Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Typically, Thanksgiving isn’t just rough on turkeys, but also on chickens. It’s opening day for the months-long cockfighting season, with action taking place at hundreds of fighting arenas scattered across the hinterlands. The states of Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and California and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and Guam have the most extensive cockfighting … Read more
Sheriff reports juveniles in attendance at major cockfighting derby in Maynardville Nashville, Tenn. — Acting on a tip from the animal welfare group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK), Union County Sheriff Billy Breeding and his deputies raided a cockfighting derby in progress Saturday afternoon, citing 98 individuals with crimes related to cockfighting and preventing more … Read more
In most states, wild wolves continue to be treated as gang members of the wilderness — as a scourge of the landscape, marauders of livestock, and menaces of the cash cows (elk and deer) of the modern hunting and trapping establishment. Idaho allows wolves to be shot from helicopters and ATVs; Montana hunters and trappers … Read more
In December, Argentina bested France in a dramatic finale to the 2022 World Cup, with the South American soccer power prevailing in a shootout. One backstory of the soccer tournament, especially for animal advocates, is that the world’s best players voted with their feet and widely shunned the use of soccer cleats (aka football boots) … Read more
Press Release Bill aims to halt largest commercial slaughter of native wildlife in the world for soccer cleats. Salem, Oregon – The Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation applauded Senator Floyd Prozanski, D-Eugene, for introducing new legislation that takes direct aim at Nike for its role in the … Read more
Cockfighting Brings Threats of Spreading Avian Influenza and Driving Up Egg Prices Nashville, Tenn. — Citing concerns about cruelty and disease threats to other commercially raised poultry, Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation today called on Tennessee lawmakers to give favorable consideration to SB 194, by Senator Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, and H.B. 285, by … Read more
With Congress’s Passing of the New Law, FDA Should Embrace Drug Developers Use of More Effective, Safer Drug Screening Methods Grounded on Human Biology WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action – which formulated the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 and worked with lawmakers in the House and Senate to … Read more
Connecticut State Representative David Michel champions new policies to promote humane and conservation-minded commerce Hartford, CT – The Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative David Michel, D- Stamford, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for a small number of their soccer cleat models. California, the largest … Read more
Dairy industry monopoly in our nutrition-assistance programs persists despite millions of kids having lactose intolerance Of all the industries that the U.S. Department of Agriculture boosts with a vast array of subsidies and support programs, the dairy industry may be at the top of the heap. For decades, our federal government has been working to … Read more
D.A. Investigation Continues as Group’s Work for Carriage Horses Enters Next Phase New York City — Animal Wellness Action reacted today to news that the former owner of Ryder the carriage horse has paid his $1,000 fine for providing an “unlawfully reproduced or altered” record of the horse’s age to New York City authorities. Ryder … Read more