Animal Wellness Action Press Releases

Published on January 24, 2024 - 19:06 GMT

Tragic Death of American Teen Caught in Cartel Crossfire in Mexico Sparks Urgent Call for Action on FIGHT Act

WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, January 24, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action reacted to the shooting death of a Washington state teenager at a cockfight in Mexico, as reported by SourceOne News. Christian Herrera, 16, was killed and …

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Published on January 23, 2024 - 20:52 GMT

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Votes to Regulate Rooster Population, Curtailing Cockfighting Cruelty, Crimes

Animal Wellness Action applauded the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for affirming its recent vote of 4-1 to rein in illegal cockfighting SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 23, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action …

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Published on January 17, 2024 - 23:54 GMT

Lynx Illegally Killed in Bobcat Trap Signals Need to End Fur Trapping of Bobcats in Colorado, citizen coalition says

An estimated 2,000 Colorado bobcats are trapped for fur to sell on the foreign market every year DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, January 17, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cats Aren’t Trophies (CATs) reacted to news that bobcat trappers illegally caught …

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Published on January 16, 2024 - 19:57 GMT

Animal Wellness Action, Center for a Humane Economy Hire Experienced Hands on Capitol Hill to Advance Animal Welfare

Zach Bennett joins the groups as Senior Policy Counsel and Don Green as Political Director. WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, January 16, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy announce the hiring of Zach …

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Published on January 9, 2024 - 23:42 GMT

Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Votes to Regulate Rooster Population, Curtailing Cockfighting

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action applauded the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for safeguarding the community's quality of life and fighting cruelty to animals by …

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Published on January 9, 2024 - 19:13 GMT

198 Colorado Mountain Lions Killed by Trophy Hunters in the First Month of Season, Nearly Half are Female, Records Show

87 Dead Females Outpaces the Yearly Average and the Season isn’t Over DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Cats Aren’t Trophies (CATs) reacted to preliminary state data showing that mountain lion trophy hunters in …

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Published on January 9, 2024 - 19:02 GMT

Memphis Seizure of Birds, Dog Reveals Extent of Animal Fighting, Need to Eradicate It

Cockfighting and dogfighting are sinister subcultures in too many communities and show the need for Congress to pass the FIGHT Act WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES, January 9, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action is reacting to news that …

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Published on January 8, 2024 - 21:46 GMT

Uptick in American Horses Exported to Mexico for Slaughter Underscores Need for Congress to Ban Trafficking for Meat

Animal welfare groups condemn uptick in slaughter, call for action on Farm bill WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, January 8, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- USDA export data reveals that kill buyers shipped 17,997 horses from Arizona, New Mexico, and …

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Published on November 20, 2023 - 20:11 GMT

YouTube Deletes Gov. Stitt Pro-Cockfighting Video for ‘Violating Community Guidelines’

Saying it promotes animal cruelty, the social media giant takes down Governor’s statement from Animal Wellness Action channel, denies appeal. OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, UNITED STATES, November 20, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- YouTube has removed a video of …

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Published on November 20, 2023 - 17:51 GMT

Senators tell FDA to Update Regulations Regarding Non-Animal Testing Methods

Proper implementation of unanimously adopted law impossible without adjusting FDA regulations WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, November 20, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Five Republicans and four Democrats in the U.S. Senate urged FDA Commissioner Robert …

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Published on November 15, 2023 - 20:54 GMT

Gov. Stitt’s Embrace of Cockfighting Out of Bounds, say Keating, Edmondson, and Leaders of Animal Welfare Groups

Stitt sent a videotaped message to cockfighters at a fundraising rally this past weekend in McAlester WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, November 15, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Former Governor Frank Keating, former Attorney General Drew Edmondson, and …

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Published on November 14, 2023 - 23:59 GMT

Animal Welfare Groups Call for Ban on California Trainer with 527 Horse-Racing Rule Violations one month later

Given the staggering number of violations, the state racing board should ‘immediately ban’ trainer Dan Blacker WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action called on the …

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Published on November 14, 2023 - 20:14 GMT

Animal Welfare Groups Condemn BLM as Responsible for Actions That Led to Deaths of Seven Wild Horses

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are outraged by news that seven wild horses rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management from central Nevada ended up dead on …

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Published on November 14, 2023 - 19:43 GMT

Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy Announce New Hire in Ohio

Addition of state director upgrades animal welfare advocacy and capacity in Ohio WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy announce the hiring of Rachel Stupek as …

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Published on November 14, 2023 - 19:43 GMT

Animal Wellness Action Notes Alabama’s Illegal Cockfighting Industry Can Decimate Poultry Industry and Spread HPAI

The group has investigated illegal cockfighting and found countless operations clustered in the northern part of the state where latest HPAI outbreak occurred WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 14, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action …

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Published on November 13, 2023 - 17:43 GMT

Mink Farms Pose Serious, Ongoing Threats to Public Health and Economy, As Indicated By Review of Disease Outbreaks

Animal Welfare Groups Tell Minnesota DNR About the Mountain of Evidence About Zoonotic Disease Threats as the Agency Examines Mink Farm Threats WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, November 13, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action and the …

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Published on November 9, 2023 - 19:50 GMT

Oklahoma's bird flu outbreaks happen in 'cockfighting capital of the world,' unsurprisingly, animal welfare groups say

Cockfighting is a known super-spreader of avian diseases, threatening human health and state’s poultry industry WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 9, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- STATEMENT FOR PRESS ________________________________________ …

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Published on October 24, 2023 - 17:27 GMT

Animal Welfare, Racing Groups Join Katherine Heigl in Demanding that President Biden Halt Slaughter of American Equines

Prime Minister Trudeau recently spoke out against horse slaughter, and American groups and famed American actress ask Biden to speak up, too WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, October 24, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Actress Katherine Heigl joined Animal …

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Published on October 9, 2023 - 18:02 GMT

Animal Wellness Action issues statement about Pentagon official and others charged for role in dog fighting ring

Organization praises enforcement action, urges Congress to pass FIGHT Act WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy issued a statement on news that a senior …

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Published on October 6, 2023 - 22:00 GMT

Republican Lawmakers Urge Agriculture Committee Members to Keep EATS Act Out of the Farm Bill

Lawmakers say that overturning American elections to benefit foreign-owned pork-producing corporations is not in the national interest WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES, October 6, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In yet one more showing of building opposition to …

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