Animal Wellness Action Press Releases

Published on December 9, 2024 - 22:55 GMT

Cockfighting Bust with 271 Birds in Pima County Highlights Need for FIGHT Act

Arizona Sheriffs’ Association supports the FIGHT Act to step up enforcement and end barbaric, crime-infested fighting operations PIMA COUNTY, AZ, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action …

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Published on December 9, 2024 - 20:05 GMT

Large-Scale Bust with 200 Fighting Birds Seized in Sacramento County Highlights Rampant Cockfighting in Golden State

Incident is another indicator of the need for federal law to eradicate illegal staged animal fighting, animal welfare groups say SACRAMENTO, CA, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and …

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Published on November 15, 2024 - 16:34 GMT

Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Measure to Include Pets in Domestic Violence Settings

HB1210 Passes Senate After Years of Animal Wellness Action Advocacy Work HARRISBURG, PA, UNITED STATES, November 15, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Pennsylvania lawmakers gave final approval this week to HB1210, a groundbreaking bill that explicitly allows …

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Published on November 13, 2024 - 00:43 GMT

Escape of Non-Human Primates in South Carolina Serves as Call for Congress to Pass FDA Modernization Act 3.0

Animals provide unreliable data to pharmaceutical companies, causing harm to animals, driving up drug prices, and delaying cures and treatments WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, November 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As officials continue the capture of …

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Published on October 29, 2024 - 19:55 GMT

Animal Groups File Brief Urging Court to Uphold Question 3, Reject Pork Industry's Bid to Erode Anti-Confinement Vote

Factory farming interests lost landmark case before U.S. Supreme Court, NPPC v. Ross, yet they continue to advance far-fetched legal claims BOSTON, MA, UNITED STATES, October 29, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action and the Center …

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Published on October 29, 2024 - 15:44 GMT

Supreme Court Decision Upholds HISA Horse Safety Rules in Texas & Louisiana, Boosting Advocates While Case Is Weighed

A federal court split raises uncertainty, yet advocates remain hopeful for the law’s future in protecting Thoroughbreds from racing abuses WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 29, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action expressed optimism …

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Published on October 28, 2024 - 19:36 GMT

D.C.-based Dark Money Groups, With No Professional Wildlife Staff, Make Up 50% of All Funding for ‘No on 127’ Campaign

‘Yes on 127’ Campaign’s Largest Donors are The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Non-Profit Animal Wellness Groups with Scientists on Staff, and more than 1,000 CO Donors GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The leading opponents …

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Published on October 22, 2024 - 17:06 GMT

Army Colonel Tom Pool — Rancher and Hunter — Says Mountain Lions May Save Deer and Elk Hunting

Pool, a DVM, joins top wildlife science professionals calling out trophy hunting as harming balance of nature. Lions cleanse disease from deer and elk herds GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Col. Tom Pool, DVM, MPH, a …

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Published on October 18, 2024 - 22:11 GMT

Denver Bronco Mark Jackson, Actress Daryl Hannah, Four Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners YES for Prop 127

Prop 127 offers real science, while opponents offer meaningless words. Campaign calls out opposition to “Show the Voters Your Science’ GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, October 18, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Three-time Denver Broncos Super Bowl player Mark …

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Published on October 15, 2024 - 21:09 GMT

Three Sitting Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioners, One Past Chairman Endorse Prop 127

Richard Reading, James Pribyl, and CPW Commissioners say commercial trapping and trophy hunting of big cats violates wildlife management principles GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, October 15, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Over the weekend, four of Colorado’ …

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Published on October 2, 2024 - 18:14 GMT

Mountain Lion, Bobcat Trophy Hunting, Fur Trapping Season Begins in Colorado

Mountain Lion Trophy Hunting Industry Offers Public Information GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, October 2, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- November is when trophy hunting for mountain lions starts in Colorado. In December, fur trapping of bobcats begins. …

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Published on September 19, 2024 - 18:42 GMT

Longtime Former Top U.S. Wildlife Management Official Endorses Prop 127, Cats Aren’t Trophies

Former director U.S. Fish and Wildlife joins 22 wildlife professionals urging voters to stop trophy hunting, commercial trapping Colorado native wild cats GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Native wild cats picked up …

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Published on September 19, 2024 - 18:26 GMT

U.S. Sens. Tell Australia that the U.S. Market Will Be Closed to Skins and Kangaroo Parts, Especially for Athletic Shoes

Senators weigh in to stop the largest annual slaughter of terrestrial wildlife in the world WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 19, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Cory Booker, D-N.J. introduced legislation …

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Published on September 12, 2024 - 18:48 GMT

Federal Lawmakers Introduce Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act, Addressing ‘Whacking’ of Wolves, Coyotes on Federal Lands

Bipartisan group of lawmakers address a sadistic form of cruelty to wildlife thrust into the spotlight by Wyoming rancher and trophy hunter Cody Roberts WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action and …

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Published on September 12, 2024 - 17:52 GMT

Academy Award-winning Robert Redford, Jane Goodall, Politicians Tom Tancredo, Mark Udall Endorse Proposition 127 CATs

Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum, legendary actor and scientist endorse call to stop cruel killing of native cats for heads and coats GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, September 12, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Native wild cats picked up …

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Published on September 10, 2024 - 16:52 GMT

Dr. Jane Goodall Among 20 Leading Wildlife Scientists Showing Trophy Hunting of Mountain Lions is Not Management

Scientists say mountain lions self-regulate and benefit deer and elk by cleansing populations of Chronic Wasting Disease GRAND LAKE, CO, UNITED STATES, September 10, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “Mountain lion trophy hunting is unnecessary to manage …

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Published on August 29, 2024 - 18:52 GMT

Latest Dogfighting-Related Tragedy Underscores Need for Congress to Pass the FIGHT ACT

Infant killed by fentanyl as parents ran dogfighting operations out of home, cops say. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, USA, August 29, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal welfare groups renewed their urgent appeal to Congress to pass the FIGHT Act after …

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Published on August 27, 2024 - 18:46 GMT

Colorado State University Study Shows Coloradans Overwhelmingly Disapprove of Trophy Hunting and Hounding Mountain Lions

80% of Coloradans disapprove of killing mountain lions for hides or fur and 88% oppose hounding of native cats GRAND LAKE, COLORADO, USA, August 27, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- According to faculty at Colorado State University studying human …

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Published on August 23, 2024 - 15:35 GMT

New Report Reveals Mountain Lions Mitigate Spread of Brain-Wasting Disease Plaguing Deer and Elk in Colorado

Trophy hunters kill adult mountain lions experienced in killing traditional prey, impairing big cats from removing neurologically impaired deer and elk GRAND LAKE, COLORADO, USA, August 23, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A new report by Jim Keen, DVM, PhD, …

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Published on August 1, 2024 - 17:16 GMT

Major Cockfighting Trafficker in Wilkes County Tied to Last Weekend’s Granville County Bust

Major bust in Granville County may lead to unraveling a larger cockfighting network GRANVILLE COUNTY, NC, USA, August 1, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The cockfighting bust led by the Granville County Sheriff’s Office has produced evidence of involvement …

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