WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy, reacted to the release of a Farm Bill for consideration by the House Committee of Agriculture expected during the week of Feb. 23. Pacelle was a key architect of all the anti-confinement ballot measures approved by voters by … Read more
Creating a Cage-free Future
Our new report dismantles the arguments of the National Pork Producers Council and the China-owned and operated Smithfield Foods to unwind Prop 12 and Question 3 Earlier this month, Ohio became the 11th state to limit the use of gestation crates for breeding sows, restricting an extreme confinement measure that keeps pigs in metal traps … Read more
Group says DOJ disregards the views of American egg producers and the fact pattern showing it was avian influenza—not cage-free housing—that drove up prices Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today panned the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to overturn Michigan’s cage-free egg law, calling it “grossly … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio this week becomes the 11th state to limit the use of gestation crates for breeding sows, ending a practice that severely confines pigs in metal enclosures so small they are unable to turn around or fully extend their limbs. The policy’s implementation fulfills the final provision of a landmark eight-point animal … Read more
We came up just short in efforts in the House to defend wolves, but plan to block anti-wolf measure in the Senate It was one of the most consequential weeks of the year for the Center for a Humane Economy and for our mission to reform federal policy for responsible animal protection, public health, and … Read more
Reps. Simon, Costa, and McGovern lead a letter signed by 182 Democrats declaring the SOB Act a threat to family farmers and a welcome mat for foreign-owned factory farms
Driven by ideology rather than genuine economic concerns, the National Pork Producers Council is increasingly isolated in its quest to overturn state farm animal welfare laws The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is seeing massive defections within its ranks on its 15-year campaign to overturn Prop 12 and other state farm animal welfare laws. Drubbed … Read more
Court affirms legality of landmark farm animal protection law modeled on California’s Proposition 12 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applaud the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for upholding the dismissal of Triumph Foods’ challenge to Massachusetts’ Question 3, a voter-approved law that prohibits the … Read more
Federal Judge Grants Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy “Intervenor” Status in Baseless DOJ Case Attacking California’s Landmark, Broadly Supported Cage-Free Animal Welfare Laws LOS ANGELES – Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) announced today that the organizations have been granted intervenor status in the lawsuit … Read more
Reps. Luna, Valadao, and Garbarino declare the rebranded EATS Act a threat to family farmers and a legislative invitation to foreign-owned factory farms WASHINGTON, D.C. — In defense of states’ rights, American agricultural sovereignty, and animal welfare, 14 Republicans in the U.S. House sent a letter to House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson, R–Pa., and Ranking Member Angie … Read more