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Acting on an Investigation from Animal Wellness Action and SHARK, Hunt County Sheriffs’ Office Breaks Up Major Cockfight on Sunday Read More » March 31, 2025
Major Federal Dogfighting Bust Draws Commendation from Leading Animal-Welfare Organizations Read More » March 25, 2025
Large-Scale Bust with 40 Suspects Fleeing Scene in Greenfield Highlights Rampant Cockfighting Problem in Golden State Read More » March 24, 2025
New National School Lunch Policy Could Have Prevented Arrest of Louisiana Teacher, Harm to Lactose-Intolerant 6-Year-Old Student Read More » March 21, 2025
Local Law Enforcement Allows Massive Assembly of Cockfighters to Escape After Animal Wellness Groups Uncover and Document Fighting Derby in Progress in Titus County Last Saturday Read More » March 19, 2025
SHARK and Animal Wellness Action Uncover Fighting Pits and Staged Animal Combat in Oklahoma and Texas, But Law Enforcement Fails to Make Arrests Read More » March 12, 2025
Members of Congress Say United States Won’t Be a Market for Skins from Kangaroos Slain in Their Native Habitats Read More » March 11, 2025
Republican and Democratic Lawmakers Call on Interior Secretary to Nix Barred Owl Kill Plan as Too Expensive, Unworkable, Inhumane Read More » March 10, 2025
Animal Welfare Groups Applaud Kentucky Law Enforcement in Recent Cockfighting Raid in Bourbon County Read More » March 7, 2025
Senate Committee Yet Again Turns Away Efforts to Decriminalize the Barbaric, Virally Dangerous Practice of Cockfighting Read More » March 6, 2025
On One-Year Mark of Wolf-Crushing Incident in Wyoming, Animal Wellness Action Laments No Prosecution of Cody Roberts, No State Legislative Progress on Wildlife with Motorized Vehicles Read More » March 4, 2025
Congress Annually Forbids Horse Slaughter in U.S. But It’s Failed to Halt Live Exports of the Animals for Slaughter Read More » February 28, 2025
Animal Wellness Action Endorses Federal Legislation to Protect Law Enforcement Animals Read More » June 26, 2026
Wayne Pacelle Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman for Omitting Repeal of Prop 12, Question 3 from Draft Farm bill Read More » June 23, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Applauds St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office for Cockfighting Bust, Notes Link Between Animal Fighting and Drug Crimes Read More » June 23, 2026
Statement from Wayne Pacelle, President of Animal Wellness Action, on the Death of a Teenager During a Horse Carriage Ride in Central Park Read More » June 18, 2026
Statement from Wayne Pacelle, President, Animal Wellness Action, on the fire at the Saratoga Casino Hotel harness racing facility Read More » June 17, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Applauds Oklahoma City Police Department for Cockfighting Arrest and Felony Charges Read More » June 15, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Urges Felony Animal Cruelty Charges After Alleged Abandonment of Hundreds of Fighting Roosters in North Carolina Read More » June 12, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Applauds Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office for Cockfighting Bust In Edinburg, Texas Read More » June 11, 2026
Animal Wellness Action Applauds Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office for Swift Action Against Illegal Cockfighting Operation Read More » June 2, 2026
