Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
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
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