Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Press Release Reps. Nancy Mace, Dina Titus, and Sens. Mike Lee, Cory Booker, Rand Paul, Elizabeth Warren, and Kirsten Gillibrand Introduce Bicameral, Bipartisan Legislation Tuesday WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM), the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE), and the National Dairy Producers Organization (NDPO) applauded U.S. Reps. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Dina Titus, D-Nev., … Read more
Press Release National animal welfare groups call on Kentucky State Police, federal law enforcement authorities to interdict Ongoing Animal Cruelty Crimes Louisville, KY — Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) released a list of 16 cockfighting arenas from Butler to Pike counties that have illegally operated in the state. SHARK obtained drone … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator It sounds insane, the stuff of a horror movie that couldn’t possibly be real. In 2020, two monkeys, named Earthquake and Whimsy, were scalded to death after being left in a cage which was then placed in the sterilizing-hot water of an industrial washing machine. A more horrific death can … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator The latest Congressional spending bill to fund government operations in 2023 includes a record-level of $4.1 million to enforce the Horse Protection Act (HPA) of 1970—that’s $1 million more than the prior year’s record funding level of $3 million. This is consequential because a segment of horse trainers tortures horses … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator Criminals involved in animal fighting know they won’t get a free pass. Animal Wellness Action is watching, looking to cut them off at every turn. So far, the tools we’ve used include legislation, litigation, criminal investigation, and law enforcement. Now, we’re adding technology. Animal Wellness Action recently teamed up with … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator We won a crucial battle for big cats. Now it’s time for enforcement. Roadside zoos and sham sanctuaries like the one featured in the Netflix series “Tiger King” can no longer use and abuse baby tigers and lion cubs, mountain lions and leopards as props to make money with cub-petting … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator Talk about persistence. And patience. Eighteen years ago, Animal Wellness Action Co-Chair Drew Edmondson, then the attorney general for Oklahoma, initiated a $1.6 billion lawsuit in environmental damages and for massive water quality cleanup efforts, blaming poultry leader Tyson Foods among others for storing and disposing of thousands of tons … Read more
You won’t find the sight or scent of horse meat on the menus of any rib joint or steakhouse in America. Horses have always been more than mere table fare in the long-running story of the United States. Eating horses was something reserved for desperate settlers in 19th-century America — like the famed Donner Party … Read more
Press Release Cruelty to “Kill” Horses Is Rampant and Unrelenting Even As the Scale of Slaughter Retreats With Plummeting Demand in the Old World Washington, D.C. – A joint investigation and analysis released today and conducted by the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and Animals’ Angels reveals that the extraterritorial slaughter of … Read more
Arizona State Rep. Amish Shah champions new bill to promote humane and conservation-minded commerce Phoenix, CT – Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative Dr. Amish Shah, D-LD5, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for soccer cleat models. He has introduced the fourth state bill this … Read more