Pork Industry Leaders and Political Allies Were Wrong to Say Prop 12 Was Unconstitutional. Now Their Policy Prescription Is Wrong for America Washington, D.C. –Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are calling on Congress to reject the EATS Act, a sweeping bill that would nullify more than 1,000 state laws that … Read more
No excuses for delay as U.S. Supreme Court rules Prop 12 is proper exercise of state authority Washington, D.C. — With the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting the overreaching arguments of factory-farming interests in NPPC v. Ross last week, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy wrote to California’s Food and Agriculture Secretary … Read more
Voter-approved anti-gestation crate policies on hold as SCOTUS decision looms on authority of states to restrict pork sales that meet humane and food-safety standards Washington, D.C. – Animal welfare groups and farmers applauded the introduction of the Pigs in Gestation Stalls (PIGS) Act, H.R. 2939, to ban the extreme confinement of mother pigs in gestation crates. That bill … Read more
We secured the most important reforms ever against animal testing, while ending legal animal fighting and commercial cub-petting throughout U.S. The year 2022 turned out to be a remarkable one for the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation. We secured many tangible gains. We put a punctuation mark … Read more
Pittsburgh, PA — This week, Animal Wellness Action, a nonpartisan animal welfare organization committed to promoting legal protections for animals and enforcing anti-cruelty laws, announced a $250,000 advertising campaign highlighting cruel animal experiments Dr. Oz and his research team conducted between 1989 and 2010 at the University of Columbia. The mistreatment was severe enough to … Read more
Needless and cruel animal testing and extreme hog confinement
can no longer withstand scrutiny
Four years ago, 12,051,139 Californians cast ballots on Proposition 12, a measure formulated to improve the living conditions of some species of farm animals.
Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and agriculture veterinarians submit briefs eviscerating pork industry
claims
Justices provided with compelling testimony about mistruths and exaggerations Washington, D.C. — The pork industry today can meet California’s humane treatment standards with existing sow housing systems, according to pleadings filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by two leading agricultural veterinarians and a set of organizations led by the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness … Read more
The United States Supreme Court, in a case captioned National Pork Producers Council v. Ross, is poised to weigh in on the constitutionality of Proposition 12, a voter-backed California state law that bans the in-state sale of pork from cruelly confined pigs, regardless of where the animals are raised. The measure, which also provides more … Read more
In the latest but perhaps most appalling subversion of animal welfare since assuming control of the executive branch, the Biden Administration has targeted the nation’s most important farm animal welfare law. In an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Department of Justice sided with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the … Read more
Impacts of ruling on animal welfare, states’ rights, and climate change could be devastating as a result of Biden position WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, in response to the federal government’s filing of a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down California’s Proposition 12, a voter-approved ballot measure to promote food safety and animal welfare, Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness … Read more
In 2019 and 2020, wildfires ignited large swaths of the Australian countryside. The conflagrations were devastating to humans, with significant loss of life and home. But the horrors for animals were even worse: a broad range of unique and iconic animals suffered, including dingoes, emus, platypuses, wombats, possums, long-footed potoroos, silver-headed antechinus, regent honeyeaters, and … Read more
AWA, Center for a Humane Economy, and Key Lawmakers Say All Animals Deserve Humane Treatment, Including Animals Raised for Food As the pig industry rails against state and corporate policies aimed at banning the housing of sows in two-foot by seven-foot gestation crates, Congresswomen Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., have proposed a nifty … Read more
Anti-gestation crate policies set to take effect in key states and among dozens of major food retailers in 2022 Washington, D.C – Leading animal welfare groups and farmers applauded the introduction of the Pigs in Gestation Stalls (PIGS) Act, H.R. 7004, by U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, and Nancy Mace, R-S.C., to ban the extreme confinement … Read more
Despite the unmistakable verdict of California voters that they want to wrap up the era of extreme confinement of farm animals, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other agribusiness and food-industry players are working to bully the courts and the Congress to undermine Proposition 12 and to allow the indefinite imprisoning of sows in … Read more
Opponents of Prop 12 Turn States’ Rights, Science, and Customer Service on Their Heads in Trying to Gut California Farm Animal Law In less than two weeks, one of the nation’s most consequential animal welfare measures is set to take full and final effect. In terms of the numbers of animals affected, it will have … Read more
Prop 12 Takes Effect in January, Food Retailers Duty Bound to Follow Law (Los Angeles) – Today, the Center for a Humane Economy (Center) and its sister organizations called on all California-based food retailers, especially the biggest names in the American grocery, fast food, and food service industries, to abide by the housing standards prescribed … Read more
Sacramento, CA. — In an effort to ensure the proper implementation of California’s Proposition 12 – with key provisions taking effect in California in January that restrict the sale of pork and eggs that come from severely confined breeding sows and laying hens – key backers of the measure sued the California Department of Food … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution that supports a moratorium on the construction and expansion of animal feeding operations, factory farms, and slaughterhouses in the state of California. The resolution also encourages the federal government to support the Farm System Reform Act, reintroduced earlier this year in the … Read more
While most Americans savor the taste and smell of bacon and eggs, they often avert their gaze after a glimpse at the way sows and hens are treated in industrialized agriculture. The taste buds say “yes” when it comes to the meat of fast-food outlets but the eyes say “no” when it comes to the … Read more
Advocates must demand President-Elect Biden Come Out of the Gate Strong on Animal Welfare With no major animal welfare initiatives launched by humane organizations on any statewide election ballots for the first time in 30 years, the national election was nonetheless enormously consequential for animals, with Joe Biden appearing to be on his way to … Read more
Press Release Animal Advocates Should Vote “No” on Amendment 4 Walton County, FL – Leading animal welfare groups urged a “No” vote on Amendment 4 on this year’s ballot, charging that the measure would make it all but impossible to pass statewide ballot measures by amending the state constitution to require two votes in two … Read more
Two years ago in November, voters in California approved a ballot measure to ban the sale of animal products that come from pigs, laying hens, and veal calves kept in cages or crates barely larger than their bodies. In Florida, the hub of the national greyhound racing industry, citizens voted to shut down the state’s … Read more
Tempe, Arizona — Animal Wellness Action launched of its “Foie Gras Off the Menu” campaign by announcing that the prestigious Top of the Rock Restaurant in Tempe, Ariz. has removed the fatty liver of ducks and geese from its offerings to patrons. Chef Sandy Santiago and manager Lisa Glass also signed a pledge to never … Read more
Nature — by that, I mean the Earth’s crust and atmosphere, its five kingdoms of living organisms, water and fire and rock, the effects of the sun and moon, and all other interrelated parts and processes — is more than a mere backdrop for the human experience. It is, and has always been, central to … Read more
At the start of the second quarter, McDonald’s gave a detailed report on its progress toward its 2015 pledge to switch its entire egg supply to cage-free by 2025. “The result, so far,” according to a statement from the fast-food giant, “is more than 726 million cage-free eggs sourced for our McDonald’s U.S. restaurants in … Read more
Overshadowed by the national news about the very consequential national election of November 6th was the take-away that animal advocates decisively won two far-reaching ballot measures against greyhound racing and factory farming. Voters in Florida approved Amendment 13 against greyhound racing with an attention-grabbing 69 percent of the vote, while Californians approved Prop 12 with … Read more
Voters approve two landmark ballot measures, oust several anti-animal lawmakers.Animal Wellness Action celebrated the overwhelming passage of two animal protection ballot measure wins in Florida and California, and the defeat of its top two political targets in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ballot measures Florida voters went all in for a ban on greyhound racing, … Read more
There are at least three extraordinarily compelling reasons for Californians to vote “YES” on Proposition 12 in this fall’s election. First, laying hens shouldn’t be trapped in cages so small that they can barely extend their wings for the days they are alive. Second, veal calves shouldn’t be hemmed into a crate barely wider than … Read more