New animal welfare standards in place for “organic seal” in place after more than 20 years of foot-dragging and political interference. Earlier this year, the Biden Administration sided with the National Pork Producers Council to urge the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Proposition 12. The good news is, a majority of justices … Read more
Creating a Cage-free Future
U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases Final Rule After Two Decades of Foot Dragging and Political Interference. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applauded the USDA for releasing its final Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule — a regulatory regimen that for the first time in federal law … Read more
Lawmakers say that overturning American elections to benefit foreign-owned pork-producing corporations is not in the national interest Washington, D.C. — In yet one more showing of building opposition to the EATS Act and any of its potential derivatives, 16 Republican House Members sent a letter today to the leaders of the House Committee on Agriculture urging that … Read more
Press Release Local move would stand up for states’ rights and against extreme farm animal confinement Pittsburgh PA — Humane Action Pittsburgh and Animal Wellness Action are proud to join Allegheny County Councilwoman Anita Prizio, who is sponsoring a Will of Council that opposes a federal bill called the EATS Act, designed to dismantle state … Read more
The EATS Act could deliver China’s high-rise factory farms to our homeland. For the animal advocate who is revolutionary at heart, there’s something inspiring about the farm-animal rebellion staged at Manor Farm in “Animal Farm” (1945). Like most revolutions though, whether fictional or historical, the effort collapses due to the vanities and ambitions of the … Read more
Federal bills would overturn American elections based on series of false frames and assumptions, and aid the Chinese government’s infiltration of American agriculture Washington, D.C. – A new report issued today by the Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action reveals that a diversified pig production sector already in place can meet the … Read more
Wishes of Massachusetts voters should no longer be thwarted, including by latest lawsuit filed by yet one more trade group working against animal welfare Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are responding to news that pork processors have once again asked a federal court to prevent the enforcement of … Read more
New Jersey Governor signs anti-confinement measure, signaling to some farm-state lawmakers in Congress that neither Democrats nor Republicans in the Garden State think it’s acceptable to employ immobilizing crates for the intelligent, sensitive animals. Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded Governor Phil Murphy for signing into … Read more
Pork producers and a Chinese-controlled, U.S.-based pork production behemoth appeal to Congress to overturn our elections and to keep pigs in cages in the homeland
State Senate and Assembly, by nearly unanimous margins, sent anti-confinement measure to Governor Murphy for his signature Washington, D.C. – Today Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, and the Center for a Humane Economy applauded state lawmakers in New Jersey for passing a measure to ban gestation crates by an overwhelming vote of 35 to … Read more