Press releases Animal Wellness Action Leads a Coalition of 20 Organizations to Petition DEC to Ban Lead Ammunition for Hunting Read More » March 10, 2026 Animal Wellness Action Condemns National Park Service Plan to Restore Baiting of Grizzlies and Black Bears on National Preserves in Alaska Read More » March 9, 2026 Animal Wellness Action Applauds Santa Barbara County Law Enforcement for Cockfighting Bust in Lompoc Area Read More » March 9, 2026 GREY2K USA Worldwide and Animal Wellness Action Celebrate House Agriculture Committee Passage of a Ban on Greyhound Racing in America Read More » March 5, 2026 Former McIntosh County Sheriff Charged with Felony Cruelty for Organizing a Cockfighting Derby Read More » March 2, 2026 Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy Condemn Proposed Plea Deal in Cody Roberts Animal Cruelty Case Read More » February 26, 2026 Military’s Takedown of “El Mencho” Exposes the Role of Mexican Cartels in Cockfighting Crime Syndicates That Range Across U.S. Southern Border Read More » February 26, 2026 Animal Wellness Action President Says Committee Draft of Farm Bill Not a Serious Offering Read More » February 13, 2026 Conviction of New Hampshire Cockfighter Reminds Granite State Lawmakers of Value to Strengthen Federal Anti-Cruelty Laws Read More » February 13, 2026 Two Weekend Busts of Cockfights in Bexar and Freestone Counties Underscore Scope of Cruelty, Swift Texas Law Enforcement Response Read More » February 9, 2026 Animal Wellness Action Says NIH Proposal to Make the Oregon Primate Research Facility into a Sanctuary Makes Fiscal and Scientific Sense Read More » February 5, 2026 Legislation Introduced to Halt Korean Airlines and Other International Airlines from Transporting Smuggled Animals from the U.S. for Fighting Derbies Overseas Read More » February 5, 2026 « Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 … Page64 Next » Press Releases Blog In-depth Webinars Videos Podcast Reports and Fact Sheets Media Inquiries Press Releases Blog In-depth Webinars Videos Podcast Reports and Fact Sheets Media Inquiries View our press statements here Reporters requesting information or interviews can reach our media contact here. Search Press Statements Animal Groups Demand Formal Investigation into Alpine, Ala., Man Who Runs Sentinel K9 Services and Boasted of Abusing Dogs Read More » August 20, 2024 Cockfighting Raid in Pierce County Yet One More Reminder of Persistence of Staged Fights in Washington Read More » August 6, 2024 Statement on Wausau Man Previously Convicted in Cockfighting Scheme Now Facing Federal Drug Charges Read More » July 26, 2024 Factory Farmers’ Latest Legal Maneuver to Resume Sales of Pork in Massachusetts from Pigs in Extreme Confinement Fails Yet Again Read More » July 22, 2024 Statement on 200 Mutilated Roosters Found at Cockfighting Ring Bust in Santa Cruz Mountains Read More » July 12, 2024 Statement of Wayne Pacelle and Animal Wellness Action on Chairman GT Thompson Including the EATS Act in Draft Farm Bill Read More » May 17, 2024 Kristi Noem Voted Against a Bipartisan House Bill to Crack Down on Dogfighting and Cockfighting Read More » April 29, 2024 No “Rational and Plausible Excuse” for Gov. Noem’s Shooting Juvenile Dog Read More » April 26, 2024 Animal Wellness Action Grants $2,000 Reward Money to Oklahoma City Woman for Turning in Oklahoma Man who Savaged and Killed Puppy Read More » April 15, 2024 « Previous Page1 … Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 … Page14 Next » Back to press releases here
Animal Wellness Action Leads a Coalition of 20 Organizations to Petition DEC to Ban Lead Ammunition for Hunting Read More » March 10, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Condemns National Park Service Plan to Restore Baiting of Grizzlies and Black Bears on National Preserves in Alaska Read More » March 9, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Applauds Santa Barbara County Law Enforcement for Cockfighting Bust in Lompoc Area Read More » March 9, 2026
GREY2K USA Worldwide and Animal Wellness Action Celebrate House Agriculture Committee Passage of a Ban on Greyhound Racing in America Read More » March 5, 2026
Former McIntosh County Sheriff Charged with Felony Cruelty for Organizing a Cockfighting Derby Read More » March 2, 2026
Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy Condemn Proposed Plea Deal in Cody Roberts Animal Cruelty Case Read More » February 26, 2026
Military’s Takedown of “El Mencho” Exposes the Role of Mexican Cartels in Cockfighting Crime Syndicates That Range Across U.S. Southern Border Read More » February 26, 2026
Animal Wellness Action President Says Committee Draft of Farm Bill Not a Serious Offering Read More » February 13, 2026
Conviction of New Hampshire Cockfighter Reminds Granite State Lawmakers of Value to Strengthen Federal Anti-Cruelty Laws Read More » February 13, 2026
Two Weekend Busts of Cockfights in Bexar and Freestone Counties Underscore Scope of Cruelty, Swift Texas Law Enforcement Response Read More » February 9, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Says NIH Proposal to Make the Oregon Primate Research Facility into a Sanctuary Makes Fiscal and Scientific Sense Read More » February 5, 2026
Legislation Introduced to Halt Korean Airlines and Other International Airlines from Transporting Smuggled Animals from the U.S. for Fighting Derbies Overseas Read More » February 5, 2026
Animal Groups Demand Formal Investigation into Alpine, Ala., Man Who Runs Sentinel K9 Services and Boasted of Abusing Dogs Read More » August 20, 2024
Cockfighting Raid in Pierce County Yet One More Reminder of Persistence of Staged Fights in Washington Read More » August 6, 2024
Statement on Wausau Man Previously Convicted in Cockfighting Scheme Now Facing Federal Drug Charges Read More » July 26, 2024
Factory Farmers’ Latest Legal Maneuver to Resume Sales of Pork in Massachusetts from Pigs in Extreme Confinement Fails Yet Again Read More » July 22, 2024
Statement on 200 Mutilated Roosters Found at Cockfighting Ring Bust in Santa Cruz Mountains Read More » July 12, 2024
Statement of Wayne Pacelle and Animal Wellness Action on Chairman GT Thompson Including the EATS Act in Draft Farm Bill Read More » May 17, 2024
Kristi Noem Voted Against a Bipartisan House Bill to Crack Down on Dogfighting and Cockfighting Read More » April 29, 2024
Animal Wellness Action Grants $2,000 Reward Money to Oklahoma City Woman for Turning in Oklahoma Man who Savaged and Killed Puppy Read More » April 15, 2024