3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (331+ words) Oklahoma City, Okla. " Animal Wellness Action today praised the Oklahoma City Police Department for the arrest of Jesus Arturo Chavez Nunez on multiple charges related to alleged cockfighting activities, including maintaining facilities for cockfighting and possessing birds for fighting purposes....

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1096+ words) In the coming months, Ridglan Farms will shutter its operations. No more sale of dogs for testing. No in-house commercial testing, either. Based on that exchange, we say with confidence that this major supplier of dogs to laboratories will conclude…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (362+ words) Wilkes County, N. C. " Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are urging North Carolina law enforcement authorities and prosecutors to pursue aggressive animal cruelty charges against alleged cockfighting trafficker Francisco Valadez after reports that hundreds of fighting roosters…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (172+ words) EDINBURG, TEXAS" Animal Wellness Action today commended the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety for uncovering and dismantling an alleged cockfighting operation near Monte Alto and for the arrest of the property's owner, 41-year-old Arnulfo…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (635+ words) (R'AR) Animal Wellness Action Rep. Bruce Westerman (R'AR) Rep. Bruce Westerman has become one of the most influential congressional opponents of federal wildlife protections. As Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, he has played a central role in advancing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (469+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. " Animal Wellness Action is urging Oklahoma voters to reject political candidates who have a record of supporting efforts to weaken the state's voter-approved, broadly popular state's anti-cockfighting law. The animal welfare policy group identified candidates for governor,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (728+ words) Animal Wellness Action Animal Wellness Action Applauds House Passage of Buchanan-Carter Amendment to Boost Federal Crackdown on Animal Fighting Bipartisan measure provides $2 million for USDA Office of Inspector General investigations targeting dogfighting, cockfighting, organized crime, and animal trafficking WASHINGTON, D. C. " Today,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (220+ words) Lead poisons and kills dozens of wildlife species and is also an acute threat to hunting families and others eating wild game shot with the toxic, irreducible metal "Coloradans love wildlife and good wildlife policy starts with good science, said…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (277+ words) WASHINGTON, D. C." Animal Wellness Action today applauded the Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office and partnering law enforcement agencies for their rapid and decisive response in shutting down a large-scale illegal cockfighting operation that reportedly resulted in 59 arrests in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Authorities…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (363+ words) The midweek transfer operation marks the latest phase of an exciting, heartwarming effort to move dogs out of the laboratory supply pipeline and into the care of rescue organizations, shelters, foster homes, and ultimately permanent adoptive families. "These beagles were…...