Last week I shared the story of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act’s failure in 2014, and ultimate passage of the renamed U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial PAST Act in 2019, H.R. 693. And while I briefly touched on the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s failed anti-soring regulations, you may have wondered what occurred … Read more
We humans are capable of so much good. Behaviors borne from our better angels are so often on display, with innumerable acts of kindness quietly conducted day by day. That was in evidence in dramatic fashion just the other day, when the Thailand Navy got word of a burning private vessel and sent one of … Read more
Columbia, SC — Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) announced a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the successful prosecution of any individual for violating state or federal law (7 U.S.C. § 2156) against animal fighting. The announcement follows a raid last week in Spartanburg County where authorities arrested three men, and Georgia … Read more
Dozens of major cockfighting kingpins continue to operate in the Sooner State Oklahoma City — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) applauded Bryan County Sheriff Johnny Christian and a local tipster for collaborating to put a stop to a major cockfight in Allison that occurred on Saturday night. According to the sheriff’s office, 200 to 300 individuals … Read more
Old Man, known by some as Gandalf, is the elder statesman of the Onaqui herd living in the Great Basin Desert in western Utah. Nearing 30 years old, the iconic white stallion with the long, windswept mane and tail has triumphed in countless battles with other stallions for dominance, endured searing hot summers, and survived … Read more
“Congressman William Whitehurst of Virginia has introduced a bill into the House which would stop such torture,” wrote LIFE magazine in October of 1969. “Washington’s most determined friend of the walker, however, may be Maryland’s Joseph D. Tydings, equestrian and senator who has introduced a similar bill in the senate.” The legislation referenced was the … Read more
Press Release For Immediate Release: Contact: Contact:Shelbie Lynn Swartzshelbie@animalwellnessaction.org Las Vegas, Nev. — On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, the Clark County Commission will vote on a resolution to condemn Wildlife Killing Contests in Nevada. The resolution was brought for discussion in early February by Commissioner Justin Jones and received broad support from all members of the … Read more
Press Release Mink Farms Viewed as Potential Reservoirs of COVID-19, Threat to Wild Mink Salem, Ore.— Oregon state Sen. Floyd Prozanski introduced a bill this session to phase out mink farming in the state by the end of the year. The legislation, Senate Bill 832, follows similar actions taken by Ireland and the Netherlands to permanently close all mink farms … Read more
It’s hard to fathom what Wisconsin just did to its endangered wolves. After a brief but confusing legal fight — where the state’s own Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recommended against a winter hunt that overlaps with the mating season for wolves — state authorities turned loose trophy hunters, hound hunters, and trappers to kill … Read more
AWA leaders talk with Gavin Polone as he and director Derek Ambrosi retrace a supply chain stretching from Australia to consumer markets everywhere Just days after the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action launched a campaign to urge Nike and other major athletic footwear makers to shed the skins of kangaroos in … Read more