Press Release Ending Transport of Horses Across State and National Lines Will Have the Effect of Banning the Trade, Notes Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, DC – Tonight, an amendment led by U.S. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and conceived by Animal Wellness Action … Read more
Puerto Rico, Guam political leaders abetting illegal cockfighting A key portion of the Animal Welfare Act (Act) has weathered multiple legal challenges from cockfighters and dogfighters who argued that the federal government lacks the authority to restrict animal fighting. Each of the five amendments to Section 26 of the Act (relating to “animal fighting ventures”) … Read more
Ending Transport of Horses Across State and National Lines Will Have the Effect of Banning the Trade, Notes Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, DC – Today, an amendment led by U.S. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and conceived by Animal Wellness Action to H.R. … Read more
The horror of horse slaughter may figure prominently in the debate over president Joe Biden’s signature legislation to rebuild our American infrastructure, H.R. 3684, which the House takes up this week. When the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee took up the INVEST Act two weeks ago, Animal Wellness Action worked with Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, … Read more
Ending Transport of Horses Across State and National Lines Will Have the Effect of Banning the Trade, Notes Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., John Katko, R-N.Y., Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. introduced an Animal Wellness Action-conceived amendment to H.R. 3684, the Investing in … Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Mike Crapo, R-Ida., and Mark Warner, D-Va., reintroduced the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act designed to end the horrific practice of soring Tennessee Walking, Racking, and Spotted Saddle Horses. Soring is the intentional infliction of pain to horses’ front limbs and feet by means of applying caustic chemicals … Read more
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court should deny a writ of certiorari, filed on June 11th, from a coalition of illegal cockfighting enthusiasts in Puerto Rico and allow a series of unanimous federal court rulings to stand that declare that no part of the United States should be a refuge for staged animal fights. … Read more
Press Release State Capitol Event Seeks to Prevent the Roundup of Onaqui Herd by Federal Bureau of Land Management SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Today, actress Katherine Heigl, joined by Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation, Wild Horse Photo Safaris, the Red Birds Trust, and the Cloud Foundation, announced … Read more
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a multi-billion-dollar bill to boost American manufacturing to allow us to better compete with China. Tucked within it was a provision to ban selling shark fins in the United States. Meanwhile, a key House committee debated an amendment to stop the transport of American horses to foreign slaughter plans as … Read more
Key House Committee Can Adopt Key Anti-Horse Slaughter Provision Today, Congress takes up what is now a familiar topic – the transportation of horses for slaughter for human consumption. Reps. Troy Carter, D-La., John Katko, R-N.Y., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn. – all champions of animal welfare – have filed an amendment to the INVEST in … Read more