Critical insights at the intersection of animals and politics
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
Washington, D.C. – Despite pointless obstructionism today by some committee Republicans, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, by a vote of 25 -17. The bill is cosponsored by 52 House Republicans and has the backing of the national law enforcement … Read more
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. – With most of the votes counted in South Carolina First Congressional District, Animal Wellness Action congratulated Rep. Nancy Mace on her victory: “We congratulate Nancy Mace and her entire team on a decisive victory tonight and our group plans to continue working to ensure her reelection in November’s general election,” said Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness … Read more
Press Release FDA Modernization Act rider will spare animals, drive down drug prices, and produce safer treatments and cures WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a legislative action that has the potential in the coming years to prevent the use of millions of animals and to deliver safer, more effective drugs to countless patients in need of treatments, the … Read more
Legislation Would Also Renew Ban on Horse Slaughter in U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the Washington-based non-profit political advocacy group that worked diligently to pass the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act through the U.S. House in 2019, applauded U.S. House Appropriations leaders for their inclusion of … Read more
Mace has quickly become one of the top Members of Congress on mainstream animal welfare issues since elected CHARLESTON, S.C. – Today, Animal Wellness Action, a Washington, D.C. non-profit focused on passing legislation to better protect animals across the country, formally endorsed U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. for Congress in the Republican primary against Katie … Read more
Changes will further mission to better the treatment of animals in Congress, state legislatures, and business Washington, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy have announced three key hires. New to the organizations are Natalie Ahwesh, director of grass roots advocacy; Julie Marshall, national communications coordinator and Colorado state director; and … Read more
FDA Modernization Act rider will spare animals, drive down drug prices, and produce safer treatments and cures WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a legislative action that has the potential in the coming years to prevent the use of millions of animals and to deliver safer, more effective drugs to countless patients in need of treatments, the U.S. House … Read more
As Saturday marks the running of the 154th Belmont Stakes in Queens, the oldest and longest of all three Triple Crown races in Thoroughbred horse racing, we continue to work to end doping in the sport and the use of the whip. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, for which Animal Wellness Action lobbied, addresses … Read more
By Kate Schultz Senior Attorney, Animal Wellness Action Ever since the people of the state of California passed Proposition 12 in 2018 by an overwhelming margin, the commercial pork industry has been trying to undo this clear expression of voter will through legal maneuvering. Prop 12 bans the sale in California of pork and eggs from … Read more