GPS-collared lion lured from Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park and killed despite being part of critical Oxford University conservation study WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy today condemned the killing of Blondie, a five-year-old African lion lured out of Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park and killed by a trophy hunter reportedly from Ashland, Ohio. … Read more
New campaign will create safe haven for elephants in Angola, promoting ecotourism over trophy hunting Washington, D.C. — The Center for a Humane Economy announced a groundbreaking initiative in southern Africa for African elephants — in this case, working to facilitate migration of elephants from Botswana to Angola. The organizations have partnered with the Botswana-based … Read more
You can listen to this article here: When Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer shot a male African lion — whom researchers had named Cecil — after luring him out of Hwange National park in Zimbabwe, there was a worldwide furor. Within weeks, nearly all major airlines servicing Africa announced they would stop shipping trophies from the … Read more
Washington, DC – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is embracing the discredited and unethical practice of trophy hunting of threatened and endangered species in its latest proposed rulemaking on elephant conservation, according to the Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE). The groups are calling on the agency to bar any … Read more
Under President Mokgweetsi Masisi, Botswana has backtracked on its 2014 national wildlife protection policy, and on April 6th the southern African nation will do lasting damage to its reputation by allowing trophy hunters to tromp on its lands and take aim at African elephants and all manner of other wildlife there. In fact, hunters there … Read more
“Wildlife crimes undermine national security and cause immense cruelty to animals.”— Marty Irby, executive director at Animal Wellness Action WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, the United States Senate passed the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act, S. 1590, introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Susan Collins (R-ME). It’s first stand-alone animal protection measure to … Read more
Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Rescuing Animals With Rewards (RAWR) Act, H.R. 97 – the first stand-alone animal protection measures to pass the House in the 116th Congress. The legislation would amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to terrorism and … Read more
House approves Interior and Agriculture spending bills free of anti-animal riders, bars U.S. horse slaughter plants from operating, and directs USDA to restore inspection and animal welfare violation notices on searchable database Washington, D.C. — The passage of a multi-agency spending bill that includes funding for the Agriculture, Interior, and Justice departments improved substantially after lawmakers … Read more
Three amendments focus on funding and enforcing our federal laws on protecting animals and promoting species survival The House yesterday took decisive action on a series of amendments to a massive, multi-agency spending bill (aka, “the mini-bus”) that marked one of the most successful days ever in that chamber and yet another marker of Animal … Read more
House approves $3 Million in Two Efforts to Halt Animal Fighting and Other Anti-Cruelty Enforcement, A Third Action Restricts Elephant, Lion Trophy Imports Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House passed three animal protection amendments to H.R. 3055 that seek proper enforcement of our federal animal welfare and protection of vulnerable species. Two amendments attracted … Read more