Animal Welfare News
Illinois Offers a Plant-Based Lunch Option
Paws Up! To Governor JB Pritzer, for passing House Bill 4089, this requires all Illinois school districts to offer a plant-based option. June 7, 2022 HB 4089 was signed into effect on May 13, 2022, by Governor JB Pritzer of Illinois. This bill is an amendment to the...
The End of Poaching Bear Viscera?
Paws Up! Senator Kennedy and Senator Duckworth introduced the Bear Poaching Elimination Act of 2022, which gives needed protection to bears. June 9, 2022 Senator John Kennedy for Louisiana and Senator Tammy Duckworth for Illinois introduced S. 3472: Bear Poaching...
New York Bill Passes the Senate to End the Atrocities of Puppy Mills
May 23, 2022 Update (9/16/2022): The New York Assembly passed A4283 and it is waiting for Governor Hochul’s signature. Click here to send the governor an email today to show your support to stop puppy mill breeders. Paws Up! To the…
145 Beagles Rescued From Abhorrent Conditions at Envigo Breeding Facility in Virginia
Thankfully, 4,000 dogs were surrendered to the Department of Justice by Envigo. Paws Up! To federal law enforcement, U.S. District Judge Norman Moon, lawmakers, and animal advocates for being a voice for the countless…
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…