Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator It sounds insane, the stuff of a horror movie that couldn’t possibly be real. In 2020, two monkeys, named Earthquake and Whimsy, were scalded to death after being left in a cage which was then placed in the sterilizing-hot water of an industrial washing machine. A more horrific death can … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator The latest Congressional spending bill to fund government operations in 2023 includes a record-level of $4.1 million to enforce the Horse Protection Act (HPA) of 1970—that’s $1 million more than the prior year’s record funding level of $3 million. This is consequential because a segment of horse trainers tortures horses … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator Criminals involved in animal fighting know they won’t get a free pass. Animal Wellness Action is watching, looking to cut them off at every turn. So far, the tools we’ve used include legislation, litigation, criminal investigation, and law enforcement. Now, we’re adding technology. Animal Wellness Action recently teamed up with … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator We won a crucial battle for big cats. Now it’s time for enforcement. Roadside zoos and sham sanctuaries like the one featured in the Netflix series “Tiger King” can no longer use and abuse baby tigers and lion cubs, mountain lions and leopards as props to make money with cub-petting … Read more
Julie Marshall National Communications Coordinator Talk about persistence. And patience. Eighteen years ago, Animal Wellness Action Co-Chair Drew Edmondson, then the attorney general for Oklahoma, initiated a $1.6 billion lawsuit in environmental damages and for massive water quality cleanup efforts, blaming poultry leader Tyson Foods among others for storing and disposing of thousands of tons … Read more