Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
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
Addition of state director upgrades animal welfare advocacy and capacity in the ‘First State’ Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy announce the hiring of Taylor Nickerson as Delaware State Director. “I am thrilled to announce we have a state director in Delaware, who has dedicated her life to criminal … Read more
Groups call on Sheriff to shut them down and arrest organizers, attendees Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Acting and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) – two national animal protection organizations with campaigns against cockfighting – urged Lee County Sheriff to shut down three cockfighting pits that SHARK has investigated within the last month and found … Read more
SHARK Releases Video Revealing Operators of Major Cockfighting Complex in Coal County Illegally Shipping Fighting Birds Through U.S. Post Office in Coalgate Oklahoma City — Calling Oklahoma “the cockfighting capital of the United States,” Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy released reports today detailing 1) rampant cockfighting (report available to journalists upon … Read more
Legislation would enable our American heroes with Post Traumatic Stress to better protect wild horses on federal lands WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Troy Carter (D-LA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Buddy Carter (R-GA), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Nicole Malliotakis … Read more
A criminal network built on animal cruelty and gambling should no longer be tolerated by state authorities Montogomery, Ala. — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) — two non-profit animal welfare groups that bring a science-based approach to fighting animal cruelty — released two reports today detailing 1) rampant cockfighting … Read more