Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
A Q&A with Jewel Johnson of Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig’s Roost Cockfighting is cruelty in its purest form. Cockfighters strap knives or gaffs (curved, razor-sharp picks) to birds’ legs, place them in a pit, and goad them to fight to the death. They do it for the thrill of the bloodletting and for illegal gambling. … Read more
ADD SOY Act Introduced in House to End Milk Mandate in Public Schools and Give Kids a Healthy Beverage Choice When it comes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), we don’t let one commodity group monopolize the plate. School lunch servers, day after day, don’t just give kids beef. Or potatoes. Or tofu. The … Read more
Press Release Animal Wellness Action and SHARK provide detailed evidence of ongoing gamecock operations built for raising and selling fighting animals in violation of Oklahoma and United States law Oklahoma City — Animal Wellness Action and SHARK have released a report on the leaders of the so-called Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission (OGC) detailing their unmistakable involvement in … Read more
Press Release Legislation championed by Reps. Troy Carter and Nancy Mace Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action, Switch4Good, the Center for a Humane Economy, and the Animal Wellness Foundation applauded Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., for introducing the ADD SOY Act on Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives. H.R. 1619, the … Read more
Australia’s slaughter of kangaroos has long been an outlier on the world stage when it comes to our treatment of wildlife. In contemporary times, it was rivaled in scale and savagery perhaps only by the mass killing of baby harp and hooded seals in Atlantic Canada. Nike, one of the most recognizable brands in the … Read more
U.S. athletic wear brand announces policy to drop kangaroo-based shoes just days after Puma made a similar announcement, offering the prospect of ending the massive slaughter of kangaroos to make shoes for the world’s biggest sport Washington, D.C. – Nike, one of the best-known brands in the world, announced today that it will stop using … Read more
Puma sheds kangaroo skins in its athletic shoes, indirectly pressuring Nike and Adidas to disassociate themselves from the largest slaughter of terrestrial wild animals in the world Washington, D.C. – Puma, one of the biggest brands in athletic shoes and sportswear, announced this week that it is shedding kangaroo skins in its soccer cleats, bringing … Read more
Cockfighting deadens the human attributes of empathy and decency. It is criminally infectious, with cruelty then blending with gambling, money laundering, corruption of public officials, and other illicit behaviors. This kind of moral rot masquerading as sport deserves no refuge in any state, territory, county, or even neighborhood. Yet despite a strong federal law criminalizing … Read more
Press Release Groups note there have been more political donations from cockfighters in 2022 than the total number of cockfighting busts in 20 years Oklahoma City — From 2004 to 2022, there were only 29 law enforcement actions resulting in the arrest of individuals involved in cockfighting, an average of 1.75 busts a year for 75 … Read more
Press Release Vermont Representative Conor Casey champions new bill to promote humane and conservation-minded commerce Montpelier, Vt. – Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative Conor Casey, Washington-4, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for soccer cleat models. He has introduced the fifth state bill this year … Read more