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Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Upgrade and Record-Breaking Horse Protection Act Signed by President

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December 23, 2022

Congress Approves Landmark Measure to Reduce Animal Testing

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December 23, 2022

Year-End Congressional Spending Bill Includes Highest-Ever Level of Funding for Horse Protection Act

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December 21, 2022

President Joe Biden Signs Big Cat Public Safety Act Into Law

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December 20, 2022

FDA Modernization Act to End Animal Testing Mandates Included in Year-End Spending Bill

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December 20, 2022

Kangaroo-Skin Soccer Cleats a Virtual No-Show at 2022 World Cup

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December 19, 2022

Shark fin soup to be taken off the menu in the United States

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December 16, 2022

USDA Findings Revealed by Animal Wellness Action Show Rampant “Soring” at Tennessee Walking Horse Event

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December 14, 2022

Federal Court Issues Sentences for Alabama Cockfighting Kingpins

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December 7, 2022

U.S. Senate Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act

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December 7, 2022

Animal Wellness Groups Commend Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks for Ending Pony Rides Attraction

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December 5, 2022

University of South Alabama Receives Washington, D.C. Top Lobbyist and Mobile Native Who Was Honored by Queen Elizabeth As Guest Speaker

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November 18, 2022
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Animal Wellness Action Endorses Federal Legislation to Protect Law Enforcement Animals

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June 26, 2026
Pigs in a newly built industrial farm. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media

Wayne Pacelle Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman for Omitting Repeal of Prop 12, Question 3 from Draft Farm bill

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June 23, 2026

Animal Wellness Action Applauds St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office for Cockfighting Bust, Notes Link Between Animal Fighting and Drug Crimes

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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

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June 18, 2026
Horses harnessed to chariots run along a dusty track of the hippodrome.

Statement from Wayne Pacelle, President, Animal Wellness Action, on the fire at the Saratoga Casino Hotel harness racing facility

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June 17, 2026

Animal Wellness Action Applauds Oklahoma City Police Department for Cockfighting Arrest and Felony Charges

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June 15, 2026

Animal Wellness Action Urges Felony Animal Cruelty Charges After Alleged Abandonment of Hundreds of Fighting Roosters in North Carolina

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June 12, 2026

Animal Wellness Action Applauds Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office for Cockfighting Bust In Edinburg, Texas

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June 11, 2026

Animal Wellness Action Applauds Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office for Swift Action Against Illegal Cockfighting Operation

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June 2, 2026
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