Just more than a century ago, a would-be entrepreneur launched live greyhound racing as a spectator sport in Emeryville, Calif., and before long, watching and wagering on the fleet-footed, wisp-thin dogs fast becoming a popular pastime in America. At
Bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by House Foreign Affairs Chairman, introduces Bear Poaching Elimination Act Survey the world in search of the worst localized horrors meted out against animals — the animal sacrifices of the
Animal fighting responsible for viral and violence spillovers in our communities Every cockfight or dogfight ends with animal victims. That’s the point of the staged combat. Dogs tear flesh. Roosters stab with blades and curved
Australia’s slaughter of kangaroos has long been an outlier on the world stage when it comes to our treatment of wildlife. In contemporary times, it was rivaled in scale and savagery perhaps only by the
Cockfighting deadens the human attributes of empathy and decency. It is criminally infectious, with cruelty then blending with gambling, money laundering, corruption of public officials, and other illicit behaviors. This kind of moral rot masquerading
You won’t find the sight or scent of horse meat on the menus of any rib joint or steakhouse in America. Horses have always been more than mere table fare in the long-running story of
In December, Argentina bested France in a dramatic finale to the 2022 World Cup, with the South American soccer power prevailing in a shootout. One backstory of the soccer tournament, especially for animal advocates, is
We secured the most important reforms ever against animal testing, while ending legal animal fighting and commercial cub-petting throughout U.S. The year 2022 turned out to be a remarkable one for the Center for a
FDA Modernization Act Promises to Usher in Era of “Cruelty-Free Drugs”
Lawmakers pass landmark legislation “Congress has taken shark fins off the menu,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action, in celebrating Senate passage Thursday night of the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act as an