Animal Wellness Action Press Releases

Published on July 27, 2020 - 17:19 GMT

Horse Protection Groups Applaud Rep. Andy Barr for $5 Million Equine Assisted Therapy Measure

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 27, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, American Horse Protection Society, and Horses for Life Foundation applauded U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, for shepherding to …

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Published on July 23, 2020 - 21:19 GMT

BREAKING: U.S. HOUSE PASSES HISTORIC WILD HORSE PROTECTION AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The American Wild Horse Campaign, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness Foundation today applauded the U.S. House for approving a wild horse protection amendment to H.R. 7608, the State, …

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Published on July 23, 2020 - 21:18 GMT

House Passes Animal Wellness-Led Amendments to Protect Wild Horses and Burros, Combat Animal Fighting and Horse Soring

Amendments Taken Up for Massive 2021 Spending Bill WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed three key animal protection amendments conceived and advocated for by Animal Wellness Action and …

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Published on July 23, 2020 - 05:22 GMT

WILD HORSE AMENDMENT CLEARS RULES COMMITTEE; HEADED TO HOUSE FLOOR

Groups Applaud Bipartisan Team of Lawmakers for Leadership to Protect America’s Wild Horses & Burros WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The American Wild Horse Campaign, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness …

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Published on July 22, 2020 - 18:30 GMT

Nike, Dick’s Sporting Goods, other retailers violating CA ban on selling kangaroos skins, new investigation finds

Olympians Heather Mitts (soccer) and David Verberg (track and field), urge Nike to stop fueling annual slaughter of 2 million kangaroos LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA, July 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- More than one hundred California stores and online …

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Published on July 20, 2020 - 12:45 GMT

Animal Wellness, American Wild Horse Campaign Join with Cohen, Titus, Grijalva, and Neguse to Protect Wild Horses

Advocacy groups push for amendment to allocate $11 million of the current budget to PZP birth control to humanely manage wild horse populations WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the American Wild Horse Campaign, Animal …

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Published on July 15, 2020 - 16:53 GMT

Animal Wellness Action: Are FDA’s Onerous Regulations Hindering A Vaccine for COVID-19?

With COVID-19 Surging Across the Country, No Time to Waste on Revamping Drug Development Regulations WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- by Wayne Pacelle and Tamara Drake There are 536 counties in the U.S. with COVID-19 …

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Published on July 13, 2020 - 19:26 GMT

U.S. House Committee Calls for Stepped Up Enforcement of Animal Cruelty Laws

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 13, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) applauded the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS), led by …

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Published on July 13, 2020 - 16:27 GMT

Wayne Pacelle: House Committees Urge Enforcing Anti-Cruelty Laws, Bar U.S. Horse Slaughter

But BLM Gets Millions for Horse and Burro Round-Ups, While USDA Gets Millions for Inhumane Predator Killing WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, July 13, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- by Wayne Pacelle In 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) removed …

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Published on July 10, 2020 - 21:03 GMT

HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES TO HAND BLM $102 MILLION TO ROUND UP AMERICA’S ICONIC WILD HORSES

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 10, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, two of the nation’s leading wild horse protection and humane organizations expressed disappointment with the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s decision this morning to approve Fiscal …

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Published on July 10, 2020 - 18:51 GMT

U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu Introduces LEAD Act to Address Lead Poisoning of Condors, Bald Eagles, and Other Wildlife

Animal Wellness notes that millions of hunters have already switched to copper, steel, and far less toxic metals for ammunition WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 10, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today U.S. Representative Ted Lieu, D-Ca., introduced legislation to …

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Published on July 9, 2020 - 11:23 GMT

Animal Wellness Groups Offer $5,000 Reward for Info that Leads to Animal Fighting Arrests, Convictions

NASHVILLE , TENNESSEE , USA, July 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) and Animal Wellness Action (AWA) today announced a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the successful prosecution of any individual for violating …

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Published on July 6, 2020 - 11:30 GMT

House Agriculture Funding Package Provides Tremendous Victories for Animals & Animal Wellness’ Led Enforcement Campaign

House Bill Scheduled for Markup fully funds PAWS Act, Doubles HPA Funding, and Maintains Horse Slaughter Ban WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee released its FY2021 Agriculture …

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Published on July 2, 2020 - 20:22 GMT

Socrates the Dog Saved by Animal Wellness Action and Foundation from Deportation by Center for Disease Control

Fight to save dog’s life must lead to federal policy change WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, July 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar tweeted a statement from Brian Harrison, HHS Chief of Staff, that …

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Published on July 2, 2020 - 16:30 GMT

Tennesseans Among Top Traffickers of Birds to Guam, Mexico, and the Philippines for Illegal Cockfighting

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE, USA, July 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action (AWA), the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF), and Tennessee State Senator Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, today asked U.S. Attorneys J. Douglas Overbey and Donald Q. Cochran, …

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Published on July 1, 2020 - 21:42 GMT

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen Ushers Horse Transportation Safety Act to Passage

Animal Wellness Applauds Cohen’s Tireless Work for Horses WASHINGTON, DC, USA, July 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1400, the Horse Transportation Safety Act, authored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), …

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Published on June 25, 2020 - 15:45 GMT

House Natural Resources Committee Hears Testimony on Bear Protection Act, Captive Primate Safety Act

Animal Wellness Action Calls on Congress to Move Both Key Wildlife Measures WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 25, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva and Water, Oceans and Wildlife Subcommittee Chairman Jared …

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Published on June 23, 2020 - 19:54 GMT

Wayne Pacelle: Enforcing Animal Protection Laws Are As Important as Enacting Them

The era of disregarding animal welfare laws cannot end soon enough WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 23, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- by Wayne Pacelle Reports from China this week are delivering a dose of heartbreak and how-can-it-happen. Dog meat traders are …

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Published on June 20, 2020 - 10:05 GMT

Congress is Running Out of Time to End Doping in American Horseracing

Today Marks the Running of the 152nd Belmont Stakes ELMONT, NEW YORK, USA, June 20, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Marty Irby In 1900, New York City broke ground on America’s first subway, an innovation that came at the dusk of the Gilded Age and the …

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Published on June 16, 2020 - 21:43 GMT

The Animal Wellness Podcast: An Interview with Ecologist and Author Carl Safina

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 16, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- by Wayne Pacelle Carl Safina, founding president of the Safina Center and a professor holding the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University in New York state, is one of the …

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