2023: The year ahead in animal welfare | Episode 50

2022 was extraordinarily successful for Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. But Wayne Pacelle , president, and Marty Irby, executive director, tell host Joseph Grove they have even bigger plans for 2023.   In this episode of the Animal Wellness Podcast, the animal-welfare leaders recap some of their successes in the now-concluded 117th Congress, including:

• Passing the Big Cat Public Safety Act
• Passing the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
• Passing the FDA Modernization Act
• Passing the Reducing Animal Testing Act
• Helping craft and pass a fix to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act, so it could survive a court challenge.

They also talk about work they plan as the Farm Bill comes up for its five-year congressional renewal, what’s ahead for horses, and plans to push the work of Animal Wellness Action deeper into state politics with ballot initiatives and a growing team of state directors and volunteers.   The discussion came as the group entered the zenith of its fundraising activities for the close of 2022.   www.animalwellnessaction.org www.centerforahumaneeconomy.org   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalWellnessAction Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/AWAction_News Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHumaneCenter   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animalwellnessaction/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/centerforahumaneeconomy/   Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Fearless First" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com); License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)