Montana federal judge rules Fish & Wildlife Service wrongly returned wolf management to states CHEYENNE, Wyoming; MISSOULA, Montana––In the court of public opinion, one wolf stands for all. An August 5, 2025 verdict rendered by U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy may return wolves in the western states to Endangered Species Act protection. But as […]
Trump administration plan to fight H5N1 ignores cockfighting
Ag secretary Brooke Rollins continues to stall vaccination, & hopes to undo state-level cage-free laws, which have little or nothing to do with the price of eggs WASHINGTON D.C.––Donald Trump administration agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins on February 26, 2025 told media that she has directed the USDA to spend $1 billion more to try to […]
H5N1 avian flu, not humane improvement, jacks up the price of eggs
How exactly did Louisiana H5N1 victim become infected? WILTON, Iowa; ANN ARBOR, Michigan––Much as agribusiness might hate to admit it, pressure to improve poultry welfare promises to make the egg industry more efficient, more profitable, and less inhumane––and the rising price of eggs, meanwhile, has less to do with the industry changes than with the […]
Can guts of wolves & mountain lions purge North America of CWD?
Veterinarian Jim Keen suggests they can GRAND LAKE, Colorado––Five people spoke at an August 22, 2024 online media conference in support of the “Cats Aren’t Trophies” ballot initiative going before Colorado votes on November 5, 2024, but veterinarian Jim Keen, in particular, had a message ranging far beyond Colorado in ecological, economic, and humane significance. […]
Cockfighters & dogfighters lose in N.C., face felony bill in Kentucky
Cockfighters’ bills failing in Oklahoma. Federal dogfighting prosecutions also pending WILKES COUNTY, North Carolina; LOUISVILLE, Kentucky––Backed by cockfighting money, but exposed by Animal Wellness Action and ANIMALS 24-7 during the last days before the March 5, 2024 North Carolina primary election, pit bull breeder and alleged dogfighter Stoney Greene lost his bid for nomination as […]
Will court unleash Colorado puma defenders to tree trophy hunters?
Petitioners for ballot initiative to ban hunting mountain lions, bobcats, & lynx await only Colorado Supreme Court go-ahead to get started DENVER, Colorado––Proponents of banning mountain lion [puma], bobcat, and lynx hunting in Colorado await only a Colorado Supreme Court verdict expected in February 2024 to hit the streets seeking at least 124,238 qualified signatures […]
98 alleged cockfighters busted; got only $50 fines & kept birds
Weak Tennessee cockfighting penalties boost the price of eggs MAYNARDVILLE, Tennessee––Ninety-eight alleged cockfighters were cited and approximately 250 gamecocks were seized by the Union County Sheriff’s Office near Maynardville, Tennessee on January 28, 2023. Yet none of the ninety-eight suspects went to jail. All were released after paying $50 […]