Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
This operation, like all cockfighting arenas, also included drugs, dead animals Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applaud San Jacinto County Sheriff’s deputies for making 19 arrests after finding about 300 people at a largescale cockfighting operation at a residence in the county. Officers also confiscated 96 roosters seized from … Read more
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to slow walk banning lead ammunition on just two percent of 400+ refuges allowing sport hunting. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation strongly criticized a final rule from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that purports to address the ongoing, mass … Read more
New animal welfare standards in place for “organic seal” in place after more than 20 years of foot-dragging and political interference. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration sided with the National Pork Producers Council to urge the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Proposition 12. The good news is, a majority of justices … Read more
U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Rule After Two Decades of Foot Dragging and Political Interference. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applauded the USDA for releasing its final Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule — a regulatory regimen that for the first time in federal law … Read more
Prime Minister Trudeau recently spoke out against horse slaughter, and American groups and famed American actress ask Biden to speak up, too Washington, D.C. – Actress Katherine Heigl joined Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, along with several leading horse racing organizations in sending a letter to the White House today, … Read more
Germany-based sportwear company can help turn things around by joining competitors in abandoning wildlife slaughter for its products. (Washington, D.C.) – The Center for a Humane Economy called on Adidas—the only remaining athletic shoe seller among the top five global brands to source wildlife skins for soccer cleats—to select an advocate of wildlife protection for … Read more
Press Release Given the staggering number of violations, the state racing board should ‘immediately ban’ trainer Dan Blacker. The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action called on the California Horse Racing Board to immediately ban trainer Dan Blacker after the Los Angeles Times reported he has been cited 527 times for violating … Read more
Animal fighting is a premeditated crime, not a cultural prerogative In recent days, there were two happenings in the Washington, D.C. area that directly touched on the cruel and unacceptable practice of animal fighting. One incident rightly drew headlines, while the other didn’t seem to ruffle a feather. In the matter that became headline news, … Read more
When U.S.-based New Balance informed the Center for a Humane Economy (the Center) days ago that it will phase out kangaroo skins in its supply chain, it was one more big moment in our efforts to protect Australia’s iconic mammals. Since the launch of our Kangaroos Are Not Shoes campaign in 2020, four of the … Read more
Lawmakers say that overturning American elections to benefit foreign-owned pork-producing corporations is not in the national interest Washington, D.C. — In yet one more showing of building opposition to the EATS Act and any of its potential derivatives, 16 Republican House Members sent a letter today to the leaders of the House Committee on Agriculture urging that … Read more