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Florida Sheriff’s Dept. Engages ‘Animal Control’ Contractor to Shoot and Kill Defenseless and Innocent Escaped Donkey Read More » April 14, 2022
Maryland Racing Commission Officially Suspends Bob Baffert, Making Trainer Ineligible for Preakness Stakes Read More » April 11, 2022
Maryland Racing Commission Pressed by Animal Groups to Formally Suspend Bob Baffert Read More » April 8, 2022
Notorious Trainer Bob Baffert Denied Stay by Court of Appeals Preventing Participation in 148th Kentucky Derby Read More » April 1, 2022
Key House Health Subcommittee Hears, Highlights FDA Modernization Act to Eliminate Archaic FDA Animal-Testing Mandates Read More » March 17, 2022
Escobar, Mace Introduce Landmark Federal Legislation to Ban Extreme Confinement of Pigs in Gestation Crates Read More » March 11, 2022
Guam Department of Agriculture Halts Shipment of Live Birds to the Island After Highly Infectious, Stateside Outbreak of Avian Influenza Read More » March 10, 2022
Animal Wellness Action’s Lobbying Secures Record Funding for Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act, Continuation of De Facto Ban on Horse Slaughter Read More » March 9, 2022
Pro-Cockfighting Measure Headed to the Floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Condemned by Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy, and Animal Wellness Foundation Read More » February 15, 2022
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
