Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
STATEMENT FOR PRESS With Two of His Horses Dropping Dead, Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. Should Not Be Allowed to Run Lord Miles in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today urged the management at Churchill Downs to deny a racing slot to Saffie Joseph Jr. because two of his horses — Parents Pride and Chasing Artie — died for unexplained … Read more
Voter-approved anti-gestation crate policies on hold as SCOTUS decision looms on authority of states to restrict pork sales that meet humane and food-safety standards Washington, D.C. – Animal welfare groups and farmers applauded the introduction of the Pigs in Gestation Stalls (PIGS) Act, H.R. 2939, to ban the extreme confinement of mother pigs in gestation crates. That bill … Read more
Animal fighting responsible for viral and violence spillovers in our communities Every cockfight or dogfight ends with animal victims. That’s the point of the staged combat. Dogs tear flesh. Roosters stab with blades and curved ice picks strapped to their legs. But in Hawaii, less than two weeks ago, there was death and mayhem just … Read more
Director of State Affairs named one of ‘the most powerful people in Pennsylvania.’ Harrisburg, PA – Animal Wellness Action is pleased to announce that its Director of State Affairs, Natalie Ahwesh, was named one of “the most powerful people in Pennsylvania” at an April 25 award ceremony held by City & State PA — a … Read more
Breaking Legislative News Modernize Testing Human-Relevant Test Methods Can Improve Drug Development. It’s Time to Use Them. Tamara Drake There’s been a long-simmering debate about alternatives to animal testing one day replacing the use of dogs, primates, rodents, and other animals conscripted into testing and experimentation.The Center for a Humane Economy is now working with … Read more
Animal fighters are trafficking in millions of fighting animals and are involved in illegal gambling, narcotics, money laundering, shootings, and murder Washington, D.C. – Driven by concerns for the barbarism of animal fighting, other criminal behavior comingled with it, and disease threats to poultry posed by transporting fighting roosters, U.S. Reps. Don Bacon, R-Neb., and Andrea … Read more
Press Release Indifference by Two Kentucky State Police Posts Raises Questions About Possible Corruption Louisville — Citing a failure to act on credible information about organized crime and illegal animal fighting enterprises, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), Animal Wellness Action, and 50 other animal welfare organizations called on Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General … Read more
Organization Encourages Cooperation with Federal Law Enforcement, While Also Noting New Legislation to Crack Down on Animal Fighting to be Introduced in Congress Today Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action offered plaudits to the Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office for investigating illegal cockfighting ventures and making arrests in a case within its jurisdiction. Given the complexities in the … Read more
AWA had issued multiple warning about Hawaii being a massive cockfighting hub and one of the top hotspots anywhere in the nation for this crime Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action reacted to the mass shooting at the close of a cockfighting event in Oahu, noting that “it has forecast this very sort of mass shooting … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, Animal Wellness Action reacted with shock and alarm to an administrative commission determination that Guam Department of Agriculture law enforcement officer Ken San Nicolas would be fully reinstated in his position and given backpay even though acknowledging and conceding that he participated in illegal cockfighting. Staging an animal fight is a federal felony, with … Read more