A “new plan” from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins will continue a disastrous “stamp out” strategy that has resulted already in killing of 166 million birds in America Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins got it wrong in her announcement yesterday about the Trump Administration’s plan to reset the national response to the H5N1, or … Read more
Rollins’ plan is a set of empty promises that will allow USDA bungled approach to bird flu containment to persist while wasting a billion tax dollars Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy said that Brooke Rollins’ so-called “comprehensive strategy to combat bird flu” is “as hollow as an … Read more
Emergency closure of dozens of markets is prudent, but not sufficient, animal welfare groups say New York City, NY — The government’s temporary emergency shutdown for five days affecting 80 live bird markets in New York City and Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn, as well as nearby counties of Suffolk, Westchester and Nassau Counties is … Read more
Agency response is gutting a key sector of agriculture, costing consumers and taxpayers more than $20 billion and doing little to stem spread of runaway bird flu H5N1 Washington, D.C. — In a letter sent today to Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins, agricultural veterinarians and an executive from the Center for a Humane Economy and … Read more
Vaccinating birds, cracking down on cockfighting a good start The USDA’s response to the H5N1 crisis continues to be, in a word, a disaster. Bungled. Expensive. Deadly. And not protective of the American public. It’s a performance that should raise the hackles of every American, whether they care about animal welfare, their own health and … Read more
Due to a series of wrong-headed responses by a lax and inflexible federal agriculture agency, the bird flu crisis has become more acute as we approach the three-year mark for the epidemic in the homeland The U.S. bird flu H5N1 epidemic that began in February 2022 continues unabated and approaching a three-year run, with no … Read more
Sacramento, CA — Following the declaration of a state of emergency over bird flu in California, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action are raising alarms over the public health risks posed by rampant and widespread illegal cockfighting operations, which threaten to spread the disease to California’s enormous commercial poultry flocks and, … Read more
Congress should direct the wind-down of a small, unprofitable enterprise grounded on cruelty and documented to spread dangerous diseases. Today, Congresswomen Nancy Mace, R-S.C., and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., renewed their effort from last Congress (2021-22) to ban mink farming in the United States. Their bill comes in the wake of a long-term and irreversible collapse … Read more
Cockfighting is a known super-spreader of avian diseases, threatening human health and state’s poultry industry Washington, D.C. — Cockfighters are set to start the new cockfighting season around Thanksgiving, according to intelligence gathered by Animal Wellness Action, and that illegal criminal activity coincides with the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) throughout the United … Read more
SHARK Releases Video Revealing Operators of Major Cockfighting Complex in Coal County Illegally Shipping Fighting Birds Through U.S. Post Office in Coalgate Oklahoma City — Calling Oklahoma “the cockfighting capital of the United States,” Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy released reports today detailing 1) rampant cockfighting (report available to journalists upon … Read more
A criminal network built on animal cruelty and gambling should no longer be tolerated by state authorities Montogomery, Ala. — Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) — two non-profit animal welfare groups that bring a science-based approach to fighting animal cruelty — released two reports today detailing 1) rampant cockfighting … Read more