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Honoring the Dignity of Animal Life | Liam Gray | Ep 7

In this episode of Real Unity, Sienna Mae Heath sits down with Liam Gray, founder of the Wilberforce Institute—a public policy think tank dedicated to honoring the dignity of life, safeguarding free markets from corruption, and shaping policies that uphold the well-being of both humans and animals.
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HORSE ABUSERS SMELL FREEDOM

A ruthless faction inside the horse show world thinks the current moment offers them cover. They believe confusion in Washington and misinterpretations of recent rulings mean they can slip back into the shadows and continue the same cruelty they have practiced for half a century. They are already acting like the barn door has been cracked open.
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Saturated fat debate overlooks toxic chemical contaminants in industrial meat

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Movement have effectively united the country around the urgent need to address our nation’s costly chronic disease epidemic. Where there is less agreement is the debate over saturated fat.
Read More

Wildlife Services Is a Prime Target for Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs

As the government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration is using it as an opportunity to fire federal workers. Since October 1, more than 4,000 federal employees have been dismissed. These firings are undoubtedly controversial, and a judge has temporarily blocked them from continuing.
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The Government Kills Owls to Save Owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to save owls by killing owls. The government’s plan is to kill up to 450,000 barred owls across millions of acres over the next 30 years. The justification is that barred owls, which are aggressive and adaptable, are edging endangered spotted owls out of their range. To save one species, the government is executing the other.
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Canyon’s Law would stop big government from killing pets with cyanide

A few years ago, the federal government killed a beloved family dog, Kasey, and nearly killed the little boy, named Canyon, who was walking him on public land. How? Through a M-44 device, known as a cyanide bomb, left behind by the federal government.
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What’s really behind state bans on lab-grown meat?

In 2023, West Coast companies Upside Foods and Good Meat were cleared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to begin selling their lab-grown meat nationwide. This approval was a groundbreaking moment in history for scientific advancement and the future of animal welfare. 
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Egg prices are still high. Roger Marshall’s trying to make them more expensive | Opinion

Whether hard-boiled or sunny-side up, eggs are top of mind for millions of American families. From nationally renowned heists to viral videos, the issue has become central to sticker-shocked voters concerned about affordability.
Read More

Governor DeSantis Should Block Florida’s Proposal For Poorly Managed Black Bear Hunt

Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the country—known for its manatees and alligators, the state is also home to a thriving black bear population. However, a proposed hunt could destroy hundreds of these bears through pure mismanagement, a blow to animal welfare, good hunting practices, and the stability of Florida’s black bear population. For these reasons, Governor DeSantis should consider blocking the hunt.
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The Vegan Report: Thank You, Trump?! With Liam Gray

In light of recent news that the Trump administration is scaling back animal experimentation across various levels of government, such as the National Institute of Health, the Environmental Protection Agency and even the military, it is time to put to rest this idea that conservatives do not care about animals or have no place in the animal protection movement.
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Go Army, Beat Navy: It’s Time for the Army to Lead the Way on Ending Animal Testing

In an effort led by White Coat Waste (WCW) Project, a 501(c)(3) bipartisan nonprofit organization and government watchdog, the Department of Navy has terminated all dog and cat experiments, a move that will save millions of taxpayer dollars and end unnecessary suffering for countless animals. As a former 82d Airborne Infantry Paratrooper and Army Human Intelligence Collector, I’m calling on the branch in which I served to not fall behind the Navy and to lead the way on ending these outdated and inhumane procedures.
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In its war against small farmers, Congress says the quiet part out loud

It’s never been clearer where the loyalties of congressional agriculture committees lie. In their seemingly endless quest to shift prosperity from small farmers to large ones — to erode any protections for animals and producers that actually value organic farming — the House-passed budget reconciliation plan plants a flag firmly in the realm of “profits over people.”
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Ending Corruption in Agriculture

The House Agriculture Committee’s reconciliation plan cuts millions in SNAP benefits to offer ever more subsidies to struggling farmers, who haven’t seen a new Farm Bill since 2018. Instead of simply moving money around -- much to the detriment of states and their poorest residents -- congressional agriculture advocates ought to address some of the underlying, substantive issues plaguing small and independent farmers.
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Cutting Factory Farm Welfare from the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Reduce Its Big Spending Problem

Senator Rand Paul, one of the most vocal opponents of the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” made clear what changes he would need to see to support the bill: "I want the tax cuts to be permanent. But at the same time, I don't wanna raise the debt ceiling five trillion," he said. He added in an X post that he refuses “to support maintaining Biden spending levels.”
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Meghan Miller: In funding horse racing, the government funds cruelty

Celebrities and pastel-clad patrons paid up to hundreds of thousands of dollars to attend this year’s “Run for the Roses,” enjoying plenty of Woodford Reserve as they watched the bay colt Sovereignty slop through the mud to claim victory in the Kentucky Derby. Tomorrow will see a similar festival at the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown. 
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Trump Should Shut Down Wildlife Services to Save Animals and Taxpayer Dollars

Wildlife Services called killing the endangered animal a "mistake." However, this isn’t the first time the program has made such a mistake, and it’s far from the worst thing its employees have done to animals. If the Trump administration wants to save animals and taxpayer dollars (and there is early evidence to suggest he is concerned with both), shutting down Wildlife Services should be a priority.
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Congress Keeps Trying to Overturn State Agriculture Laws

Whatever you think of tariffs, it should be clear that now is not the time to introduce more uncertainty into agricultural markets. The “Food Security and Farm Protection Act” (S. 1326) — recently introduced in the United State Senate — would do exactly that, giving foreign adversaries like China an even bigger chokehold on American agricultural production while harming producers and principles of state sovereignty in the process.
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Cattle Grazing Program Exposed: Costs Taxpayers Billions

A shocking analysis of publicly available data reveals roughly 50 percent of fully assessed public rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) fail to meet designated land health standards. There is an overwhelming amount of evidence showing the reason for its failure is overgrazing from cattle on BLM-subsidized lands. So why is BLM placing the blame on wild horses and burros? Because addressing the cattle grazing issue would cause BLM’s entire foundation to crumble.  
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How Could DOGE Help Protect Animals?

All eyes have been on President-elect Donald Trump as he publicly shapes his coming administration. Those of us who would like to see the size and scope of the government reduced have been tentatively optimistic about the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Some animal welfare activists are asking an important question: Could DOGE help protect animals from the federal government? The math says yes.
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Impounding Animal Abuse: The Moment for Animal-Loving Conservatives

President Trump has declared that America is “woke no longer.” Let’s hope he’s correct because it’s long past time that activists of all political backgrounds get back to tangible issues with real impact. For those of us on the political right who happen to love animals, it’s time to step up. Whatever you think about Trump’s accomplishments during these first tumultuous weeks, we’ve seen a marked uptick in government recognition of right-leaning voices concerned about the billions of animals routinely subjected to torture and abuse at our hands.
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How to Help Turtles Thrive this Spring

If, like me, you’re finally starting to see warmer days with plenty of sunshine, I’m sure you are also relieved. Spring is around the corner, and with sun and warmth comes something else: the return of turtles. Here’s what you should know to help keep these little reptiles safe this spring:
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In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks

The price of eggs is ever-present in the collective American mind and has been for quite some time. As H5N1 influenza (more commonly known as “bird flu”) rages across the country, already inflated egg prices have hit record highs. But our demand for the cheapest eggs possible is part of what fueled the current bird flu outbreak. To protect ourselves in the future, we must protect chickens, too.
Read More

DOGE Can Stop Spreading Bird Flu by Slashing USDA Spending

On February 16th, 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency posted on their X handle, @DOGE_USDA, seeking insight from the public on wasteful spending to cut from the United States Department of Agriculture’s budget. Animal rights activists immediately stepped up to the plate and posted multiple comments on the post demanding that DOGE review the USDA's overspending that is harming both people and animals.
Read More

Brooke Rollins Could Drain the Big Ag Swamp, But She’s Wrong on Prop. 12

The confirmation of Brooke Rollins offers something new and exciting at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: she has a strong deregulatory and free market background and an obvious inclination to support real farmers over the Big Ag swamp. She is wrong, however, about California’s Proposition 12 and its implications for states’ rights, farmers and animals. 
Read More

Why is the government pushing bugs onto our plates?

People in the United States are slowly moving toward consuming more plant-based foods. A study examining people’s dietary patterns found that between 2019 and 2022, the percentage of consumers who followed some sort of plant-based diet more than doubled. While the consumption of animal products is not going away anytime soon, the marketplace is making plant-based options tastier and more readily available for consumers who want these choices. Why, then, is the government spending millions of dollars trying to get people to eat bugs and feed insects to our animals?
Read More

Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet lineup so far is surprisingly pro-animal

Pop quiz. Upon signing one of the most important federal animal welfare laws in U.S. history, a former president said: “We have a responsibility to honor the dignity of God’s creation. With today’s act, we take the critical step toward being more responsible and humane stewards of our planet and all who we want to cherish and take care of, and all of those who live on it.” Any guesses? Donald Trump.
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Killer whales in the Salish Sea are struggling with a growing problem: shipping noise. Could markets help quiet their submarine world?

The Salish Sea is a wild place. Stretching between Washington and British Columbia and extending to meet the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the largest inland seas in the world. And it teems with life—more than 3,000 species live in and around the sea. I boarded the Glacier Spirit on a balmy summer day this year to spot some species that call the Salish Sea home. After sailing for a bit, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow wildlife enthusiasts as we stared across the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Vancouver Island. Filling the water between our drifting ship and the shore was a glorious sight: whales.
Read More

Cut Government, Save Animals: Here Are 3 Awful Agencies and Programs DOGE Can Eliminate Entirely

At our pro-liberty, pro-free market, and anti-animal cruelty think tank, the Wilberforce Institute, we believe it is evident the federal government is behind the worst and largest scale animal cruelty in our nation and perhaps the world (we’re even funding some of Communist China’s animal cruelty). This means that cutting our government’s waste and ending animal cruelty are often the exact same thing. As such, we’ve identified the top three programs Ramaswamy can eliminate entirely through his role heading up the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk.
Read More

Big Agriculture skirts the law and the Constitution to fight animal welfare

Alabama’s ban on the sale of cultivated meat goes into effect this month, with violators facing a $500 fine and up to three months in jail. It’s a stunningly anti-free market sop to the in-state meat industry and a likely violation of the Interstate Commerce Act, which prohibits states from unduly burdening the free flow of commerce across state lines.
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Factory Farming

Developing policies to support family farmers, counteract the harmful impact of industrial meat production and reduce the suffering and killing of farmed animals.

Saturated fat debate overlooks toxic chemical contaminants in industrial meat

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Make America Healthy Movement have effectively united the country around the urgent need to address our nation’s costly chronic disease epidemic. Where there is less agreement is the debate over saturated fat.
Read More

Egg prices are still high. Roger Marshall’s trying to make them more expensive | Opinion

Whether hard-boiled or sunny-side up, eggs are top of mind for millions of American families. From nationally renowned heists to viral videos, the issue has become central to sticker-shocked voters concerned about affordability.
Read More

In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks

The price of eggs is ever-present in the collective American mind and has been for quite some time. As H5N1 influenza (more commonly known as “bird flu”) rages across the country, already inflated egg prices have hit record highs. But our demand for the cheapest eggs possible is part of what fueled the current bird flu outbreak. To protect ourselves in the future, we must protect chickens, too.
Read More

DOGE Can Stop Spreading Bird Flu by Slashing USDA Spending

On February 16th, 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency posted on their X handle, @DOGE_USDA, seeking insight from the public on wasteful spending to cut from the United States Department of Agriculture’s budget. Animal rights activists immediately stepped up to the plate and posted multiple comments on the post demanding that DOGE review the USDA's overspending that is harming both people and animals.
Read More

Brooke Rollins Could Drain the Big Ag Swamp, But She’s Wrong on Prop. 12

The confirmation of Brooke Rollins offers something new and exciting at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: she has a strong deregulatory and free market background and an obvious inclination to support real farmers over the Big Ag swamp. She is wrong, however, about California’s Proposition 12 and its implications for states’ rights, farmers and animals. 
Read More

Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet lineup so far is surprisingly pro-animal

Pop quiz. Upon signing one of the most important federal animal welfare laws in U.S. history, a former president said: “We have a responsibility to honor the dignity of God’s creation. With today’s act, we take the critical step toward being more responsible and humane stewards of our planet and all who we want to cherish and take care of, and all of those who live on it.” Any guesses? Donald Trump.
Read More

Big Agriculture skirts the law and the Constitution to fight animal welfare

Alabama’s ban on the sale of cultivated meat goes into effect this month, with violators facing a $500 fine and up to three months in jail. It’s a stunningly anti-free market sop to the in-state meat industry and a likely violation of the Interstate Commerce Act, which prohibits states from unduly burdening the free flow of commerce across state lines.
Read More

Corporate Welfare Is Fueling Attempts To Ban Food Innovation

Who remembers when then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in New York City a decade ago? The backlash was huge, and rightfully so. Yes, we all know soda is unhealthy, but there’s nothing more un-American than government nannies stepping in to regulate an individual’s Coca-Cola intake.
Read More

Conservatism and animal welfare go hand-in-paw

I was standing at the National Rifle Association booth in the exhibition hall at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this February, firing at electronic targets with a hyper-realistic 45 millimeter update of the Duck Hunt gun, when I dropped the bombshell: “Yeah, actually I’m here with the Humane Society.”
Read More

BIG GOVERNMENT WON’T PROTECT ANIMALS

at best, big government fails to protect animals. At worst, it actively participates in promoting animal cruelty. Take agriculture subsidies, for example. According to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group, the United States Department of Agriculture has spent billions subsidizing livestock production.
Read More

Why Animal Welfare Is a Conservative Cause

Joining the animal-protection movement as a conservative can feel a little like being a defector. There’s a necessary period of assimilation and some nearly anthropological intel-gathering as you attempt to make sense of your surroundings.
Read More

Animal Advocacy in the Age of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “drain the swamp” could find unlikely support among animal-welfare activists. If he’s really serious about reforming Washington, one of his first bottom-feeding targets should be Big Ag, which has a powerful presence on Capitol Hill and a well-documented dark side.
Read More

The EATS Act Is True 'Chaos in the Marketplace'

United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently offered an implicit rebuke to state-level agricultural regulations, suggesting laws like California’s Proposition (Prop) 12 could create “chaos in the marketplace.”
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Big Agriculture Swamp

Investigating & offering solutions to the big government cronyism that harms family farmers and everyday Americans. Working to reform checkoff programs, stop the stifling of free speech and end agricultural carve-outs for adversarial nations.

How Could DOGE Help Protect Animals?

All eyes have been on President-elect Donald Trump as he publicly shapes his coming administration. Those of us who would like to see the size and scope of the government reduced have been tentatively optimistic about the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Some animal welfare activists are asking an important question: Could DOGE help protect animals from the federal government? The math says yes.
Read More

DOGE Can Stop Spreading Bird Flu by Slashing USDA Spending

On February 16th, 2025, the Department of Government Efficiency posted on their X handle, @DOGE_USDA, seeking insight from the public on wasteful spending to cut from the United States Department of Agriculture’s budget. Animal rights activists immediately stepped up to the plate and posted multiple comments on the post demanding that DOGE review the USDA's overspending that is harming both people and animals.
Read More

Brooke Rollins Could Drain the Big Ag Swamp, But She’s Wrong on Prop. 12

The confirmation of Brooke Rollins offers something new and exciting at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: she has a strong deregulatory and free market background and an obvious inclination to support real farmers over the Big Ag swamp. She is wrong, however, about California’s Proposition 12 and its implications for states’ rights, farmers and animals. 
Read More

Why is the government pushing bugs onto our plates?

People in the United States are slowly moving toward consuming more plant-based foods. A study examining people’s dietary patterns found that between 2019 and 2022, the percentage of consumers who followed some sort of plant-based diet more than doubled. While the consumption of animal products is not going away anytime soon, the marketplace is making plant-based options tastier and more readily available for consumers who want these choices. Why, then, is the government spending millions of dollars trying to get people to eat bugs and feed insects to our animals?
Read More

Opinion | Trump’s Cabinet lineup so far is surprisingly pro-animal

Pop quiz. Upon signing one of the most important federal animal welfare laws in U.S. history, a former president said: “We have a responsibility to honor the dignity of God’s creation. With today’s act, we take the critical step toward being more responsible and humane stewards of our planet and all who we want to cherish and take care of, and all of those who live on it.” Any guesses? Donald Trump.
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SCOTUS Decision Offers Americans Unrealized Gains

The U.S. Senate investigation into Boeing’s safety practices and the FAA’s ineffective oversight revealed that Boeing, under pressure to prioritize production speed over safety, suffered quality control issues that endangered consumers. Despite these risks, the FAA’s overreliance on industry insiders failed to address Boeing’s deficiencies. The problem is not regulation; the problem is deferential inheritance.
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Department of agriculture secretary may be key to implementing rfk jr.'s maha agenda

As President Trump announces his cabinet picks, all eyes are on what role, if any, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will play in the upcoming administration and who Trump will nominate for the agencies that govern food and health policy.
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Republicans Are Giving Farmers A Way To Push Back Against Biden’s Swamp Picks

The last decade has been brutal for family farmers, but most folks don’t really understand the root of the problem, and it’s not necessarily just inflation, supply chain problems, or the current state of our crippled economy under Joe Biden.
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The EATS Act Is True 'Chaos in the Marketplace'

United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently offered an implicit rebuke to state-level agricultural regulations, suggesting laws like California’s Proposition (Prop) 12 could create “chaos in the marketplace.”
Read More

Conservatism and animal welfare go hand-in-paw

I was standing at the National Rifle Association booth in the exhibition hall at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this February, firing at electronic targets with a hyper-realistic 45 millimeter update of the Duck Hunt gun, when I dropped the bombshell: “Yeah, actually I’m here with the Humane Society.”
Read More

BIG GOVERNMENT WON’T PROTECT ANIMALS

at best, big government fails to protect animals. At worst, it actively participates in promoting animal cruelty. Take agriculture subsidies, for example. According to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group, the United States Department of Agriculture has spent billions subsidizing livestock production.
Read More

Why Animal Welfare Is a Conservative Cause

Joining the animal-protection movement as a conservative can feel a little like being a defector. There’s a necessary period of assimilation and some nearly anthropological intel-gathering as you attempt to make sense of your surroundings.
Read More

Animal Advocacy in the Age of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “drain the swamp” could find unlikely support among animal-welfare activists. If he’s really serious about reforming Washington, one of his first bottom-feeding targets should be Big Ag, which has a powerful presence on Capitol Hill and a well-documented dark side.
Read More

Corporate Welfare Is Fueling Attempts To Ban Food Innovation

Who remembers when then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in New York City a decade ago? The backlash was huge, and rightfully so. Yes, we all know soda is unhealthy, but there’s nothing more un-American than government nannies stepping in to regulate an individual’s Coca-Cola intake.
Read More

Wildlife & Equine Protection

Fighting to protect vulnerable wildlife, stop horse slaughter and end cruel practices such as soring.

The Government Kills Owls to Save Owls

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to save owls by killing owls. The government’s plan is to kill up to 450,000 barred owls across millions of acres over the next 30 years. The justification is that barred owls, which are aggressive and adaptable, are edging endangered spotted owls out of their range. To save one species, the government is executing the other.
Read More

Wildlife Services Is a Prime Target for Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs

As the government shutdown drags on, the Trump administration is using it as an opportunity to fire federal workers. Since October 1, more than 4,000 federal employees have been dismissed. These firings are undoubtedly controversial, and a judge has temporarily blocked them from continuing.
Read More

Canyon’s Law would stop big government from killing pets with cyanide

A few years ago, the federal government killed a beloved family dog, Kasey, and nearly killed the little boy, named Canyon, who was walking him on public land. How? Through a M-44 device, known as a cyanide bomb, left behind by the federal government.
Read More

Governor DeSantis Should Block Florida’s Proposal For Poorly Managed Black Bear Hunt

Florida is one of the most biodiverse states in the country—known for its manatees and alligators, the state is also home to a thriving black bear population. However, a proposed hunt could destroy hundreds of these bears through pure mismanagement, a blow to animal welfare, good hunting practices, and the stability of Florida’s black bear population. For these reasons, Governor DeSantis should consider blocking the hunt.
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What’s Going On With the Grizzly Bear Listing?

Grizzly bears once roamed the United States, but their populations dwindled. In 1975, with an American grizzly population of roughly 130 individual bears remaining, the species was listed under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Since then, the grizzly population in the lower 48 states has rebounded to an estimated 2,000 individuals. After recent petitions from states to delist the bears, the federal government has announced that grizzly bears will remain protected under the ESA. Here’s what’s going on and what the near future looks like for American grizzlies:
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Killer whales in the Salish Sea are struggling with a growing problem: shipping noise. Could markets help quiet their submarine world?

The Salish Sea is a wild place. Stretching between Washington and British Columbia and extending to meet the Pacific Ocean, it is one of the largest inland seas in the world. And it teems with life—more than 3,000 species live in and around the sea. I boarded the Glacier Spirit on a balmy summer day this year to spot some species that call the Salish Sea home. After sailing for a bit, I stood shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow wildlife enthusiasts as we stared across the Strait of Juan de Fuca at Vancouver Island. Filling the water between our drifting ship and the shore was a glorious sight: whales.
Read More

Cut Government, Save Animals: Here Are 3 Awful Agencies and Programs DOGE Can Eliminate Entirely

At our pro-liberty, pro-free market, and anti-animal cruelty think tank, the Wilberforce Institute, we believe it is evident the federal government is behind the worst and largest scale animal cruelty in our nation and perhaps the world (we’re even funding some of Communist China’s animal cruelty). This means that cutting our government’s waste and ending animal cruelty are often the exact same thing. As such, we’ve identified the top three programs Ramaswamy can eliminate entirely through his role heading up the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk.
Read More

Prevent All Soring Tactic Act will bring prominence back to Tennessee Walking Horses

In March 1984, only four years old, I made my public show-ring appearance aboard Carbon Princess – the 1979 Tennessee Walking Horse World Champion Aged Mare. She was 18 hands tall and had the heart of a champion. Most of all, she was a friend to me.
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Conservatism and animal welfare go hand-in-paw

I was standing at the National Rifle Association booth in the exhibition hall at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this February, firing at electronic targets with a hyper-realistic 45 millimeter update of the Duck Hunt gun, when I dropped the bombshell: “Yeah, actually I’m here with the Humane Society.”
Read More

Market Solutions Come for Elk Population Management

t is easy to talk about market-based solutions for many environmental issues. Renewable energy, carbon removal, green funding, and more clearly highlight innovation’s power. But managing animal populations can be a bit more tricky. Now, thanks to an innovative new tool, the power of the market is coming for elk population management.
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The Endangered Species Act: 50 Years Old and in Need of Reform

Later this year the Endangered Species Act (ESA) will turn 50. Created with the best of intentions, the law has become a lightning rod for litigation among landowners, environmental activists, and the federal government. While the bill has done well in avoiding extinctions, it has not been very effective in helping species recover.
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Government-Funded Animal Experimentation

Ending the use of taxpayer dollars on wasteful, cruel and invasive animal experiments.

How Could DOGE Help Protect Animals?

All eyes have been on President-elect Donald Trump as he publicly shapes his coming administration. Those of us who would like to see the size and scope of the government reduced have been tentatively optimistic about the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Some animal welfare activists are asking an important question: Could DOGE help protect animals from the federal government? The math says yes.
Read More

Cut Government, Save Animals: Here Are 3 Awful Agencies and Programs DOGE Can Eliminate Entirely

At our pro-liberty, pro-free market, and anti-animal cruelty think tank, the Wilberforce Institute, we believe it is evident the federal government is behind the worst and largest scale animal cruelty in our nation and perhaps the world (we’re even funding some of Communist China’s animal cruelty). This means that cutting our government’s waste and ending animal cruelty are often the exact same thing. As such, we’ve identified the top three programs Ramaswamy can eliminate entirely through his role heading up the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) alongside Elon Musk.
Read More

Chinese Labs for Cruel Animal Tests Should Raise Alarms

Four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent investigation has revealed that the United States is still funding animal experimentation in Chinese laboratories. According to White Coat Waste, an organization dedicated to ending taxpayer-funded animal experiments, the National Institutes of Health is currently paying a Chinese lab $2 million to torture dogs.
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Animal Fighting

Strengthening penalties for dog fighting, cockfighting and any other form of animal fighting.

Animal Advocacy in the Age of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “drain the swamp” could find unlikely support among animal-welfare activists. If he’s really serious about reforming Washington, one of his first bottom-feeding targets should be Big Ag, which has a powerful presence on Capitol Hill and a well-documented dark side.
Read More

With Bob Goodlatte Gone, The Feds Are Set To Crack Down On Animal Cruelty

his month, Sens. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Ct.) introduced the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act. The bill would get us dramatically closer to a federal anti-cruelty statute allowing federal law enforcement officials to crack down on malicious cruelty and the sexual exploitation of animals.
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US Territories Need A Zero-Tolerance Policy Against Animal Fighting

In May 2018, U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), John Faso (R-NY), and Steve Knight (R-Calif.) successfully passed an amendment to the House Farm Bill to strengthen the federal law against dogfighting and cockfighting.
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Innovation

Bolstering policies liberating innovators and entrepreneurs from burdensome red tape. Supporting consumer freedom to choose cruelty-free and environmentally friendly products and technologies.

Corporate Welfare Is Fueling Attempts To Ban Food Innovation

Who remembers when then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg tried to ban large sodas in New York City a decade ago? The backlash was huge, and rightfully so. Yes, we all know soda is unhealthy, but there’s nothing more un-American than government nannies stepping in to regulate an individual’s Coca-Cola intake.
Read More

Why Animal Welfare Is a Conservative Cause

Joining the animal-protection movement as a conservative can feel a little like being a defector. There’s a necessary period of assimilation and some nearly anthropological intel-gathering as you attempt to make sense of your surroundings.
Read More

Animal Advocacy in the Age of Trump

President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “drain the swamp” could find unlikely support among animal-welfare activists. If he’s really serious about reforming Washington, one of his first bottom-feeding targets should be Big Ag, which has a powerful presence on Capitol Hill and a well-documented dark side.
Read More

BIG GOVERNMENT WON’T PROTECT ANIMALS

at best, big government fails to protect animals. At worst, it actively participates in promoting animal cruelty. Take agriculture subsidies, for example. According to an analysis by the Environmental Working Group, the United States Department of Agriculture has spent billions subsidizing livestock production.
Read More
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