Press Statement Tonopah, AZ — Animal Wellness Action today lauded the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) for its decisive and professional response that led to the disruption of an illegal cockfighting ring on January 10 at a property near Tonopah. Deputies, responding to a welfare check called in by a concerned property owner, encountered an active … Read more
Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are condemning in the strongest possible terms a brazen effort by cockfighting advocates to resurrect an illegal blood sport in Louisiana – in this case by appealing to the St. Landry Parish council members to kick-start the process. Cockfighting is a … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today applauds the rapid response of Tulsa Animal Welfare in investigating credible allegations of cockfighting in an East Tulsa neighborhood and rescuing at-risk roosters following a neighbor’s complaint and video evidence of sparring birds. “We are grateful to Tulsa Animal Welfare and its officers for acting quickly on this report … Read more
Our work, in tandem with congressional and federal agency actions, may usher in a new era of health and well-being for people and for animals As the U.S. military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported in late December, Congress included a provision in a larger bill related to the military to end “exercises that involved shooting, … Read more
First-time candidate pledges leadership on major federal animal welfare legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization dedicated to strengthening legal protections for animals, today announced its endorsement of Reed Showalter, a first-time candidate running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. Showalter is seeking to succeed longtime … Read more
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today announced a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person responsible for the shooting deaths of at least five dogs found along rural roads in Greenville County, South Carolina. According to sheriff’s office reports, deputies discovered … Read more
Press Statement Aggressive trophy hunting of mountain lions may exacerbate, not mitigate, the very remote risk of dangerous incidents with lions DENVER — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy — two organizations at the forefront of the Prop. 127 campaign to outlaw the trophy hunting of mountain lions that voters rejected in … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio this week becomes the 11th state to limit the use of gestation crates for breeding sows, ending a practice that severely confines pigs in metal enclosures so small they are unable to turn around or fully extend their limbs. The policy’s implementation fulfills the final provision of a landmark eight-point animal … Read more
Landmark corporate shift follows yearslong animal welfare campaign; advocates now push for federal ban on kangaroo imports WASHINGTON, D.C – The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action today announced a landmark achievement in animal welfare advocacy: as of Jan. 1, 2026, Adidas, New Balance, and ASICS have officially ceased using kangaroo leather in … Read more
She was among the last of an extraordinary generation of animal welfare pioneers Marian Probst, the co-founder with Cleveland Amory of The Fund for Animals, an immensely consequential figure in the animal-protection movement who shunned the klieg lights and headlines, died at her modest apartment in New York’s Upper East Side on Christmas Day. A … Read more