ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION Press Releases

• Published on May 15, 2020 - 16:44 GMT

  

  BLM Report Calls for Billion-Dollar Government Plan to Gather 30,000 Horses and Burros a Year from our Western Lands

  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 15, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Wayne Pacelle Free-roaming wild horses and burros have never faced a greater threat if you read the long-term plan for management of these animals released to Congress by the Bureau …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Energy Industry ...
• Published on May 13, 2020 - 23:58 GMT

  

  Love Animals? A Florida Animal Shelter Hosts a Virtual Online Show in the Their Honor

  Premieres Saturday, May 16 at 6 pm CST FREEPORT, FLORIDA, USA, May 13, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As COVID-19 creates a new normal throughout the United States, a Florida animal shelter puts a new spin on fundraising to keep their doors open, operations …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Consumer Goods ...
• Published on May 12, 2020 - 19:50 GMT

  

  BLM Delivers Death Sentence for America’s Wild Horses

  New Report Outlines Mass Roundup Plan that Will Result in Fiscal Ruin and the Destruction of America’s Wild Horse & Burro Herds WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 12, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A surge in funding — $21 million of additional taxpayer …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Environment ...
• Published on April 24, 2020 - 16:27 GMT

  

  Pennsylvania Pet Stores Continue Selling Dogs from Puppy Mills Despite COVID-19 Crisis

  Pet retail facilities taking advantage of “essential services” designation and using it to peddle unhealthy dogs to unsuspecting consumers LANCASTER , PA, UNITED STATES, April 24, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action, a national animal …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Business & Economy ...
• Published on April 22, 2020 - 18:58 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Applauds Birmingham Race Course for Sunsetting Greyhound Racing in the Yellowhammer State

  BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA, April 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action, a national organization promoting legal standards against cruelty, applauded an announcement made by the Jefferson County Racing Association (Birmingham Race Course) …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Amusement, Gaming & Casino ...
• Published on April 22, 2020 - 17:08 GMT

  

  U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson and Scott Perry Join in Supporting Horseracing Integrity Act to End Doping & Rampant Deaths

  38 More Cosponsors will Trigger New House Rule to Move Legislation WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- U.S. Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN-07), Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, and Scott Perry (R-PA-10) – …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Amusement, Gaming & Casino ...
• Published on April 22, 2020 - 06:15 GMT

  

  Clark, Fitzpatrick, Buchanan, and Porter Urge Funding to Aid Domestic Violence Survivors and Pets Amidst COVID-19

  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Washington, D.C. — Nearly eighty Members of the U.S. House, led by Reps. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Katie Porter, D-Calif., and Vern Buchanan, R-Fla. sent a …

  Distribution channels: Emergency Services, Human Rights ...
• Published on April 15, 2020 - 20:13 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Lauds House Members for Introducing Resolution Calling for Closure of “Wet Markets”

  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded U.S. Reps. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, for introducing a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives calling on all nations to permanently close “ …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Business & Economy ...
• Published on April 11, 2020 - 12:58 GMT

  

  Bears, “Milked” And Killed For The Bile, Are One Of The Least-Known Victims Of COVID-19 Pandemic

  WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 11, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Wayne Pacelle Survey the world in search of the worst localized horrors meted out against animals — the animal sacrifices of the Gadhimai Festival in Nepal every five years, the fish-in-a- …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Environment ...
• Published on April 9, 2020 - 14:38 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Action Lauds Congressional Leaders Calling for a Global Shutdown of Live Wildlife Markets

  WASHINGTON, US, USA, April 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action today applauded U.S. Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J. and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. and U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., and Mike McCaul, R-Texas, for leading a letter signed by …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Environment ...
• Published on April 6, 2020 - 15:48 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Says First Captive Wild Animal Infected with Virus Is No Cause for Excessive Alarm

  WASHINGTON, DC, USA, April 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans) in a captive tiger at a zoo in New …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Environment ...
• Published on March 17, 2020 - 19:48 GMT

  

  Delaying the Kentucky Derby May Help Churchill Downs, But It Won’t Help Horses

  Gambling Company Spends Tens of Thousands Lobbying Against Anti-Doping Legislation that Would Save Equine Lives Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA, March 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Louisville, Kentucky – Today, Animal Wellness …

  Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Companies ...
• Published on March 17, 2020 - 14:43 GMT

  

  Keeping your Pet with You During the Coronavirus Crisis Authorities Warn Against Relinquishing Pets

  WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 17, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The global health crisis caused by the Coronavirus should not be allowed to trigger a wave of pet companion relinquishment, according to the Animal Wellness Foundation and Animal Wellness Action. …

  Distribution channels: Business & Economy, Consumer Goods ...
• Published on March 13, 2020 - 13:43 GMT

  

  Legendary Trainer Bob Baffert Endorses Horseracing Integrity Act to Ban Doping in the Sport

  WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, March 13, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Bob Baffert, American horseracing’s best-known figure, endorsed the Horseracing Integrity Act, a measure to ban race-day doping of horses in American racing. Baffert's endorsement was …

  Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Consumer Goods ...
• Published on March 13, 2020 - 05:13 GMT

  

  The Show Must Go On: Marty Irby to Present Equine Protection Initiatives in Western New York on Saturday

  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Saturday March 14, 2020, Animal Wellness Action’s Executive Director, Marty Irby, will present the portfolio of federal equine protection initiatives currently before the U.S. …

  Distribution channels: Agriculture, Farming & Forestry Industry, Amusement, Gaming & Casino ...
• Published on March 10, 2020 - 00:23 GMT

  

  Marty Irby: FBI Conducts Raids and U.S. Attorney’s Office Hands Down Nearly 30 Indictments in American Horseracing

  WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- My alarm didn’t need to wake me this morning.  Instead, it was rapid-fire buzzing from a flurry of incoming calls before the sun rose. It was news of the FBI’s surprise raids at a …

  Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Consumer Goods ...
• Published on March 9, 2020 - 15:18 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Action: Indictments Are Critical Step in Reforming Horseracing, But Legislation Needed to Stop Doping

  WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 9, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In response to the FBI raiding multiple horseracing facilities across the U.S. and federal prosecutors charging racehorse trainers, veterinarians and drug distributors for involvement in a corrupt …

  Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Consumer Goods ...
• Published on March 6, 2020 - 15:18 GMT

  

  Pet Owners and Policy Makers Should Exhibit Restraint and Care In Dealing with Cases of Coronavirus in Pets

  First Case of COVID-19 in a Pet Transmission Suspected from Infected Person to Dog, But the Animal is Asymptomatic WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Policy makers should act with restraint and with a common-sense, …

  Distribution channels: Consumer Goods, Emergency Services ...
• Published on March 5, 2020 - 16:23 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness Calls on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to Consider Carriage Horse Ban

  WASHINGTON, DC, USA, March 5, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting that he revisit and advance a new policy banning carriage horses in …

  Distribution channels: Automotive Industry, Business & Economy ...
• Published on March 3, 2020 - 20:48 GMT

  

  Animal Wellness’ Marty Irby to Present Equine Protection Initiatives in Western New York Next Week

  BOSTON, NEW YORK, USA, March 3, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On Saturday March 14, 2020, Animal Wellness Action’s Executive Director, Marty Irby, will present the portfolio of federal equine protection initiatives currently before the U.S. Congress at …

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