Washington, DC – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is embracing the discredited and unethical practice of trophy hunting of threatened and endangered species in its latest proposed rulemaking on elephant conservation, according to the Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE). The groups are calling on the agency to bar any … Read more
Lawmakers also seek to choke off transport of adult roosters through U.S. mail
In addition to staging fights in U.S., animal fighters are raising and shipping tens of thousands of fighting animals to other nations throughout the world Washington, D.C. – Noting the barbarism of staged dogfighting and disease threats to poultry posed by cockfighting, Reps. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, and Don Bacon, R-Neb., introduced legislation to strengthen the … Read more
To understand why Animal Wellness Action is so invested in the passage of FDA Modernization 2.0, one need look no further than Sheldon and Bernie.
This will spar animals needlessly conscripted into an outdated and expensive testing scheme with its origins in the Depression era.
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Press Release Advocacy leaders appalled by ‘wrist-slap,’ call for full state criminal investigation Portland, Oregon — Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation expressed shock and outrage that a fine against Oregon Health Sciences University was only $37,900, calling the small sum “too little, too late,” given the institution’s long and … Read more
New Haven, CT – Animal Wellness Action announced its endorsement of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., for his tremendous leadership and effective action on animal protection issues. He has helped to pass several major laws during the six-year term that ends this year, and he may play a major role in passing at least one … Read more
BOISE, ID – Today, Animal Wellness Action announced its endorsement of U.S. Senator Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, for his leadership and support of mainstream animal welfare issues in Congress. Crapo has long-been the leader of legislation that would amend the Horse Protection Act of 1970 to help the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) stamp out abuses in the show horse … Read more
MIAMI, FL – Today, Animal Wellness Action, a Washington, D.C. non-profit focused on promoting legal standards to halt cruelty and to enforce those laws, formally endorsed U.S. Reps. Carlos Gimenez, R-FL-26, and Maria Salazar, R-FL-27, for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. “We are proud to endorse Maria Salazar and Carlos Gimenez for Congress … Read more