity coincides with the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) throughout the United … Read more
The group has investigated illegal cockfighting in the state and found countless operations clustered in the northern part of the state where latest HPAI outbreak occurred Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy warned federal and state authorities about the potential of backyard cockfighting operations to dramatically spread Highly Pathogenic … Read more
New cast of pork companies replay losing arguments in U.S. District Court that U.S. Supreme Court already rejected in May 2023. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are responding to news that pork processors have once again asked a federal court to strike down Question 3 — a Massachusetts … Read more
Press Release Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are outraged by news that seven wild horses rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management from central Nevada ended up dead on Monday after the trailer hauling them crashed along the way to a Utah holding pen, according to … Read more