person responsible for throwing kittens from a moving vehicle in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, resulting in their deaths. Bethel Park Police are investigating after receiving multiple calls on Saturday afternoon reporting that someone was throwing items from a vehicle in the area of Connor Road and Old Connor Road and along Library Road. Police subsequently determined … Read more
Animal Cruelty Enforcement (ACE)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today renewed their appreciation of Homeland Security Investigations for the dismantling of a network of dozens of criminals torturing monkeys and selling videos to people titillated by these obscene acts of cruelty. While also lauding prosecutors, the animal protection organizations expressed disappointment in … Read more
Animal wellness groups call for criminal investigation and prosecution of perpetrators, after successful prosecution of Cody Roberts for his torment of a wolf WASHINGTON, D.C.— Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today condemned an apparent appalling act of cruelty against a wounded and defenseless coyote depicted in a recently uncovered video … Read more
The brazen participation of the Ortiz brothers in illegal cockfighting underscores that animal fighters feel no need to conceal their criminal conduct from the indifferent feds There are a thousand good reasons for Congress to pass the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act — a bill with four core provisions to enhance enforcement … Read more
Agriculture Committee head also tried (but failed) to gut the greyhound racing ban. The U.S. Senate can correct outcomes at odds with American values I’m still in southern Wisconsin, where the community is abuzz with excitement about the accord I announced yesterday between the Center for a Humane Economy, Big Dog Ranch Rescue, and Ridglan … Read more
The organizations urge the judge to reject this recommendation Sublette County, Wyo. — The Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action today condemned the proposed plea agreement in the felony animal cruelty case against Cody Roberts, calling it a “slap on the wrist for an act of extreme malice and torture against an … Read more
Animal Wellness Action supports judge’s decision to allow prosecution of Cody Roberts for cruelty to proceed WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today hailed as an important step a written ruling by Sweetwater County District Court Judge Richard Lavery determining that Wyoming’s so-called “predator exemption” does not apply to the … Read more
Miami-Dade County, Fla. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of the person or people responsible for the grisly decapitation of a dog found in the Princeton area on the Florida Turnpike on Jan. 6. Officials believe the mutilation … Read more
Some Louisiana cockfighters are seeking an enclave for staged animal fights even as the movement against animal fighting has more momentum than ever The headlines tell the big-picture story of how animal fighting is held in contempt in American law and culture, yet the practice remains a persistent problem requiring urgent action to dismantle these … Read more
Bermuda Dunes, Calif. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today announced that they are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of the person responsible for the repeated shooting with a BB Gun, leading to the death of a cat. According to reports from the … Read more