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Press Release Texas is a hub for cockfighting, and the failure to act allows lawbreakers to commit more crimes in their communities Mount Pleasant, TX — Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) and Animal Wellness Action expressed grave disappointment that the Titus County Sheriffs’ Office failed to request a search warrant to enter a cockfighting … Read more
Animal fighting is bound up with murder, mayhem, lawlessness You can listen to this article here: Staged animal fighting is not only one of the most sickening forms of human cruelty, it is one of the most widespread. We concur with an assessment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that there may be 20 to … Read more
The FIGHT Act steps up enforcement to end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations Polk County, FL — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work of Polk County sheriff’s deputies for acting swiftly and appropriately upon accidental discovery of an illegal animal fighting situation. Deputies had responded … Read more
There’s no longer any compelling wildlife management or commercial use argument for kangaroo massacre in the Outback You can listen to this article here: This week, U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill. — two major champions of animal welfare in Congress — introduced the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 1992, to end the … Read more
Press Release Oklahoma cockfighters lobby lawmakers during the week to decriminalize animal fights, and then participate in their felonious staged animal combat on weekends Tulsa, OK — Today, Animal Wellness Action and SHARK (Showing Animals Respect and Kindness) released investigative footage of two cockfights that occurred on both sides of the Red River—one in Murray County, … Read more
Kangaroo Protection Act would bar imports of kangaroo parts into the world’s largest economy Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., and Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., for this week introducing the Kangaroo Protection Act, H.R. 1992, to ban the sale of kangaroo body parts in the United States. The … Read more
U.S. Representatives Troy Nehls and Sydney Kamlager-Dove lead ideologically diverse group of lawmakers calling on the Interior Department to scuttle plan to kill more than 450,000 barred owls, including in national parks Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Troy E. Nehls, R-Tex., and Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-Calif., penned a letter with 17 of their House colleagues to … Read more
Hire represents ongoing commitment to protect wildlife in the state Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy announce the promotion of Cassandra Burdyshaw to Vermont State Director. “I am thrilled to say that we have a new director in Vermont, a state where wild places and wild animals are in abundance,” said Wayne … Read more
Kentucky State Police have stepped up their work to combat numerous cockfighting rings, but even more enforcement action required to root out staged fighting Bourbon County, KY — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded the Kentucky State Police (KSP) and Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department for its recent raid on an … Read more
Press Release The House is expected to dispense with bills offered by state representative and cockfighting enthusiast J.J. Humphrey this week Oklahoma City, OK — The latest effort to gut the state law establishing strong penalties for the crime of cockfighting was met with another defeat on Tuesday, with the Oklahoma Senate Public Safety Committee … Read more