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Washington, D.C., May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce dove into debates about the treatment of horses in the United States. The Energy and...

Washington, D.C., May 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last night, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce – which just recently included the FDA Modernization Act as a rider to a larger FDA...

Towson, Maryland, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Maryland Racing Commission responded to calls from the Center for a Humane Economy, Animal Wellness Action, and the Animal Wellness...

LUBBOCK, TEXAS, April 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas Judge James Wesley Hendrix has just dismissed a lawsuit initiated by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (NHBPA)...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, leading animal welfare groups and farmers applauded the introduction of the Pigs in Gestation Stalls (PIGS) Act, H.R. 7004, by U.S. Reps....

Louisville, Kentucky, March 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced their decision to uphold a 90 day suspension previously handed down to American horse...

Washington, Feb. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, in voting to approve the America COMPETES Act, the U.S. House of Representatives included a provision to ban mink farming throughout the United...

Washington, D.C., Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, Center for a Humane Economy, SPCA International, and other organizations lauded...

ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, Dec. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, as the news of embattled 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit's untimely death unfolds, Animal Wellness Action executive director...

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, one of Washington D.C.’s major political daily publications, The Hill, released its annual list of Top Lobbyists for 2021 and among those...