Animal welfare group urges voters in House District 94 to vote for ‘anyone but long-time dogfighting enthusiast Stoney Greene in the March 5th primary. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action today urged Republican primary voters in North Carolina House District 94 to reject Wilkes County Commissioner Stoney Greene in his quest for that seat because of … Read more
HB 3136 fails to get a hearing in its first House Committee, killing that bill. Two bills that carried over from 2023 are stalled in the Senate. Oklahoma City, OK – The latest legislative measure to unwind the state law making cockfighting a felony died an early death, with its first key committee not taking up … Read more
78 fighting dogs rescued, indicating urgent need for federal law Washington D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauds the U.S. Department of Justice in its indictments this week of 14 men from Georgia, Florida and Alabama for participating in dogfighting. These arrests are the result … Read more
Our nation’s biggest border state is an extraordinary hotspot for cockfighting, illegal movement of fighting animals over the Mexico-Texas boundary Austin, TX — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work to the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office for seizing 35 roosters from what appears to have … Read more
Citizen report led to animal seizures; another indicator of the need for federal law Harris County, Texas — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, applauded the work the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office and the Houston SPCA for seizing more than 115 roosters and hens from … Read more
One dozen pit bulls found in home, witness says, suggesting a fighting operation Washington D.C. — Breaking and developing news is that three officers with the Metropolitan Police Department were wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning while attempting to serve a search warrant for animal cruelty. Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action, offers this statement: … Read more
Hialeah man arrested for cockfighting. Animal Wellness Action notes correlation between animal fighting and other criminal activity. Hialeah, FL — Leaders of two national animal-welfare groups are applauding the work of Hialeah, Fla., police and their arrest Thursday of a local man with charges related to cockfighting. Cockfighting is a felony under state law, and … Read more
Senator Cory Booker and Reps. Josh Gottheimer, Tom Kean, Bill Pascrell, Chris Smith, and Jeff Van Drew want more enforcement capacity to cut down on rampant, gruesome dogfighting and cockfighting rings. Neptune Township, N.J. — As details emerged of a dogfighting ring discovered over the weekend in Monmouth County, Wayne Pacelle of Animal Wellness Action … Read more
Press Release Latest finding of illegal cockfighting underscores precisely why organized cockfighting interests have invested in trying to gut Oklahoma’s most important anti-cruelty law. Stilwell, OK — Only two days before the Oklahoma Legislature convenes in Oklahoma City for the second half of the 59th legislative session, more than one hundred cockfighters did their own … Read more
Press Release Cash-for-information program announced to gather more intelligence from citizens for state and federal law enforcement agencies to eradicate illegal cockfighting. Louisville, KY — After a withering report from a Louisville TV station about law-enforcement nonchalance in the face of cockfighting, Animal Wellness Action and SHARK (Show Animals Respect and Kindness) are announcing a revamped … Read more