Animal Welfare News
Wild Horses and Aircrafts Don’t Mix
Paws up! To Dina Titus for introducing Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022, this prohibits the use of aircraft when capturing wild horses and burros. May 23, 2022 The bill H.R. 6635: Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2022 is an amendment to Wild...
Why Would a Chimp Live At the Air Force?
Paws up! To Senator John Kennedy for Louisiana; and a group of Senators, for introducing the Chimp Sanctuary Act, which would put an end to housing chimpanzees at the Air Force. May 16, 2022 Chimpanzees do not belong in the Air Force. This is why the S. 3613…
Hope for Getting Pregnant Pigs Out of Constraining Gestation Stalls
Paws up! To Congresswoman Veronica Escobar and Congresswoman Nancy Mace for introducing PIGS Act of 2022. This amendment to the Animal Welfare Act would ban the drastic confinement of pregnant pigs. April 15, 2022 On March 9, 2022…
Efforts To Save the North Atlantic Right Whale Are Underway
March 16, 2022 To Senator Cory Booker and Congressman Seth Moulton for introducing the Right Whale Coexistence Act of 2022 to protect the imperiled right whales. A Right Whale in Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. Whales are magnificent creatures of the sea that help...
Congress Members Introduce Prohibition of Wildlife Killing Contests
Paws up! To Representative Steve Cohen for Tennessee, and over a dozen other members of Congress for introducing H.R. 7398: Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act of 2022. This bill would prohibit wildlife killing contests on public lands, and for other purposes....
Virginia Gov. Expands Protection to Cats and Dogs Being Sold to Animal Testing Facilities
Paws Up! To the Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, for signing a package of bills that expand the protection of cats and dogs bred to be sold or transferred for experimental purposes under Virginia’s cruelty to animals law…
Roadside Zoo Owner Facing Trial for 46 Counts of Animal Cruelty
Paws Up! To the Frederick County, VA, Circuit Court for denying the zoo owner's attempts to dismiss his animal cruelty charges so he must face trial. March 17, 2022 In the fall of 2019, law enforcement agencies seized over one hundred animals from Wilson's Wild Animal...
VA Legislators Introduce Several Bills to Tighten Restrictions on Breeding Facilities
Paws Up! To the Virginia General Assembly for introducing several measures to tighten restrictions and increase penalties for animal abuse and neglect at breeding facilities. March 9, 2022 Undercover investigators recently released…
Make Your Voice Heard: Federal Register Open for Comments on Bird Welfare
Update (2/22/23): The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has made a final ruling to create standards of care and regulations for birds not used in research. Read more about the standards here. Paws Up! To the USDA for considering establishing standards…
Gray Wolves Have Been Given Federal Protections Again
Paws Up! To U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White who ruled that gray wolf populations in the West must be protected by the federal Endangered Species Act. February 18, 2022 Last week, U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White in Oakland, California, ruled that the gray wolf...
Buddy’s Law Would Give Guidance on How to Prosecute Youth Offenders Convicted of Animal Cruelty in Mississippi
Update: (3/9/2022): Sadly, Buddy’s Law died due to other bills taking precedence over it. February 12, 2022 Paws Up! To the Mississippi Senate for passing Senate Bill 2261 to make youth answer for their animal cruelty crimes. Horrific…
Michigan Bill Seeks Better Protection for Companion Animals Living Outdoors
January 27, 2022 Paws Up! To Michigan Representatives Brann, Whitsett, Aiyash, Marino, Wozniak, Rogers, Sowerby and Mueller for advocating for the protection of animals who live outdoors with the introduction of House Bill 4784…