By Wayne Pacelle Founder It was a welcome and exciting enforcement action: the U.S. Department of Justice, after undertaking an investigation, shut down a contract dog-breeding facility in rural Virginia and ordered the release of more than 4,000 beagles who would have otherwise been destined for invasive experiments in laboratories, mainly for drug development. The … Read more
By Wayne Pacelle Founder In August, seven Alabama residents pled guilty in federal court to a range of charges related to their vast cockfighting empire that stretched from Central Alabama into Mexico and all the way to the Philippines. Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation has urged the federal court considering the United … Read more
By Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator News that a New York City carriage horse named Ryder died two months after collapsing on the streets of the city has brought forth rallying cries for justice. Ryder is the bay gelding who fell on August 10 in New York City while pulling a carriage. His story is … Read more
Scott Edwards General Counsel In recent weeks, the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action filed two lawsuits within three months against two largescale soccer retailers flouting California law by selling soccer cleats made from kangaroo skins. The state’s Penal Code prohibits the import and sale of kangaroo parts. But investigators with Animal Wellness Action … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator In our last National Law Enforcement Council newsletter, Animal Wellness Action’s Director of Legal Affairs Josh Marquis connected the dots between animal cruelty and school shooters. Since then, Animal Wellness Action has been hard at work reaching out to law enforcement organizations across the country to boost support for the … Read more