Dogs dying even before they get into the laboratory In a pleading that reveals alleged violations of law and obvious violations of basic decency, the U.S. Department of Justice this month detailed acute animal welfare problems at a major supplier of animals to laboratories known as Envigo. Kudos to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce – which just recently included the FDA Modernization Act as a rider to a larger FDA reform bill to address needless animal testing – announced it is also going to dive into debates about the treatment of horses in the United States. … Read more
FDA Modernization Act rider will spare animals, drive down drug prices, and produce safer treatments and cures WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the FDA Modernization Act as a rider to a larger package of FDA-related reforms, strengthening the chance of enactment this summer for a measure that would eliminate a … Read more
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., heard testimony on the Big Cat Public Safety Act, H.R. 263, from Sheriff Matt Lutz of Zanesville, Ohio. The measure, led by Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., passed the House in the previous Congress by … Read more
The rider will lift animal-testing mandate under federal law and drive use of alternatives WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, the Michelson Center for Public Policy, National Medical Association, Emulate Inc., PETA, and dozens of other organizations and corporations in a “Modernize Testing” coalition applauded the House Health … Read more
There is a desperate need to reduce animal testing and usher in 21st-century science In a game-changing legislative act, Democrat and Republican leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce have included the FDA Modernization Act as a “rider” to a broader legislative package to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user-fee … Read more
Animal Wellness notes that millions of hunters have already switched to copper, steel, and far less toxic metals for ammunition Washington D.C. — Late this week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., introduced legislation to phase out the use of lead ammunition on National Wildlife Refuges. The legislation would put an end to the needless incidental poisoning … Read more
See how your U.S. Senators voted on mink farming The U.S. House and the U.S. Senate are seeing mink farming through different lenses, with the Senate looking at the miserable, dangerous fur factory farming sector through rose-tinted glasses. In early February, the House comfortably passed a ban on mink farming, recognizing that the extreme confinement … Read more
The rider will lift animal-testing mandate under federal law and drive use of alternatives WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, the Michelson Center for Public Policy, PETA, and dozens of other organizations in a “Modernize Testing” coalition applauded the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce for including … Read more
In 2016, Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle and I committed to making federal legislation that would end doping in American horseracing one of our top priorities. For me, it was the top priority, and it has been ever since. At the time the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act was first introduced, we felt it … Read more