Animal Wellness Action Press Releases

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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Published on June 16, 2020 - 17:51 GMT

Animal Wellness Steps Up Pressure on Illegal Cockfighting Operators in Alabama with Reward

Group Offers $5,000 Reward for Info that Leads to Animal Fighting Arrests, Convictions BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA, June 16, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) and Animal Wellness Action (AWA) today announced a $5,000 reward …

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Published on June 11, 2020 - 18:00 GMT

Alabamians Among Top Traffickers of Birds to Guam for Illegal Cockfighting, Investigation Alleges

Investigation Reveals Criminal Enterprises Continue BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, USA, June 11, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Animal Wellness Foundation (AWF) today asked U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town to investigate allegations of …

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Published on June 10, 2020 - 21:53 GMT

MEDIA ADVISORY: Animal Wellness to Release Investigation of Network of Illegal Cockfighting Operations in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM , ALABAMA, USA, June 10, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Kathleen Edwards kathleen.edwards@kbe-creative.com 256-656-4345 WHAT: Virtual news conference announcing results of an …

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Published on June 8, 2020 - 17:37 GMT

Painful “Big Lick” Tennessee Walking Horse Show Season Kicked Off Amidst COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, June 8, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- By Marty Irby While the nation is grappling with the COVID-19 crisis and seeing major protests in response to the killing of George Floyd, animal protection advocates continue to grapple with the …

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Published on June 6, 2020 - 22:06 GMT

The Animal Wellness Podcast: The Bloodbath of Killing Contests #Animals2020

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA, June 6, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- by Marty Irby Wildlife Killing Contests (WKCs) are a disgrace. And, for all the right reasons, they are under siege. In September 2019, the Arizona Governor’s Regulatory Review Council (GRRC …

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Published on June 1, 2020 - 19:08 GMT

Animal Wellness Action Kicks Off “Foie Gras Off the Menu” Campaign with Gain in Arizona

TEMPE, ARIZONA, USA, June 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Animal Wellness Action launched of its “Foie Gras Off the Menu” campaign by announcing that the prestigious Top of the Rock Restaurant in Tempe, Ariz. has removed the fatty liver or ducks and geese …

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Published on June 1, 2020 - 17:58 GMT

Awarding Excellence in an Equine Podcast: Horsemanship Radio Episode with Monty Roberts, Marty Irby, and Jamie Jennings

SOLVANG, CALIFORNIA, USA, June 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Members of American Horse Publications celebrated, virtually, the 2020 AHP Equine Media Awards for material published in 2019. A promoter of equine media for 50 years, AHP has held the annual …

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Published on May 30, 2020 - 20:13 GMT

Animal Wellness Action Celebrates China’s New Policy Banning the Dog Meat Trade

Policy Action Triggered by the Inescapable Conclusion Most People Treat Dogs as Companions, Growing Public Health & Reputational Concerns, & the COVID-19 Crisis WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, May 30, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

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Published on May 21, 2020 - 20:52 GMT

The #AnimalWellness Podcast: How Big Of A Tent Can We Build As We Rally To End Factory Farming?

WASHINGTON, DC, USA, May 21, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- At a time when the nation’s network of factory farming and mechanized slaughter plants is breaking down – disassembling overweight and crippled animals at an indescribably fast pace, killing and …

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Published on May 18, 2020 - 04:59 GMT

Animal Wellness Announces Addition of Horse Expert Donna Benefield as Senior Advisor on Equine Protection

Benefield will play a stronger leadership role in national advocacy campaigns for horses WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, May 18, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, Animal Wellness Action (AWA) announced the addition of Donna Benefield, of Gallatin, Tenn. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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) …

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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) – …

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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 …

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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 “ …

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