Agriculture Committee head also tried (but failed) to gut the greyhound racing ban. The U.S. Senate can correct outcomes at odds with American values I’m still in southern Wisconsin, where the community is abuzz with excitement about the accord I announced yesterday between the Center for a Humane Economy, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, and Ridglan … Read more
A ban on greyhound racing was added to the Farm bill, but there’s continuing debate over a range of other provisions, good and bad This week brought major developments in Congress on the long-delayed Farm bill, and I want you to hear directly from me about what happened inside the House Agriculture Committee — the … Read more
Press Release Groups thank bipartisan coalition of lawmakers who shepherded the measure to adoption WASHINGTON, D.C. — GREY2K USA Worldwide and Animal Wellness Action today celebrated the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s adoption of the Greyhound Protection Act, H.R. 5017, by amendment into H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, also known as the … Read more
Press Release Bill Comes in Wake of Greyhound Track Closures Around the nation, Bans in 44 States, and Startling Reports of On-Track Injuries WASHINGTON, D.C. – Animal Wellness Action and GREY2K USA Worldwide applauded Reps. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., Randy Fine, R-Fla., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Don Davis, D-N.C., for introducing bipartisan legislation to phase out … Read more
Just more than a century ago, a would-be entrepreneur launched live greyhound racing as a spectator sport in Emeryville, Calif., and before long, watching and wagering on the fleet-footed, wisp-thin dogs fast becoming a popular pastime in America. At one point, it was the sixth most popular spectator sport in America. In more recent decades, the popularity of greyhound … Read more
Press Release Bill Comes in Wake of Mass Greyhound Track Closures, Concerns About Foreign Dog Track Involvement in U.S. Economy Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and GREY2K USA Worldwide applauded Reps. Salud Carbajal, D-Calif., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., Nancy Mace, R-S.C., Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Oregon and Don Davis, D-N.C., for introducing legislation to … 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
Press Release Bill Comes in Wake of Track Closures, Investigation Exposing Extreme Cruelty Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and GREY2K USA Worldwide applauded Reps. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., Elvira Salazar, R-Fla, Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Penn., for introducing legislation to phase out commercial greyhound racing and simulcasting … 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
Congressmen Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., and Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., today introduced legislation to wind down greyhound racing in the United States, offering the prospect of the end of an animal-centered spectator sport that once annually put 40,000 dogs on American racing tracks, drew millions of fans who marveled at the explosive speed of the wisp-thin animals, … Read more