Animal Wellness Action/Center for A Humane Economy- Wisconsin

10/08/2026

This is outstanding news about a frivolous and unnecessary challenge by the federal Department of Justice of sensible animal welfare policies.

BREAKING: A federal judge has dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging Michigan’s cage-free egg law.

The law prohibits the sale of eggs from hens confined in extreme cages. The DOJ sought to overturn it, but the court ruled that the federal government failed to establish standing to bring its case.

The ruling follows the dismissal of a similar federal lawsuit challenging California’s farm animal confinement laws earlier this year.

Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy intervened to help defend Michigan’s law.

Another major courtroom victory for farm animal protections—and another setback for efforts to overturn state cage-free requirements.

10/08/2026

It cannot be stated enough that these wolves were killed for being SEEN. Not for being aggressive or threatening, but for being SEEN. One instance of the supposed "threat" was because someone dumping bear "bait" during Wisconsin's six months of UNLIMITED bear baiting SAW a young wolf. In Wisconsin that apparently means a death sentence for an entire pack. The actions of the Wisconsin DNR are unacceptable but sadly not shocking. Whether they like it or not the gray wolf is currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Frankly after this slaughter, it shows that they are more endangered than ever. We will not be letting this go. The secrecy behind this also begs the question, are there other wolves/packs that have been ordered killed by the DNR that we don't know about?

Tribal officials and an inter-tribal agency are objecting to the recent killing of nine wolves in northern Wisconsin that was authorized by state wildlife regulators.

10/05/2026

We have been receiving numerous inquiries about the killing of NINE wolves by USDA-Wildlife Services on orders from the Wisconsin DNR during August and early September of this year. According to the Wisconsin DNR's three tiered "Human Health And Safety Conflict Investigation Classifications," this unprecedented mass killing was conducted because the wolves were essentially seen by people in the area. There was no aggression toward humans. Let me repeat that. There was ZERO aggression toward humans. The "threatening behavior" was being SEEN.

Here is a quote that we provided Paul Smith for the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

"Paul Collins, Wisconsin state director for the Animal Wellness Action/Center for a Humane Economy, was critical of the action."

"The premise for this cloaked killing of nine wolves is implausible and astonishing," Collins said. "There’s never been an attack by a wolf on a person in Wisconsin, yet suddenly, there are nine dangerous wolves who must be slaughtered? This is profiling of the worst order."

Just as with sandhill cranes in Wisconsin, it appears that the Wisconsin DNR is conducting a "shadow hunting season" on animals that are allegedly "protected." Over 1,000 sandhill cranes are killed each year in Wisconsin under "depredation permits." What are they "depredating?" Seeds. Yes eating seeds means death for over a thousand cranes each year in this state. Now the Wisconsin DNR is having wolves killed by the feds for being SEEN. This is a dangerous precedent and we have a lot of questions for the Wisconsin DNR. Starting with why they kept this secret and why it took a tip to a reporter for the public to know that this occurred?

We will not be letting this go easily.

Nine wolves were killed by federal officials in northern Wisconsin in late August and early September, following “a series of verified threats to human health and safety," according to the state Department of Natural Resources.

10/02/2026

Thank you to Paul Smith from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for his diligent work in uncovering this. The secrecy behind this is very troubling and we will be delving more into it. If these wolves were such a threat to human safety then there is no reason for the DNR and USDA not to publicize their killing when it happened. Without a tip no one would have known about what those agencies did.

From the article:

"Nine gray wolves were trapped and killed by federal wildlife staff in northern Wisconsin in late August and early September after the animals repeatedly posed threats to human health and safety in Price County.

Such lethal removals are authorized under provisions of the federal Endangered Species Act.

The wolves were documented posing threats to humans beginning in July 2025 and continuing through summer 2026, including three times in a week in mid-August 2026 in the Town of Flambeau, according to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports.

The nine wolves removed were thought to be from the same pack."

Nine gray wolves were trapped and killed by federal wildlife staff in northern Wisconsin after the wolves made repeated threats to humans.

09/28/2026

We want to thank the Madison Vegan Fest for the invitation and everyone that attended the talk Saturday afternoon about on the ground experience at Ridglan and the future of animal testing. As expected Olive was the star of the talk and she served as a physical reminder of why we must move on from the use of animals in invasive research. To end places like Ridglan and Marshall we must end the demand. That demand will be ended through legislation, policy changes, and public pressure. The alternatives already exist and are improving by the day. Let's make animal testing a shameful relic of our past.

It was also great to see our friends from Beagle Freedom Project, Stray Dog Support Inc. and have a mini Ridglan beagle reunion with attendees and their rescues.

https://modernizetesting.org/

09/25/2026

Tomorrow is the Big Day! 🌱

Join us as we come together to celebrate compassion, community, and an incredible lineup of delicious vegan eats.

Bring your appetite, your curiosity, and your favorite people for a full day of great music & speakers, amazing exhibitors & vendors, and good vibes all around.

📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Lunney Lake Farm County Park
🔗 Details at MadisonVeganFest.org

09/24/2026

09/23/2026

This is HUGE. Please contact your representative and ask them to support this.

Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced legislation to end taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs and cats.

The COMPACT Act (H.R. 10522) would prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from spending federal funds on biomedical research using live dogs and cats.

Introduced by Reps. Nick Langworthy (R-N.Y.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), the bill arrives as HHS is undertaking a broader shift toward human-based research methods, with more than 20 initiatives involving technologies such as organoids, tissue models, AI and computational modeling.

A new bipartisan proposal is now putting the future of taxpayer-funded dog and cat experiments squarely before Congress.