Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
Last week I travelled to Romania, on behalf of the Center for a Humane Economy, to meet the extraordinary volunteers and staff working daily to help animals survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was an astounding and sad experience – astounding to watch the bravery of the people and so very sad to observe … Read more
A Danish legal team issued a report last week strongly criticizing Denmark’s Social Democrats and their allies after the Prime Minister and her cabinet ordered the mass killing of mink in that country in the summer of 2020. The directive came after a wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections of millions of animals at more than one-third … Read more
Nonprofit animal welfare groups launch watchdog microsite to track implementation of federal anti-doping law, expressing concerns that U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has no role in oversight WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy (the groups) launched a new website designed to serve as a key … Read more
In the latest but perhaps most appalling subversion of animal welfare since assuming control of the executive branch, the Biden Administration has targeted the nation’s most important farm animal welfare law. In an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Justice sided with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the … Read more
Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action and its affiliates applauded the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, led by Chairwoman Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., … Read more
Move Follows Animal Wellness Action’s Submission of More than 330 Pages of Written Testimony and Collateral Material on PAST and SAFE Acts Last Month WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce has announced a Subcommittee markup on the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act, H.R. 5441, and the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) … Read more
Animal Wellness Groups Applaud Decisive Push by U.S. House Members WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded U.S. Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., for their leadership and U.S. House Members Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Albio Sires, D-N.J., Peter … Read more
Impacts of ruling on animal welfare, states’ rights, and climate change could be devastating as a result of Biden position WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, in response to the federal government’s filing of a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California’s Proposition 12, a voter-approved ballot measure to promote food safety and animal welfare, Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness … Read more
An undeniable link The mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado in 1999 is a marker for a new, deadly era of violent outbursts in schools, grocery stores, and other gathering places where Americans should be safe. The Columbine shooters, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, bragged about mutilating animals before turning their weapons on … Read more
Press Release Groups Demand Retailer Soccer Wearhouse Comply with the Law Riverside, Calif. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy filed a lawsuit today against Soccer Wearhouse, a California-based sportwear and equipment retailer that maintains outlets in Corona, Temecula and Anaheim, alleging that the company is illegally selling kangaroo-sourced soccer cleats … Read more