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Ballot Measures Again Prove To Be The Most Effective Weapon Against Systemic Animal Cruelty
Overshadowed by the national news about the very consequential national election of November 6th was the take-away that animal advocates decisively won two far-reaching ballot measures

PACT Act is Latest in a Series Of Measures Approved by Congress to Remake the Legal Framework Against Intentional Violence Against Animals
Animal Wellness Action is also Working to Fund and Promote Enforcement Five years after a small group of serious-minded Republican and Democrat lawmakers first introduced the

Federal Court Ruling in Puerto Rico Shuts the Door on Legal Cockfighting in the United States
It’s now a matter of enforcement. In issuing an order yesterday that rejected the claims of cockfighting clubs to invalidate a portion of our national anti-animal fighting law,

My Visit To A Cockfight At “The Dome” In Guam
Spectators stirred and hollered as I walked into the cockfighting arena this week. Not because of me, perhaps the only non-Pacific Islander in a crowd of

Animal Wellness Launches National Law Enforcement Council
Some of the nation’s most experienced and savvy law enforcement professionals commit to fortifying the legal framework against cruelty in the United States Some of the

Industries Don’t Relent In Trying To Turn Back The Clock On Cruelty
Subtle and straightforward efforts to thwart protections for wolves, Walking horses, and roosters There has been unmistakable progress in the field of animal protection, especially in